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No Breathing Easy for City Dwellers: Particulates

A new satellite-derived dataset links concentrations of fine particulate matter in air pollution with health outcomes in cities around the world.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data courtesy of Southerland, V. A., et al. (2022). Story by Sara E. Pratt.

Published March 15, 2022
Data acquired 2000 - 2019

Sources:
Aqua > MODIS
In situ Measurement
Model
OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS
Terra > MISR
Terra > MODIS
Collections:
Air Quality
Applied Sciences