Detecting pollution from individual ships from space

#Luchtvervuiling, #Zeeën en oceanen , #Copernicus, #Sentinel

Gepubliceerd op 9 november 2020

For the first time, scientists, using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, are now able to detect nitrogen dioxide plumes from individual ships from space.

Nitrogen dioxide emissions over the Mediterranean

Maritime transport has a direct impact on air quality in many coastal cities. Commercial ships and vessels burn fuel for energy and emit several types of air pollution as a by-product, causing the degradation of air quality. A past study estimated that shipping emissions are globally responsible for around 400 000 premature deaths from lung cancer and cardiovascular disease, and 14 million childhood asthma cases each year.

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