GIOVANNI 3.0.4.1 RELEASE NOTES

Release Date

September 27, 2007

General Changes

1. New instances: MLS, AIRS daily and monthly
2. OMI instance: Added new NO2 parameters

Instance Specific Changes

MLS/Aura

• URL: http://disc1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/G3/gui.cgi?instance_id=mls
• Changes
• This is the initial release of the MLS Giovanni instance.
• Parameters include: CO, ClO, Geopotential Height, H2O, HCN, HCl, HNO3, NO2, O3, OH, Relative Humidity with respect to Ice, and Temperature.
• Available visualizations include: Vertical Profile.
• Data download available for generated image in PNG format, or data in ASCII format. Original input files are also available for download in HDF5 format.

• Caveats
• Cannot adjust the X and Y axes for plots at this time.

AIRS Monthly

• URL: http://disc1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/G3/gui.cgi?instance_id=AIRS_Level3Month
• Changes
• This is the initial release of the AIRS Monthly instance.
• It includes AIRS V5 data (with and without HSB).
• It includes AIRS V4 data (with and without HSB).
• Caveats

AIRS Daily

• URL: http://disc1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/G3/gui.cgi?instance_id=AIRS_Level3Daily
• Changes
  • Added AIRS V5 data (with and without HSB).
  • Added AIRS V4 data (with HSB).
• Caveats
  • The emissivity parameters are not included at this time.

OMI/Aura

• URL: http://disc1.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/daac-bin/G3/gui.cgi?instance_id=omi
• Changes
  • Added parameters: NO2 total vertical column density and NO2 tropospheric vertical column density (both 30% cloud screened).
• Caveats
  • None.

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