This animated map uses information from the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-5P satellite to present NO2 emissions simply about the world. The Sentinel 5P satellite is dedicated to monitoring air pollution. The satellite is able to feel ultraviolet, visible, almost as well as short-wavelength infrared to monitor the sum of ozone, methane, formaldehyde, aerosol, carbon monoxide, NO2 as well as SO2 inwards the atmosphere.
This global composite map of nitrogen dioxide uses images captured yesteryear Sentinel-5P inwards August as well as September of concluding year. The composite map was made yesteryear Descartes Lab as well as is i of a serial of maps which tin endure viewed inwards their article What We Burn Creates an Eerily Navigable Map of Earth. In the article Descartes Labs uses their NO2 maps to present where the human population as well as action simply about the public is polluting the Earth. It likewise shows where wildfires simply about the public likewise contribute to the sum of NO2 inwards the atmosphere.
