New Technique ‘Sees Through’ Clouds to Measure Atmospheric Pollution

Yale Environment 360: U.S. scientists say they have developed a technique to measure atmospheric levels of pollution, including soot, with satellite technology even when skies are cloud-covered. While clouds typically impair a remote-sensing satellite's ability to detect pollution levels closer to the ground, University of Iowa scientists say their new technique enables them to calculate particle concentrations by measuring the degree to which those pollutants affect the properties of the clouds above them. Aafter calculating...

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