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Early Warning System – Air Pollution
October 18 , 2018
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- The government has launched an early warning system that can predict the quality of air in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) three days in advance.
- It will help to tune anti-pollution control policies to prevent a spike during winters.
- The air quality early warning system is developed by the Union ministry of earth sciences (MoES).
- The system can forecast PM2.5 (fine, respirable particles), PM10 (coarse pollution particles), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), ozone (O3), sulphur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO).
- It can also provide data on fires based on satellite imagery, dust levels and other factors.
- The system uses models from the US’ National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) to calculate the level of air pollution in Delhi and NCR.
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