Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Ethylene industrial emitters seen from space

  • Bruno Franco,
  • Lieven Clarisse,
  • Martin Van Damme,
  • Juliette Hadji-Lazaro,
  • Cathy Clerbaux,
  • Pierre-François Coheur

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34098-8
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Combining 13 years of satellite measurements led to the discovery of 300 global hotspots of atmospheric ethylene (C2H4). They are found to be linked to heavy industries and megacities, and are currently misrepresented in emission inventories.