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 …

A high-precision aerosol retrieval algorithm (HiPARA) for advanced Himawari imager (AHI) data: Development and verification

X Su, L Wang, M Zhang, W Qin, M Bilal - Remote sensing of environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the complexity of land cover and aerosol types, the high-precision retrieval of land
aerosol properties is challenging. A land general aerosol (LaGA) algorithm called the High …

Meteorology influencing springtime air quality, pollution transport, and visibility in Korea

DA Peterson, EJ Hyer, SO Han, JH Crawford… - Elem Sci …, 2019 - online.ucpress.edu
In an environment with many local, remote, persistent, and episodic sources of pollution,
meteorology is the primary factor that drives periods of unhealthy air quality and reduced …

Validation, comparison, and integration of GOCI, AHI, MODIS, MISR, and VIIRS aerosol optical depth over East Asia during the 2016 KORUS-AQ campaign

M Choi, H Lim, J Kim, S Lee, TF Eck… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - amt.copernicus.org
Recently launched multichannel geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite sensors, such as
the Geostationary Ocean Color Imager (GOCI) and the Advanced Himawari Imager (AHI) …

Characteristic and driving factors of aerosol optical depth over mainland China during 1980–2017

W Qin, Y Liu, L Wang, A Lin, X Xia, H Che, M Bilal… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Since the reform and opening up of China, the increasing aerosol emissions have posted
great challenges to the country's climate change and human health. The aerosol optical …

Four decades of hydrological response to vegetation dynamics and anthropogenic factors in the Three-North Region of China and Mongolia

D Li, K Liu, S Wang, T Wu, H Li, Y Bo, H Zhang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Afforestation has been initiated in Northeast Asia to improve ecological status. The
responses of the regional hydrological cycle to vegetation restoration remain insufficiently …

Estimation of spatially continuous daytime particulate matter concentrations under all sky conditions through the synergistic use of satellite-based AOD and numerical …

S Park, J Lee, J Im, CK Song, M Choi, J Kim… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Satellite-derived aerosol optical depth (AOD) products are one of main predictors to estimate
ground-level particulate matter (PM 10 and PM 2.5) concentrations. Since AOD products …

Nighttime smoke aerosol optical depth over US rural areas: First retrieval from VIIRS moonlight observations

M Zhou, J Wang, X Chen, X Xu, PR Colarco… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
An algorithm for retrieving nighttime aerosol optical depth (AOD) from the Visible Infrared
Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day-Night Band (DNB) observations of reflected …

Geolocation accuracy assessment of Himawari-8/AHI imagery for application to terrestrial monitoring

Y Yamamoto, K Ichii, A Higuchi, H Takenaka - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recent advancements in new generation geostationary satellites have facilitated the
application of their datasets to terrestrial monitoring. In this application, geolocation accuracy …

A new algorithm for Himawari-8 aerosol optical depth retrieval by integrating regional PM₂. ₅ concentrations

W Xu, W Wang, N Wang, B Chen - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The advanced Himawari imager (AHI) onboard Himawari-8 can provide full-disk
observations with high temporal resolution (10 min), which has outstanding advantages for …