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

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Both are represented in the study by a major gas of each type, the VOC formaldehyde and NO 2 , that are measureable from space by the Dutch-Finnish Ozone Monitoring Instrument aboard NASA’s Aura satellite, launched in 2004. Murray, L. Lamsal, L. Duncan, B., … Tonnesen, G.

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Researchers suggests high level of air pollution in Northern Italy a co-factor in COVID-19 mortality rate

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The researchers used data from the NASA Aura satellite, which has demonstrated very high levels of air pollution across precisely these two regions. The index gathers data from several thousand measuring stations all over Europe, providing a geographical insight into the prevalence of a number of pollutant sources in the EU.

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GM Previews First Two-Mode, Front-Wheel-Drive Hybrid Transaxle

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Nitz also noted that the coming next-generation of the mild GM Hybrid System ( earlier post ), which in its current form is applied in the Malibu, VUE and Aura, will offer equivalent power to Honda’s IMA system in the new Insight. Hendrickson et al. General Motors Front Wheel Drive Two-Mode Hybrid Transmission (SAE 2009-01-0508).

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