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OMI sees BrO enhancements over the North Pole
OMI, with its wide swath, is the only instrument that can detect Bromine Monoxide (BrO) at the pole on every orbit. Here, stratospheric BrO has been carefully separated from the total column to produce estimates of the tropospheric BrO column.
Direct observations of megacity emissions and lifetimes of nitrogen oxides using OMI
Emission inventories in megacities are uncertain, particularly in developing countries. Can we use OMI to better quantify these emissions without a model?
Decrease in SO2 over the Eastern US
OMI data confirm a substantial reduction in sulfur dioxide (SO2 ) values around the largest US coal power plants as a result of the implementation of pollution control measures.
Global satellite analysis of the relation between aerosols and short-lived trace gases
Global satellite analysis of the relation between aerosols and short-lived trace gases
Information on the global composition of aerosol particles, their emission sources and relative regional pollution controls of combustion processes.
A-Train data for Merapi volcanic cloud
A-Train data for Merapi volcanic cloud
Indonesia's Mount Merapi turned destructive, unleashing a series of eruptions.
Pollution episode over China
Pollution episode over China
Aura observes a high-pressure weather system settled in over eastern China, in which air pollution began to accumulate locally for nearly a week.
OMI Iceland
Eyjafjallajskull volcano
Near-real-time OMI images of ash and sulfur dioxide from Icelandic eruption
reduction of Sulfur dioxide pollution
Aura OMI observes reduction of Sulfur dioxide pollution over China
Chinese sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission controls were given a major strengthening in the 11th Five-Year-Plan.
Air Pollution Controls
Air Pollution Controls
Air Pollution Controls for Summer Surface Ozone as Deduced by OMI
OMI Fires
Air Quality Changes Resulting from Emission Regulations
Regulations have resulted in reduced NOx emissions from major point sources over much of the Eastern US as shown by OMI's Continuous Emission Monitoring System data.
Aura and CALIPSO
Aura and CALIPSO
Combined use of A-train data for improved aerosol characterization
Aura and CloudSat
Aura and CloudSat
Combined use of A-train data for improved cloud study
South American biomass burning
South American biomass burning
OMI observes large decrease of South American biomass burning in 2008
Nitrogen dioxide trends
Nitrogen dioxide trends
OMI NO2 trends: 2007 - 2005 annual means
OMI Observes Impact from the Gulf Hurricanes
OMI Observes Impact from the Gulf Hurricanes
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused a significant reduction in nitrogen dioxide emissions.
Nitrogen dioxide in California
Nitrogen Dioxide Observations in California
Aggressive air quality regulations of emission reductions show results in Aura's OMI imagery.
Sarychev Peak eruption
Sarychev Peak Eruption
The eruption of Sarychev Peak (Kurile Islands) in mid-June 2009 produced a large stratospheric sulfur dioxide cloud that spread rapidly eastward in strong jet stream winds.
OMI Fires
Smoke transported from the California station fire
Aerosol measurements from Aura's OMI instrument
OMI Fires
Smoke transported from the California station fire
Aerosol measurements from Aura's OMI instrument
OMI NO2
NO2 in the Troposphere
View collection of movies created from Aura's OMI instrument of NO2 in the troposphere.
Aura Science Result Image
Fires In Southern California
NASA satellites continue to capture remarkable new images of the wildfires raging in Southern California. Aura's OMI images show the smoke aerosol layer generated by the fires in Southern California as it drifts over the Pacific Ocean.
OMI Fires
Smoke transported from the California station fire
Aerosol measurements from Aura's OMI instrument
MODIS/OMI Fires in California
California fires as seen from MODIS and OMI
Smoke from the recent outbreak of fires in Southern California can clearly be seen via NASA satellites.
Aleutians Eruption
OMI captured the SO2 cloud in 2 consecutive orbits of the eruption in the Aleutians.
NO2 in mid Aug

Air Quality during the Olympics
Restrictions were put on traffic and power plants to improve air quality in Beijing during the Olympics. OMI makes daily measurements of the total column of SO2 and NO2.

Okmok eruption
Sulfur dioxide measurements from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on Aura permitted tracking of the eruption cloud in near real-time.
Springtime OMI Measurements of BrO
Despite its low atmospheric abundance, bromine monoxide (BrO) plays an important role in the chemistry of the atmosphere because it is a catalyst of the ozone destruction.

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