New ‘Pollution Radar’ Provides Unprecedented Smog Snapshot

This entry was posted by owl and bear staff on Thursday, March 12th, 2009 at 1:36 pm.

Scientists and industrialists have invented a sophisticated new air quality measuring device that can act as a pollution radar over cities. The technology can be placed on satellites to provide unprecedented detail of gases in the atmosphere. Researchers are also developing ground-based instruments this year, which will be able to create 3D maps of atmospheric gases.

[ScienceDaily]