Air Quality
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NASA
Educators & Teens Get Hands-On With TEMPO Data to Help Investigate Local Air Quality
The NASA Science Activation Program’s Cosmic Storytelling with NASA Data (CosmicDS) project, led by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, works to bring authentic NASA data into the hands of educators and learners. From July 27–29, 2026, the CosmicDS team partnered with the Smithsonian Institution’s BEST AQI (Breathing Easier: Supporting Teen Air Quality Investigations) project to host a Leadership Institute at…
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Meloë Kacenelenbogen Eyes the Future of Air Quality, Climate Research
A mentor of research scientist Meloë Kacenelenbogen once shared a sentiment from French author André Gide: “You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” Kacenelenbogen pushes beyond her comfort zone to explore the unknown. Name: Meloë S. KacenelenbogenFormal Job Classification: Research scientistOrganization: Climate and Radiation Laboratory, Science Directorate (Code 613) Dr. Meloë…
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What is Air Quality?
Clean air is essential for healthy living, but according to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost 99% of the global population breathes air exceeding their guideline limits of air pollution. “Air quality is a measure of how much stuff is in the air, which includes particulates and gaseous pollutants,” said Kristina Pistone, a research scientist at NASA Ames Research Center. Pistone’s research covers…
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Press Releases
DELTA ELECTRONICS PRESENTS INTELLIGENT INDOOR AIR QUALITY SOLUTIONS, ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE, AND INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS AT MARVEX 2024
Delta, a global leader in power management and provider of IoT-based smart green solutions, will return to the Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration and Ventilation Exhibition 2024, Malaysia (MARVEX) for the second consecutive year. From September 18-21, Delta will showcase its extensive range of smart building innovations at MARVEX 2024, addressing the growing demand for intelligent building solutions. This year, Delta will spotlight its energy-efficient retrofit solutions, including HVAC…
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NASA Scientists Take to the Seas to Study Air Quality
Satellites continuously peer down from orbit to take measurements of Earth, and this week a group of scientists set sail to verify some of those data points. On June 2, the SCOAPE (Satellite Coastal and Oceanic Atmospheric Pollution Experiment) research team, in partnership with the U.S. Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, took to the seas in the Gulf…
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NASA Releases New High-Quality, Near Real-Time Air Quality Data
NASA has made new data available that can provide air pollution observations at unprecedented resolutions – down to the scale of individual neighborhoods. The near real-time data comes from the agency’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument, which launched last year to improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air quality from space. This new data…
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Early Adopters of NASA’s PACE Data to Study Air Quality, Ocean Health
From the atmosphere down to the surface of the ocean, data from NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite benefits ecosystems, human health, and underrepresented communities. Years before the launch in February 2024, mission leaders from NASA teamed with dozens of applied scientists and environmental professionals to prepare for the many practical uses that could be informed by PACE…
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CES 2024
Airthings Kicks Off CES 2024 with Launch of Two New Products, Including Renew, Airthings’ First-Ever Smart Air Purifier
– Airthings, creators of the best-selling indoor air quality and radon monitors for homeowners, businesses and professionals, today launched two new additions to its industry-leading consumer product portfolio: Airthings Renew, the company’s first smart air purifier designed in Scandinavia by experts in indoor air quality, and Airthings Wave Enhance, a compact and battery-operated indoor air quality monitor specifically built for…
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New Software Enables Atmospheric Modeling with Greater Resolution
High Performance GEOS-Chem SNAPSHOT An ESTO investment in software optimization helps researchers and citizen scientists model air quality and greenhouse gases with greater resolution, allowing them to better understand how global atmospheric trends impact local areas. A data visualization describing atmospheric NO2 concentrations, produced using High Performance GEOS-Chem Image credit: Randall Martin / Washington University Next-generation software is making it easier…
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NASA, Smithsonian to Discuss Air Quality Satellite Instrument
Media are invited to a joint briefing with NASA and The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, March 14, to discuss the first space-based instrument to observe major air pollutants across North America every hour during the daytime. NASA’s TEMPO (Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution) instrument will improve life on Earth by revolutionizing the way scientists observe air…
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