NASA Studies How COVID-19 Shutdowns Affect Emissions

Released Tuesday, November 17th, 2020
Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:44PM

ID: 13753

- Visualizations by:
- Trent L. Schindler
- Produced by:
- Kathleen Gaeta
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Pandemic-related shutdowns have affected how people act, so scientists began monitoring how that’s affected the planet— specifically nitrogen dioxide emissions. How does COVID-19 pollution patterns play into NASA computer models? NASA’s GEOS atmospheric composition model shows us the answer.

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Atmosphere Atmospheric Chemistry Atmospheric Chemistry/Nitrogen Compounds Atmospheric science Chemistry COVID-19 Earth Science GEOS Model Simulation Nitrogen Dioxide

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Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Data visualizers
- Cindy Starr (Global Science and Technology, Inc.)
- Greg Shirah (NASA/GSFC)
Visualizer
- Trent L. Schindler (USRA) [Lead]
Writer
- Lara Streiff (GSFC Interns)
Scientists
- Aaron Naeger (NASA/MSFC)
- Christoph A. Keller (USRA)
- William Putman (NASA/GSFC)
Producer
- Kathleen Gaeta (GSFC Interns) [Lead]

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