GeoHealth (Jul 2020)
Using Satellites to Track Indicators of Global Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts: Lessons Learned From a NASA‐Supported Science‐Stakeholder Collaborative
- Susan C. Anenberg,
- Matilyn Bindl,
- Michael Brauer,
- Juan J. Castillo,
- Sandra Cavalieri,
- Bryan N. Duncan,
- Arlene M. Fiore,
- Richard Fuller,
- Daniel L. Goldberg,
- Daven K. Henze,
- Jeremy Hess,
- Tracey Holloway,
- Peter James,
- Xiaomeng Jin,
- Iyad Kheirbek,
- Patrick L. Kinney,
- Yang Liu,
- Arash Mohegh,
- Jonathan Patz,
- Marcia P. Jimenez,
- Ananya Roy,
- Daniel Tong,
- Katy Walker,
- Nick Watts,
- J. Jason West
Affiliations
- Susan C. Anenberg
- Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Washington DC USA
- Matilyn Bindl
- Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment University of Wisconsin Madison WI USA
- Michael Brauer
- School of Population and Public Health The University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada
- Juan J. Castillo
- Clean Air Institute Washington DC USA
- Sandra Cavalieri
- Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short‐Lived Climate Pollutants Washington DC USA
- Bryan N. Duncan
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt MD USA
- Arlene M. Fiore
- Lamont‐Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University Palisades NY USA
- Richard Fuller
- Pure Earth New York NY USA
- Daniel L. Goldberg
- Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Washington DC USA
- Daven K. Henze
- College of Engineering and Applied Science University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO USA
- Jeremy Hess
- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA USA
- Tracey Holloway
- Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment University of Wisconsin Madison WI USA
- Peter James
- James T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Xiaomeng Jin
- Lamont‐Doherty Earth Observatory Columbia University Palisades NY USA
- Iyad Kheirbek
- C40 Cities New York NY USA
- Patrick L. Kinney
- School of Public Health Boston University School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Yang Liu
- Rollins School of Public Health Emory University Atlanta GA USA
- Arash Mohegh
- Milken Institute School of Public Health George Washington University Washington DC USA
- Jonathan Patz
- Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment University of Wisconsin Madison WI USA
- Marcia P. Jimenez
- James T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston MA USA
- Ananya Roy
- Environmental Defense Fund Washington DC USA
- Daniel Tong
- Center for Spatial Science and Systems George Mason University Fairfax VA USA
- Katy Walker
- Health Effects Institute Boston MA USA
- Nick Watts
- Lancet Countdown University College London London UK
- J. Jason West
- Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill NC USA
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1029/2020GH000270
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 4,
no. 7
pp. n/a – n/a
Abstract
Abstract The 2018 NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team (HAQAST) “Indicators” Tiger Team collaboration between NASA‐supported scientists and civil society stakeholders aimed to develop satellite‐derived global air pollution and climate indicators. This Commentary shares our experience and lessons learned. Together, the team developed methods to track wildfires, dust storms, pollen counts, urban green space, nitrogen dioxide concentrations and asthma burdens, tropospheric ozone concentrations, and urban particulate matter mortality. Participatory knowledge production can lead to more actionable information but requires time, flexibility, and continuous engagement. Ground measurements are still needed for ground truthing, and sustained collaboration over time remains a challenge.
Keywords
- satellite remote sensing
- air pollution
- climate change
- environmental surveillance
- public health surveillance
