NASA Goddard Space Flight Center researchers Armin Mehrabian, Brandon Smith, and Nima Pahlevan are assessing the impact of COVID-19 on water quality with Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 data products. This image highlighting changes in Chlorophyll A levels in Venice, Italy, was presented at the 2020 American Geophysical Union fall meeting.

Researchers are continuing to explore the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Earth’s environment and to consider any implications for public policy.

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