page_title: MOPITT
hierarchical_section_title: MOPITT
caption_attribution_description: English: The MOPITT sensor aboard NASA’s Terra satellite has assembled the first view of carbon monoxide in the Earth's atmosphere. The false colors represent levels of carbon monoxide in the lower atmosphere, ranging from about 390 parts per billion (dark brown pixels), to 220 parts per billion (red pixels), to 50 parts per billion (blue pixels). Français&#160;: Carte en fausse couleur des teneurs en monoxyde de carbone de la basse atmosphère (bon traceur des feux de forêts et de combustion de biomasse).Les taux vont de 390 parties par million (couleurs foncées noir/brun) à 50 parties par milliard (bleu) en passant par 220 parties par milliard (rouges) )
context_page_description: MOPITT is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA on board the Terra satellite in 1999. It is designed to monitor changes in pollution patterns and its effect in the lower atmosphere of the Earth. The instrument was funded by the Space Science Division of the Canadian Space Agency.
context_section_description: MOPITT (Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere) is a payload scientific instrument launched into Earth orbit by NASA on board the Terra satellite in 1999. It is designed to monitor changes in pollution patterns and its effect in the lower atmosphere of the Earth. The instrument was funded by the Space Science Division of the Canadian Space Agency.
caption: MOPITT 2000 global carbon monoxide.
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