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