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 …

Review of dust storm detection algorithms for multispectral satellite sensors

J Li, MS Wong, KH Lee, J Nichol, PW Chan - Atmospheric Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Satellite remote sensing has been extensively utilized for monitoring dust storms in space
and time. Dust storm detection using satellite observations is important to analyze the dust …

A surface reflectance scheme for retrieving aerosol optical depth over urban surfaces in MODIS Dark Target retrieval algorithm

P Gupta, RC Levy, S Mattoo, LA Remer… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - amt.copernicus.org
The MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments, aboard the two
Earth Observing System (EOS) satellites Terra and Aqua, provide aerosol information with …

A Simplified high resolution MODIS Aerosol Retrieval Algorithm (SARA) for use over mixed surfaces

M Bilal, JE Nichol, MP Bleiweiss, D Dubois - Remote sensing of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is a measure of the columnar atmospheric aerosol content.
Satellite remote sensing has been used to retrieve AOD over land and ocean at spatial …

Evaluation of atmospheric correction models and Landsat surface reflectance product in an urban coastal environment

M Nazeer, JE Nichol, YK Yung - International journal of remote …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Precise atmospheric correction is important for applications where small differences in
surface reflectance (SR) are significant, such as biomass estimation, crop phenology, and …

High-resolution satellite mapping of fine particulates based on geographically weighted regression

B Zou, Q Pu, M Bilal, Q Weng, L Zhai… - IEEE Geoscience and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Satellite-retrieved aerosol optical depth (AOD) has been increasingly utilized for the
mapping of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) concentrations. An accurate estimation and …

Estimation of ultrahigh resolution PM2. 5 concentrations in urban areas using 160 m Gaofen-1 AOD retrievals

T Zhang, Z Zhu, W Gong, Z Zhu, K Sun, L Wang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Satellite-derived aerosol optical depth (AOD) has been widely used to estimate ground-level
PM 2.5 concentrations due to its spatially continuous observation. However, the coarse …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of long-term aerosol optical properties combining AERONET sunphotometer and satellite-based observations in Hong Kong

X Yu, J Nichol, KH Lee, J Li, MS Wong - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes seasonal characteristics and long-term variations in aerosol optical
parameters in Hong Kong from 2006 to 2021 using AERONET data and satellite-based …

[HTML][HTML] Trans-boundary aerosol transport during a winter haze episode in China revealed by ground-based Lidar and CALIPSO satellite

K Qin, L Wu, MS Wong, H Letu, M Hu, H Lang… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
By employing PM 2.5 observation data, ground-based lidar measurements, MODIS and
CALIPSO satellite images, meteorological data, and back trajectories analysis, we …

Retrievals of aerosol size distribution, spherical fraction, and complex refractive index from airborne in situ angular light scattering and absorption measurements

WR Espinosa, JV Martins, LA Remer… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol models, composed of size distribution, complex refractive index, and spherical
fraction, are derived from a new synergistic retrieval of airborne in situ angular scattering …