Thursday, June 15, 2023

            WHERE CO2 CAME FROM, AND WHERE IT WENT IN 2021                          HEMISPHERIC  MIXING  TAKES  ALL  YEAR

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Tagged by Source:
The Americas

Orange: Fossil Fuel use Red: Burning biomass

 [ Frame rate ~ 4 days per second.  1 Green land flash  per day ]

This visualization shows carbon dioxide addition to Earth's atmosphere over the year 2021, with fossil fuel emissions in orange,and burning biomass in red, 
Highlights of what happens over the Americas include a major pollution hotspot in the northeastern United States, and fast oscillation over the Amazon rainforest as plants absorb carbon after dawn after it builds up overnight. Full details on the SVS page: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5110
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