Jans, Jenny; Johansson, Per; Nilsson, J Peter - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2014
On normal days, the temperature decreases with altitude, allowing air pollutants to rise and disperse. During inversion episodes, a warmer air layer at higher altitude traps pollu- tants close to the ground. We show how readily available NASA satellite data on vertical temperature proles can be...