Articles | Volume 17, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4627-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4627-2025
Data description paper
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22 Sep 2025
Data description paper |  | 22 Sep 2025

TROPOMI Level 3 tropospheric NO2 dataset with advanced uncertainty analysis from the ESA CCI+ ECV precursor project

Isolde Glissenaar, Klaas Folkert Boersma, Isidora Anglou, Pieter Rijsdijk, Tijl Verhoelst, Steven Compernolle, Gaia Pinardi, Jean-Christopher Lambert, Michel Van Roozendael, and Henk Eskes

Data sets

ESA CCI+ NO2 TROPOMI level-3 data I. A. Glissenaar et al. https://doi.org/10.21944/CCI-NO2-TROPOMI-L3

ROPOMI Level 2 Nitrogen Dioxide total column products. Version 02 Copernicus Sentinel-5P (processed by ESA) https://doi.org/10.5270/S5P-9bnp8q8

Model code and software

IsoldeGlissenaar/L3_NO2: NO2 temporal mean L3 (v1.2) I. A. Glissenaar et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14505524

Superobservation software (1.0) P. Rijsdijk and H. Eskes https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10726645

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Short summary
We developed a new global dataset of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels in the lower atmosphere, using data from TROPOMI for 2018–2021. This dataset offers improved accuracy and detail compared to earlier versions, meeting high international standards for climate data. By refining how measurement errors are calculated and reduced over time and space, we provide clearer insights into pollution patterns. This work supports better air quality monitoring and informs actions to address pollution globally.
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