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Copernicus

http://copernicus.eu/main/overview
http://copernicus.eu/main/newsletter
https://twitter.com/CopernicusEU

Copernicus is the European Union's Earth Observation Programme, looking at our planet and its environment...

The Copernicus programme offers information services based on satellite Earth Observation and in situ (non-space) data.

"Full, free and open access to data: Atmosphere monitoring, Marine environment monitoring, Land monitoring, Climate change, Emergency management, Security

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Tropomi

TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument

http://www.tropomi.eu/
http://www.tropomi.nl/
https://twitter.com/CopernicusEU
https://twitter.com/Sentinel5p

The TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) is the satellite instrument on board of the Copernicus Sentinel-5 Precursor satellite.

The Sentinel-5 Precursor (S5p) is the first of the atmospheric composition Sentinels, launched in 2017 for a mission of seven years.

Tropomi goes live!

https://twitter.com/NCAR_ACOM/status/976144967260258304/photo/1
Methane / Mar 26, 2018 -- https://twitter.com/CopernicusEU/status/977196577025556480
  1. NO2 gas is very well seen on this animation made from #TROPOMI on @Sentinel5p @ESA_EO @KNMI.

The contrast between complex local #urban sources and background areas is striking with high resolution.