Heavy pollution in eastern China

13 January 2013 02:51 UTC

Region

China

Satellites

Metop-A

Channels/Products

NIR1.6, VIS0.8, VIS0.6

Beijing reportedly had serious air pollution on the day this image was taken by Metop-A.

Last Updated

03 November 2021

Published on

13 January 2013

It shows Beijing covered by a deck of low, supercooled water cloud (whitish). Along its western edge haze, marking polluted air, stands out (greyish) as an extension of the cloud and, further off, as a meandering band.

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