Augmenting the Standard Operating Procedures of Health and Air Quality Stakeholders With NASA Resources

Bryan N. Duncan, Carl A. Malings, K. Emma Knowland, Daniel C. Anderson, Ana I. Prados, Christoph A. Keller, Kevin R. Cromar, Steven Pawson, Holli Ensz

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Abstract

The combination of air quality (AQ) data from satellites and low-cost sensor systems, along with output from AQ models, have the potential to augment high-quality, regulatory-grade data in countries with in situ monitoring networks and provide much needed AQ information in countries without them, including Low and Moderate Income Countries (LMICs). We demonstrate the potential of free and publicly available USA National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) resources, which include capacity building activities, satellite data, and global AQ forecasts, to provide cost-effective, and reliable AQ information to health and AQ professionals around the world. We provide illustrative case studies that highlight how global AQ forecasts along with satellite data may be used to characterize AQ on urban to regional scales, including to quantify pollution concentrations, identify pollution sources, and track the long-range transport of pollution. We also provide recommendations to data product developers to facilitate and broaden usage of NASA resources by health and AQ stakeholders.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere2021GH000451
JournalGeoHealth
Volume5
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Epidemiology
  • Water Science and Technology
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Pollution
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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