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Description

The GOZCARDS Source Data for Nitric Acid 1 month L3 10 degree Zonal Averages on a Vertical Pressure Grid product (GozSmlpHNO3) contains zonal means and related information (standard deviation, minimum/maximum value, etc.), calculated from original Level 2 satellite instruments and products. The source HNO3 data are from the following satellite instruments: UARS MLS (v6; 1991 - 1997), ACE-FTS (v2.2u; 2004 - onward), and Aura MLS (v3.3; 2004 - onward). The vertical pressure range for HNO3 is from 147 to 1 hPa. source data are used to create a merged product contained in a separate data product with the short name GozMmlpHNO3.

The GozSmlpHNO3 source data are distributed in netCDF4 format.

Product Summary

Platforms
UARS ,
SCISAT-1/ACE ,
Aura
Instruments
MLS ,
ACE-FTS
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
GLOBAL ,
STRATOSPHERE
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2004-03-01 to 2012-12-31
Data Partner
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Terrestrial Information Systems Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/TISL/GESDI
Concept ID
C1251051329-GES_DISC
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
9
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Atmospheric Nitric Acid

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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Froidevaux, L., Fuller, R. A., Santee, M. L., Manney, G. L., Livesey, N. J., Bernath, P. F., & Walker, K. A. (2013). GOZCARDS Source Data for Nitric Acid Monthly Zonal Averages on a Geodetic Latitude and Pressure Grid 1.01 [Data set]. NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/MEASURES/GOZCARDS/DATA3008 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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