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The Seasonal Rhythms of Ammonia

Farms and feedlots are a key source of the pollutant.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using MetOp data courtesy of Mark Zondlo and Rui Wang, Princeton University. The research team partnered with Kang Sun (University at Buffalo) on the high resolution sampling algorithm, the IASI and CrIS ammonia teams on satellite validations, and Fabien Paulot (NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory) on emission inventories. Story by Adam Voiland.

Published December 10, 2018
Data acquired January - December 2016

Source:
EUMETSAT > Metop-B
Collection:
Applied Sciences