VALIDATION RESULTS FROM THE JOINT ESA KNMI NIVR CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE OZONE MONITORING INSTRUMENT

In this paper we report on the progress achieved within the framework of the joint ESA KNMI NIVR Calibration and Validation Announcement of Opportunity for the Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard the NASA EOS Aura satellite. This OMI AO effort has rendered a wealth of validation results and scientific insights. Herein this contribution only a selection of the validation results is presented.