Tag: pollution

  • Can satellite imagery track pollution and environmental change?

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    Yes, satellite imagery plays a vital role in tracking pollution and environmental change across terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, marine, and atmospheric environments. Earth observation systems provide large-scale visibility into environmental conditions, enabling organizations to monitor trends, identify emerging issues, and assess the impacts of human activities and natural processes over time. One of the major strengths…

  • Modelling pollutant exposure from space

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    Particulate matter – also referred to as aerosols or air pollution – are microscopic particles present in Earth’s atmosphere. Some occur naturally, during wildfires and volcanic eruptions, and some are the result of human activities, such as car exhausts and powerplants, formed from the chemical reactions of gases such as sulphur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen…