Sentinel-5P brings air pollution into focus

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

01-12-2017 11:43 AM CET

 

Launched on 13 October, the Sentinel-5P satellite has delivered its first images of air pollution. Even though the satellite is still being prepared for service, these first results have been hailed as exceptional and show how this latest Copernicus satellite is set to take the task of monitoring air quality into a new era.