General/satellite/surface data

• Forbes, April 2020: 4 Caveats With Those NASA Pollution Images After Coronavirus Lockdown, https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2020/04/30/4-caveats-with-those-nasa-pollution-images-after-coronavirus-lockdown/#3a946d503914

• BIRA-IASB, Belgium, 24 February 2020: TROPOMI observed the impact of the coronavirus on air quality in China, https://www.aeronomie.be/en/news/2020/tropomi-observes-impact-corona-virus-air-quality-china 

• BIRA-IASB, Belgium, 11 May 2020: Satellites see a worldwide decrease in nitrogen oxide pollution as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, China shows first signs of economic recovery, https://aeronomie.be/en/news/2020/satellites-see-worldwide-decrease-nitrogen-dioxide-pollution-result-covid-19-crisis-china

• Copernicus, 25 March 2020: Flawed estimates of the effects of lockdown measures on air quality derived from satellite observations, https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/flawed-estimates-effects-lockdown-measures-air-quality-derived-satellite-observations

• EUMETSAT, March 2020: The COVID-19 lockdown in early 2020 had a visible effect on pollution, https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Images/ImageLibrary/DAT_4992244.html

• The Wide World of SPoRT, May 2020: New-generation satellite observations monitor air pollution during COVID-19 lockdown measures in California, https://nasasport.wordpress.com/2020/04/04/new-generation-satellite-observations-monitor-air-pollution-during-covid-19-lockdown-measures-in-california

• Geospatial World, April 2020: Sentinel/5P TROPOMI shows cleaner air in Corona pandemic, https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/sentinel-5p-tropomi-shows-cleaner-air-in-corona-epidemic/

• AGU, 11 May 2020: COVID-19 lockdowns significantly impacting global air quality, https://news.agu.org/press-release/covid-19-lockdowns-significantly-impacting-global-air-quality/

• Copernicus, April 2020: Copernicus provides vital information to advance the COVID-19 research, https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/copernicus-provides-vital-information-advance-covid-19-research

• World Economic Forum, April 2020: The link between air pollution and COVID-19 deaths, https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/04/link-between-air-pollution-covid-19-deaths-coronavirus-pandemic/

• Space.com, April 2020: Drop in fossil fuel emissions from coronavirus response is changing Earth's air, https://www.space.com/nasa-satellites-track-fossil-fuel-emissions-from-space-coronavirus.html

• https://www.joliet86.org/assets/1/6/Will_Covid-19_have_a_lasting_impact_on_the_environment__-_BBC_Future.pdf

• The Conversation, 8 May 2020: COVID-19 shutdowns are clearing the air, but pollution will return as economies reopen, https://theconversation.com/covid-19-shutdowns-are-clearing-the-air-but-pollution-will-return-as-economies-reopen-134610

• https://www.utoronto.ca/news/air-quality-improves-40-cent-cities-took-action-covid-19-u-t-researcher-finds

• https://www.nceo.ac.uk/article/using-sentinel-5p-to-monitor-air-quality-changes-since-the-coronavirus-outbreak-a-uk-expert-view/

• ESA, 18 September 2020: Air pollution in a post-COVID-19 world, https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P/Air_pollution_in_a_post-COVID-19_world

Europe

•  https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/european-air-quality-information-support-covid-19-crisis

• https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/european-air-quality-information-support-covid-19-crisis

• https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality-information-confirms-reduced-activity-levels-due-lockdown-italy

• https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/air/air-quality-and-covid19/air-quality-and-covid19

• https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/air-pollution-goes-down-as

• https://www.europeandataportal.eu/en/covid-19/stories/covid-19-related-traffic-reduction-and-decreased-air-pollution-europe

• https://www.eurocontrol.int/covid19#data-insights

• https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200427-how-air-pollution-exacerbates-covid-19

• https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/coronavirus/air-pollution-falls-by-unprecedented-levels-in-major-global-cities-during-lockdowns-1.4906635

• https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/air-pollution-wildlife-sightings-how-covid-19-changing-our-world

• https://theconversation.com/what-we-do-and-dont-know-about-the-links-between-air-pollution-and-coronavirus-137746

North America

•  https://research.noaa.gov/article/ArtMID/587/ArticleID/2617/NOAA-exploring-impact-of-coronavirus-response-on-the-environment

• https://esrl.noaa.gov/csl/groups/csd7/measurements/2020covid-aqs/

• https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/covid2.html

• https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/noaa%E2%80%99s-polar-orbiting-satellites-see-drop-us-air-pollution

• https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-monitors-environmental-signals-from-global-response-to-covid-19

• https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/nasa-funds-four-research-projects-on-covid-19-impacts

• https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-probes-environment-covid-19-impacts-possible-links

• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/pollution-traffic-toronto-downtown-covid19-1.5526919

• https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/04/20/air-pollution-us-exacerbates-covid-19-dangers

• https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/article/Pollution-returns-to-Houston-as-coranavirus-15265297.php

• https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/coronavirus-air-quality-climate-regulation

• https://www.sfchronicle.com/environment/article/California-s-widely-polluted-air-may-increase-15214222.php

Asia

•  Mongabay, August 2020 : Lockdown should have cleared up Jakarta’s air. Coal plants kept it dirty, https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/jakarta-air-pollution-coal-power-plant-covid-lockdown-crea-study/ 

• https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/amid-coronavirus-outbreak-copernicus-monitors-reduction-particulate-matter-pm25-over-china

• https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/22/21230917/air-quality-pollution-coronavirus-lockdown-social-distancing-cities

• https://theconversation.com/wuhans-lockdown-cut-air-pollution-by-up-to-63-new-research-138084

• https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-china-pollution/china-sees-post-lockdown-rise-in-air-pollution-study-idUSKBN22U09F

• https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2020/03/16/coronavirus-lockdown-may-have-saved-77000-lives-in-china-just-from-pollution-reduction/#e5f000c34fe3

• https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/146362/airborne-nitrogen-dioxide-plummets-over-china

• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-china-lockdown-over-air-pollution-already-spiking-industry-dirty-economic-rebound/

• https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/05/air-pollution-in-china-soars-above-pre-lockdown-levels/

• https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/the-dual-effects-of-covid-19-lockdowns-on-air-quality

• https://www.eco-business.com/news/delhi-mumbai-seoul-and-wuhan-see-record-breaking-clear-skies-as-covid-19-lockdowns-subdue-air-pollution/

• https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(20)30107-8/fulltext

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52313972

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52677139

• https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/23/india/india-air-pollution-coronavirus-nasa-intl/index.html

• https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-5P/COVID-19_nitrogen_dioxide_over_China

• https://energyandcleanair.org/air-quality-improvements-due-to-covid-19-lock-down-in-india/

Russia/Middle East

•  https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/04/03/moscows-air-pollution-drops-as-coronavirus-lockdown-sets-in-a69853

• https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/447080/Why-corona-lockdown-did-not-bring-Tehran-cleaner-air

• https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-air-pollution-in-israel-goes-way-down-likely-due-to-coronavirus-1.8700142

• https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-30-cut-in-israels-air-pollution-1001322442

• https://www.gqmiddleeast.com/culture/coronavirus-images-show-air-pollution-in-the-gcc-has-fallen

CO₂ / climate

•  https://sciencebusiness.net/covid-19/news/covid-19-cutting-air-pollution-it-will-not-slow-climate-change