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UV Aerosol Index News
Articles, resources, and announcements from UV Aerosol Index.
Spring 2025 has been an unusually active period for dust storms over the Southwestern U.S.
News
Base corrected reflectance image acquired on Nov 12, 2024, with aerosol index overlaid with ground-based aerosol optical depth measurements.
Worldview Image of the Week
Pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) events (fire thunderstorms) caused by wildfires in western Canada were detected by the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) instrument July 19-24, 2024.
News
For meteorologist David Peterson, Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) data are crucial for studying pyrocumulonimbus events.
Data User Story
Image captured Nov 1, 2021, by the VIIRS instrument aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Open sharing of pollution data helps Chinese netizens brave the politics of murky air.
Feature Article
Image captured on 9 November 2020, by the OMPS instrument, aboard the joint NASA/NOAA Suomi NPP satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
The new PyroCumuloNimbus product for the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) makes it easier to track and analyze high concentrations of aerosols from wildfires and similar events.
Feature Article
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