Aura MLS Documentation
Version 5 Data Quality
Documents / Publications
- Version 5.0x Level 2 and Level 3 Data Quality and Description Document
- Aura MLS Radiance Average Retrievals (RAR) BrO Product Guideline
- Aura MLS Radiance Average Retrievals (RAR) HO2 Product Guideline
Data Processing Information Tables
| MLS Version | Major Change |
|---|---|
| v05.00 | Initial release of v5 data |
| v05.01 | Minor bug fix related to flagging of bad GPH values |
| v05.02 | Fixed minor bug in Level 1's calibration of the MLS instrument's digital auto-correlators (DACS) |
| v05.03 | Updates to cope with new GMAO GEOS inputs |
| GMAO GEOS Version | Data used in MLS data processing |
|---|---|
| GEOS 5.12.4 | 2004 August 13 (d226) - 2024 April 30 (d121) |
| GEOS 5.29.4 | 2024 May 1 (d122) - present |
Version 4 Data Quality
*Note that v4 processing ended on May 31, 2024Documents / Publications
- Version 4.2x Level 2 and Level 3 Data Quality and Description Document
- A Short Guide to the Use and Interpretation of v4.2x Level 1 data
- Aura MLS Radiance Average Retrievals (RAR) BrO Product Guideline
- Aura MLS Radiance Average Retrievals (RAR) HO2 Product Guideline
Data Processing Information Tables
| MLS Version | Major Change |
|---|---|
| v04.20 | Initial release of v4 data |
| v04.22 | Bug fix for "end of day" issues (mainly Temperature) |
| v04.23 | Updates to cope with new GMAO GEOS inputs |
| v04.24 | Fixed minor bug in Level 1's calibration of the MLS instrument's digital auto-correlators (DACS) |
| v04.25 | Updates to cope with new GMAO GEOS inputs |
| GMAO GEOS Version | Data used in MLS data processing |
|---|---|
| GEOS 5.9.1 | 2004 August 13 (d226) - 2016 September 30 (d274) |
| GEOS 5.12.4 | 2016 October 1 (d275) - 2024 April 30 (d121) |
| GEOS 5.29.4 | 2024 May 1 (d122) - 2024 May 31 (d152) |
Near-Real Time Documents
Validation-Related
- Early Validation of MLS Data
- Balloon Validation of OH and HO2
- CO First Results
- Comparisons of MLS CO with global CTM simulations
- Comparisons of cloud ice from MLS, analyses, and GCMs
- Aura Validation Center (AVDC) website
Instrument Calibration & Performance
Data Algorithms & Software
Documents / Publications
- Radiance Calibration Algorithms
- Retrieval Algorithms
- Cloud Ice Measurements
- Standard Forward Model
- Polarized Mesospheric O2 Forward Model
- MLS Science Data Processing System
Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents
- An Overview of the EOS MLS Experiment
- EOS MLS Level 1 Data Processing Algorithm Theoretical Basis
- EOS MLS Retrieval Process Algorithm Theoretical Basis
- Estimates for the Geophysical Parameters
- EOS MLS Forward Model Algorithm Theoretical Basis
- EOS MLS Algorithm Theoretical Basis for Cloud Measurements
- EOS MLS Mesospheric-Specific Forward Model Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document
- EOS MLS Level 3 Algorithm Theoretical Basis