The OMI/Aura level-2 near UV Aerosol data product 'OMAERUV', recently re-processed using an enhanced algorithm, is now released (April 2012) to the public. The data is available from the NASA Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services  Center (GES DISC), http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Aura/OMI/omaeruv_v003.shtml  
                  
(The shortname for this Level-2 near-UV Aerosol Product is OMAERUV_V003)  
The Level-2 OMI Aerosol Product OMAERUV from the Aura-OMI is now available from NASAs GSFC Earth Sciences (GES) Data and Information Services Center (DISC) for public access. OMAERUV retrieval algorithm is developed by the US OMI Team Scientists. Dr. Omar Torres (GSFC/NASA) is the principal investigator of this product. The OMAERUV product contains Aerosol Absorption and Aerosol Extinction Optical Depths, and Single Scattering Albedo at three different wavelengths (354, 388 and 500 nm), Aerosol Index, and other ancillary and geolocation parameters, in the OMI field of view (13x24 km). Another standard OMI aerosol product is OMAERO, that is based on the KNMI multi-wavelength spectral fitting algorithm. 
    
OMAERUV files are stored in EOS Hierarchical Data Format (HDF-EOS5). Each file contains data from the day lit portion of an orbit (~53 minutes). There are approximately 14 orbits per day. The maximum file size for the OMAERUV data product is about 6 Mbytes.
                  
A short OMAERUV Readme Document that includes brief algorithm description and currently known data quality issues is provided by the OMAERUV Algorithm lead (see http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/Aura/OMI/omaeruv_v003.shtml) 
           
OMAERUV Data Groups and Parameters:
      
The OMAERUV data file contains a swath which consists of two groups:
      
Data fields: Total Aerosol Optical Depth (extinction optical depth) and Aerosol Absorption
Optical Depths (at 354, 388 and 500 nm), Single Scattering Albedo, UV Aerosol Index,
Visible Aerosol Index, and other intermediate and ancillary
parameters (e.g. Estimates of Aerosol Total Extinction and Absorption
Optical Depths and Single Scattering Albedo at five atmospheric levels, Aerosol Type, Aerosol
Layer Height, Normalized Radiance, Lambert equivalent
Reflectivity, Surface Albedo, Imaginary Component of Refractive
Index) and Data Quality Flags.
    
Geolocation Fields:
      
Latitude, Longitude, Time(TAI93), Seconds, Solar Zenith Angles,
Viewing Zenith Angles, Relative Azimuth Angle, Terrain Pressure,
Ground Pixel Quality Flags.