Satellite Tracks Ozone Pollution by Monitoring Its Key Ingredients

Understanding the chemical precursors of ground-level ozone may make it easier to prevent the pollutant from building up in the lower atmosphere.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using data from Jin, Xiaomeng, et al. (2017). Story by Ellen Gray, NASA’s Earth Science News Team, with Mike Carlowicz, Earth Observatory.

Published November 7, 2017
Data acquired 2005 - 2015

Source:

Aura > OMI

Collection:

Applied Sciences