Aerosols and surface UV products from Ozone Monitoring Instrument observations: An overview

We present an overview of the theoretical and algorithmic aspects of the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) aerosol and surface UV algorithms. Aerosol properties are derived from two independent algorithms. The nearUV algorithm makes use of OMI observations in the 350–390 nm spectral region to retrieve information on the absorption capacity of tropospheric aerosols. OMI‐derived information on aerosol absorption includes the UV Aerosol Index and absorption optical depth at 388 nm. The other algorithm makes use of the full UV‐to‐visible OMI spectral coverage to derive spectral aerosol extinction optical depth. OMI surface UV products include erythemally weighted daily dose as well as erythemal dose rate and…

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  Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India
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  Goddard Space Flight Center