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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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Ozone pollution near Earth’s surface is one of the main ingredients of summertime smog. It is also not directly measurable from space due to the abundance of ozone higher in the atmosphere, which obscures measurements of surface ozone. —Jin et al.

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Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

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The other regions that we examined exhibited smaller increases in NO 2 pollution with population, reflecting a combination of emission controls and per capita fuel use. For example, in China, the total NO x emissions from an urban area are a factor of 100.63 = 4.3 —Lamsal et al.

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