Changing Views of Fine Particulate Pollution

Improved data from several satellites illustrates how concentrations of fine particulate pollution have changed over time.

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NASA Earth Observatory maps by Joshua Stevens, using Global Concentrations of Fine Particulate Matter data from van Donkelaar et al. (2015). Caption by Adam Voiland, with assistance from Aaron van Donkelaar (Dalhousie University) and Randall Martin (Dalhousie University).

Published June 24, 2015
Data acquired 1998 - 2012

Sources:

Aqua > MODIS

CALIPSO > CALIOP

Model

OrbView-2 > SeaWiFS

Terra > MISR