Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

Z Li, WKM Lau, V Ramanathan, G Wu… - Reviews of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …

Satellite remote sensing of aerosol optical depth: Advances, challenges, and perspectives

X Wei, NB Chang, K Bai, W Gao - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is widely recognized as a critical indicator in understanding
atmospheric physics and regional air quality because of its capability for quantifying aerosol …

Global estimates of fine particulate matter using a combined geophysical-statistical method with information from satellites, models, and monitors

A Van Donkelaar, RV Martin, M Brauer… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
We estimated global fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) concentrations using information from
satellite-, simulation-and monitor-based sources by applying a Geographically Weighted …

MODIS Collection 6.1 aerosol optical depth products over land and ocean: validation and comparison

J Wei, Z Li, Y Peng, L Sun - Atmospheric Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Recently, the newest Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)
Collection 6.1 (C6. 1) aerosol optical depth (AOD) products were available with various …

Interaction between urban heat island and urban pollution island during summer in Berlin

H Li, F Meier, X Lee, T Chakraborty, J Liu… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Urban Pollution Island (UPI) are two major problems
of the urban environment and have become more serious with rapid urbanization. Since UHI …

Air pollution scenario over Pakistan: Characterization and ranking of extremely polluted cities using long-term concentrations of aerosols and trace gases

M Bilal, A Mhawish, JE Nichol, Z Qiu, M Nazeer… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pakistan ranks third in the world in terms of mortality attributable to air pollution, with aerosol
mass concentrations (PM 2.5) consistently well above WHO (World Health Organization) air …

The Collection 6 MODIS aerosol products over land and ocean

RC Levy, S Mattoo, LA Munchak… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - amt.copernicus.org
The twin Moderate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors have been flying
on Terra since 2000 and Aqua since 2002, creating an extensive data set of global Earth …

MODIS Collection 6 aerosol products: Comparison between Aqua's e‐Deep Blue, Dark Target, and “merged” data sets, and usage recommendations

AM Sayer, LA Munchak, NC Hsu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Atmospheres data
product suite includes three algorithms applied to retrieve midvisible aerosol optical depth …

Satellite-based mapping of daily high-resolution ground PM2. 5 in China via space-time regression modeling

Q He, B Huang - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of satellite-retrieved aerosol optical depth (AOD) data and statistical modeling
provides a promising approach to estimating PM 2.5 concentrations for a large region …

Urban heat islands in China enhanced by haze pollution

C Cao, X Lee, S Liu, N Schultz, W Xiao… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
The urban heat island (UHI), the phenomenon of higher temperatures in urban land than the
surrounding rural land, is commonly attributed to changes in biophysical properties of the …