MOPITT

A Global Decline in Carbon Monoxide

The widespread adoption of cleaner-burning technologies and declines in fire activity over the past two decades has drawn down global…

Seeing the Parts for the Whole

Across two decades, the Terra satellite has been a great leap for Earth system science, observing how different spheres fit…

Fires Put a Carbon Monoxide Cloud over Indonesia

In September 2015, fires in Indonesia produced prodigious amounts of carbon monoxide.

Fourteen Years of Carbon Monoxide from MOPITT

Concentrations of the gas, which is produced by burning carbon-based fuels, have decreased since 2000.

Carbon Monoxide Pollution over the United States and Canada

The high carbon monoxide concentrations shown in this satellite-based map reflect the poor air quality seen in the central and…

Smoke from Fires in Canada

This data visualization shows high levels of carbon monoxide spreading east from Central Canada, where large fires burned throughout July…

Carbon Monoxide Levels Trace Spread of Smoke Across Canada

This map shows concentrations of carbon monoxide—one component of smoke—from June 23–28 across Canada and the northern United States.

Smoke over the U.S. from Spring Burning

Elevated concentrations of carbon monoxide trace the transport of smoke from agricultural fires across Mexico, southern Canada, and the U.S.…

Smoke from Fires in Russia and Alaska

The highest concentrations of carbon monoxide, a component of smoke, are centered over large fire complexes in Russia in this…