Chennai From 10,000 Ft Above Sea Level
Photographer Robert D Stephens has captured some breathtaking aerial images of Chennai from 10,000 ft above sea level. He has exhibited these stunning images through Madras Transit, which is a collection of 25 such astounding images with records of air pollution level that have been measured by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
(Guide to read the pollution levels: O2 stands for Sulphur Dioxide, NO2 stands for Nitrogen Dioxide and RSPM is Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter, ug/m3 represents mass chemical/total volume)
1. Georgetown Grid
SO2-14 ug/m3
NO2-18 ug/m3
RSPM-85 ug/m3
2. MRC Nagar
SO2-14 ug/m3
NO2-18 ug/m3
RSPM-35 ug/m3
3. Madras Club
SO2-13 ug/m3
NO2-19 ug/m3
RSPM-31 ug/m3
4. Mount Road
SO2 - 16 ug / m3
NO2 - 21 ug / m3
RSPM - 89 ug / m3
5. Kapaleeshwarar Temple
SO2-15 ug/m3
NO2-20 ug/m3
RSPM-65 ug/m3
6. The roads as on April 2015
SO2-015 ug/m3
NO2-18 ug/m3
RSPM-86 ug/m3
7. Triplicane Assemblies
SO2 - 16 ug / m3
NO2 - 23 ug / m3
RSPM - 150 ug / m3
8. Venetian Vadapalani
SO2-21 ug/m3
NO2-28 ug/m3
RSPM - 68 ug/m3
9. Kathipara Junction
SO2-16 ug/m3
NO2-20 ug/m3
RSPM-60 ug/m3
10. Race Course
SO2-15 ug/m3
NO2-17 ug/m3
RSPM-49 ug/m3
11. Adambakkam Lake
SO2 - 21 ug / m3
NO2 - 25 ug / m3
RSPM - 70 ug / m3
12. Marmelong Bridge
SO2 - 20 ug / m3
NO2 - 23 ug / m3
RSPM - 121 ug / m3
13. King Institute
SO2 - 13 ug / m3
NO2 - 19 ug / m3
RSPM - 31 ug / m3
14. Madras Port
SO2 - 13 ug / m3
NO2 - 17 ug / m3
RSPM - 65 ug / m3
15. The Island
SO2 - 14 ug / m3
NO2 - 18 ug / m3
RSPM - 85 ug / m3
All images credit: Robert D. Stephens