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Global fine-scale changes in ambient NO2 during COVID-19 lockdowns
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Nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) is an important contributor to air pollution and can adversely affect human health 1–9. A decrease in NO 2 concentrations has been reported as a result of lockdown measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19 10–20. Questions remain, however, regarding the relationship of satellite-derived atmospheric column NO 2 data with health-relevant ambient ground-level concentrations, and the representativeness of limited ground-based monitoring data for global assessment. Here we derive spatially resolved, global ground-level NO 2 concentrations from NO 2 column densities observed by the TROPOMI satellite instrument at sufficiently fine resolution (approximately one kilometre) to allow assessment of individual cities during COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 compared to 2019. We apply these estimates to quantify NO 2 changes in more than 200 cities, including 65 cities without available ground monitoring, largely in lower-income regions. Mean country-level population-weighted NO 2 concentrations are 29% ± 3% lower in countries with strict lockdown conditions than in those without. Relative to long-term trends, NO 2 decreases during COVID-19 lockdowns exceed recent Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)-derived year-to-year decreases from emission controls, comparable to 15 ± 4 years of reductions globally. Our case studies indicate that the sensitivity of NO 2 to lockdowns varies by country and emissions sector, demonstrating the critical need for spatially resolved observational information provided by these satellite-derived surface concentration estimates.
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- Cooper, M. J., Martin, R. V., Hammer, M. S., Levelt, P. F., Veefkind, P., Lamsal, L. N., Krotkov, N. A., Brook, J. R., & McLinden, C. A.
- Venue
- Nature
- Published
- 2022-01-19
- Volume
- 601
- Issue
- 7893
- Pages
- 380-387
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- 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-4687
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- W4206210420
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- 300
- References
- 60
- FWCI
- 24.90
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- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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