Earth ID: 10612

The Smog Bloggers

Released on May 12, 2010

Has pollen got you sneezing? Wondering what's causing that mysterious afternoon haze? How do you find out what's in the air you are breathing? For the thousands of people who visit the University of Maryland Baltimore County's "Smog Blog" each day, the answer is just a web click away. The Smog Bloggers combine laser measurements of current air quality with NASA satellite data to paint a daily picture of air pollution across the US. To date, the blog has received over two million hits, and is itself a big hit with weather forecasters, astronomers, asthma sufferers, and those with just a healthy curiosity about what kinds of pollution they may be breathing in.

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http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/smogbloggers.html

Credits

Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC): Lead Animator
Horace Mitchell (NASA/GSFC): Animator
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Video Editor
Rich Melnick (HTSI): Video Editor
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Narrator
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Producer
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Videographer
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Writer

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Mission:
Terra

Data Used:

Terra and Aqua/MODIS/Blue Marble: Next Generation also referred to as: BMNG

http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/BlueMarble/

Credit:
The Blue Marble data is courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC).

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GEOS Atmospheric Model

Model - NASA GMAO

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Narrated Movies

Goddard TV Tape:
G2010-057 -- Smog Bloggers

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
DLESE >> Environmental science
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Human geography
SVS >> Pollution
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Aerosols
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Air Quality
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Human Dimensions >> Human Health
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Atmosphere >> Air Quality >> Smog
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0