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Satellite data show that nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide are not declining as much as projected by models.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from Jiang, Zhe, et al. (2018). Story by Kasha Patel.

Published May 31, 2018
Data acquired 2005 - 2015

Sources:
Aura > OMI
In situ Measurement