A Satellite’s View of Ship Pollution

Elevated levels of nitrogen dioxide popped out over certain shipping lanes when observed by Aura.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using OMI NO₂ data provided courtesy of Lok Lamsal, Aura Project Science Office. Caption by Adam Voiland, with information from Nickolay Krotkov, Anne Thompson, Geert Vinken, and Folkert Boersma.

Published February 8, 2013
Data acquired 2005 - 2012

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Aura > OMI