Atlantic Transport of Anthropogenic Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) in 2003 (2009)
2009 · Short film
Synopsis
In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution. The new measurements from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASAÔø_÷_s Terra satellite substantiate the results of previous model-based studies, and are the most extensive to date. Hongbin Yu, an associate research scientist of the University of Maryland Baltimore County working at…
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