Satellites Map Fine Aerosol Pollution Over China

In a country where data on airborne particulates (PM_2.5) is scarce, satellites offer a top-down view.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using data provided by Erica Zell, Battelle and Angel Hsu, Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy. Caption by Adam Voiland.

Published March 23, 2012
Data acquired 2008 - 2010

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Terra > MISR