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Image: Carbon Monoxide concentrations in spring.

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Description: The image shows the average amounts and geographic sources of CO from April, May and June for the years 2000 through 2004. Blue areas have little or no atmospheric CO, while progressively higher levels are show in green, yellow, orange, and red. These concentrations were measured by the Measurements Of Pollution In The Troposphere (MOPITT) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite.
Title: Carbon Monoxide concentrations in spring.
Credit: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Terra/terra3.php
Author: Cathy Clerbaux, NCAR Atmospheric Chemistry Division.
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