Pollution

MODIS / Aqua , MODIS / Terra , MODIS / Combined , AIRS / Aqua, MLS / Aura

MODIS / Aqua, MODIS / Terra, MODIS / Combined, AIRS / Aqua

MODIS / Aqua, MODIS / Terra, AIRS / Aqua, MLS / Aura

Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) , Multisatellite Precipitation Analysis (TMPA) data

 

Within the DEVELOP National Program this study made an assessment of the air quality over Easter China by remote sensing. MODIS AOD and CALIPSO were found to provide satisfactory macro-scale assessment of aeroslos.

 

The oil pollution of Gulf of Lion in the NW Mediterranean has been studied with SAR images during the period 1999 -2005. We have analyzed these SAR images with respect to other surface features such as wind, river plumes, eddies and convergence areas. Some results of our statistical analysis are presented showing that the NW Mediterranean is most polluted along the main ship traffic routes, but comparatively less that near other routes in the Indic and the Pacific. The oils spill index is higher than one. The sizes of the detected oil spills vary over a large range, and if the statistics of the largest accidents are also considered on a longer timescale, we show that Zipf's Law, relating the frequency and the size of the spill in a hyperbolic fashion is applicable. Advanced image analysis techniques, such as the calculation of the multi-fractal dimensions of the observed SAR signatures, have been applied to distinguish between natural slicks and antropogenic spills…

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