Tracking pollution from outer space: Team uses NASA satellites to measure pollution hovering over worl
Nov.28, 2012 in
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ScienceDaily: The thickest layers of global smog — caused by traffic, industry, and natural minerals, among other factors — are found over the world’s megacities. But getting an accurate measurement of pollution is no easy task. On-the-ground monitoring stations do not always provide the most accurate picture — monitoring stations depend heavily on local positioning and some cities put stations in urban centers, while others build on the edge of a city.
Now Prof. Pinhas Alpert of Tel Aviv University’s Department…
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