Chinese scientists just dropped a game-changer for eco-warriors and data nerds alike! Meet the China Air Pollution Data Center (CAPDC) – a bilingual platform offering free access to 258+ datasets tracking everything from PM2.5 particles to industrial emissions. Think of it as Spotify for smog stats!
What’s in the Toolbox?
From satellite snapshots to lab measurements
, the platform breaks down eight key categories:
- Emission inventories (tracking factories, cars, and even natural sources)
- Air quality reanalysis (like a climate time machine
)
- Field observations from 41 cities since 2011
Students, researchers, and policy makers can now download high-res pollution maps or dive into 15 technical reports – no VPN required!
Dream Team Alert 
Developed by Peking University, Tsinghua University, and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this ‘open science’ project aims to turbocharge global climate research. As one researcher put it: \"This is like giving everyone the same playbook to fight air pollution.\"
Check it out at www.capdatabase.cn – your future thesis might start here!
Reference(s):
Chinese scientists launch bilingual air quality data sharing platform
cgtn.com