Carbon monoxide pollution from cities and urban areas observed by the Terra/MOPITT mission

• Published in: Geophysical research letters Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. L03817 - n/a
• Main Authors: Clerbaux, Cathy, Edwards, David P., Deeter, Merritt, Emmons, Louisa, Lamarque, Jean-François, Tie, Xue Xi, Massie, Steve T., Gille, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Geophysical Union 01.02.2008; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics; Atmospheric Composition and Structure; carbon monoxide; composition and chemistry; Constituent sources and sinks; constituent transport and chemistry; Earth sciences; Earth, ocean, space; Evolution of the atmosphere; Exact sciences and technology; Middle atmosphere; MOPITT; Physics; Pollution; urban and regional; carbon monoxide; MOPITT; pollution; atmosphere; Terra satellite; sensitivity analysis; plumes; boundary layer; concentration; transport; urban areas; troposphere; Polar orbiting satellite; Temperature gradient

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a key species for tracking pollution plumes. The Measurement Of Pollution in The Troposphere (MOPITT) mission onboard the Terra satellite has already provided 7.5 years of CO atmospheric concentration measurements around the globe. Limited sensitivity to the boundary layer is...