Remote monitoring of the atmosphere in Ukraine during the COVID-19 restrictions

Authors

  • Vadim Lyalko Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Oles Honchar st, 55-B, 01054, Kyiv, Ukraine
  • Lesia Yelistratova Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Oles Honchar st, 55-B, 01054, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7823-5841
  • Aleksandr Аpostolov Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Oles Honchar st, 55-B, 01054, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3470-7613
  • Inna Romanciuc Scientific Centre for Aerospace Research of the Earth of the Institute of Geological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Oles Honchar st, 55-B, 01054, Kyiv, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2891-4686

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36023/ujrs.2020.26.182

Keywords:

NO2, CO2, GOSAT, AURA, pandemic, COVID-19, climate change

Abstract

In March, 2020 World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic phenomenon. Beginning from the March, 12 2020 the quarantine restrictions have been introduced in Ukraine. The measures of global quarantine reducing industrial production and transportation have not led to the reduction in fluctuations of greenhouse gases. This study was dedicated to reveal distributions of CO2 and NO2 gases in the atmosphere for Ukraine. The gases were detected using the remote sensing data. The results show that NO2 emissions have been reduced during the quarantine restrictions accompanied by declining industry and transport activity. It is not significant decrease in CO2 content in the atmosphere, as it depends on both anthropogenic and natural factors.

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Published

2020-09-19

Issue

No. 26 (2020)

Section

General problems in remote sensing

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