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1. Assessment of OLCI-A and OLCI-B radiometric data products across European seas

Author:
Giuseppe Zibordi; Ewa Kwiatkowska; Frédéric Mélin; Marco Talone; Ilaria Cazzaniga; David Dessailly; Juan Ignacio Gossn
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2022 v.272 pp. 112911
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; climate; color; environment; radiometry; satellites;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Ocean and Land Color Instruments (OLCI) operated onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellites are providing globally distributed Ocean Color Radiometry (OCR) data products of relevance for environmental and climate applications. This work summarizes results on the assessment of fundamental OCR data from the Operational Baseline 3 Collection OL_L2M.003.01 of OLCI-A and OLCI-B onboard Sentinel-3 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2022.112911

2. Retrieving aerosols single scattering albedo from MODIS reflectances

Author:
Qingxin Wang; Siwei Li; Jie Yang; Hao Lin
Source:
Atmospheric research 2022 pp. 106381
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; models; reflectance; research; satellites; Asia;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Single scattering albedo (SSA) is a key parameter to estimate aerosol direct radiative forcing. However, retrieving SSA from satellite observations is still challenging. In this study, a new method optimizing the aerosol optical model based on four basic aerosol components is developed for retrieving SSA from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data. The new method takes advantag ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106381

3. Columnar Water Vapor Retrieval by Using Data from the Polarized Scanning Atmospheric Corrector (PSAC) Onboard HJ-2 A/B Satellites

Author:
Yanqing Xie; Weizhen Hou; Zhengqiang Li; Sifeng Zhu; Zhenhai Liu; Jin Hong; Yan Ma; Cheng Fan; Jie Guang; Benyong Yang; Xuefeng Lei; Honglian Huang; Xiaobing Sun; Xiao Liu; Ying Zhang; Maoxin Song; Peng Zou; Yanli Qiao
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; algorithms; environmental protection; satellites; water vapor; China;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... As the latest members of Chinese Environmental Protection and Disaster Monitoring Satellite Constellation, the first two of HuanjingJianzai-2 (HJ-2) series satellites were launched on 27 September 2020 by China and are usually abbreviated as HJ-2 A/B satellites. The polarized scanning atmospheric corrector (PSAC) is one of main sensors onboard HJ-2 A/B satellites, which is mainly used to monitor a ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14061376

4. Evaluation of the MODIS Collection 6.1 3 km aerosol optical depth product over China

Author:
Ming Zhang; Lei Zhang; Qingqing He; Yanbin Yuan
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2022 v.273 pp. 118970
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; air quality; algorithms; environment; statistics; China;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 3 km aerosol product was released to resolve fine aerosol features and provide regional high-resolution aerosol distributions required by the air quality community. It has been publicly available since the Collection 6 (C6) release. In the Collection 6.1 (C6.1) release, a new surface parameterization scheme has been introduced to improve th ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.118970

5. Accuracy, stability, and continuity of AVHRR, SeaWiFS, MODIS, and VIIRS deep blue long-term land aerosol retrieval in Asia

Author:
Xin Su; Yifeng Wei; Lunche Wang; Ming Zhang; Daoyang Jiang; Lan Feng
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.832 pp. 155048
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; algorithms; data collection; environment; reflectance; satellites; Asia;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The deep blue (DB) aerosol algorithm applied to four satellite instruments, AVHRR, SeaWiFS, MODIS, and VIIRS, produced a long-term aerosol data set since 1989. This study first evaluated and compared the accuracy, stability, and continuity of four DB aerosol optical depth (AOD) products in Asia using AErosol RObotic NETwork measurements. Then, the regional AOD spatial distributions, coverages, and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155048

6. Extensive characterization of aerosol optical properties and chemical component concentrations: Application of the GRASP/Component approach to long-term AERONET measurements

Author:
Xindan Zhang; Lei Li; Cheng Chen; Yu Zheng; Oleg Dubovik; Yevgeny Derimian; Anton Lopatin; Ke Gui; Yaqiang Wang; Hujia Zhao; Yuanxin Liang; Brent Holben; Huizheng Che; Xiaoye Zhang
Source:
Science of the total environment 2022 v.812 pp. 152553
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; absorption; aerosols; algorithms; environment; photometers; robots; temporal variation;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... A recently developed GRASP/Component approach (GRASP: Generalized Retrieval of Atmosphere and Surface Properties) was applied to AERONET (Aeronet Robotic Network) sun photometer measurements in this study. Unlike traditional aerosol component retrieval, this approach allows the inference of some information about aerosol composition directly from measured radiance, rather than indirectly through t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152553

7. Evaluation of LaSRC aerosol optical depth from Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao greater bay area, China

Author:
Yangyang Jin; Zengzhou Hao; Haiqing Huang; Tianyu Wang; Zhihua Mao; Delu Pan
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2022 v.280 pp. 119128
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; Landsat; aerosols; algorithms; environment; environmental protection; reflectance; wind speed;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The aerosol optical depth (AOD) is a key factor to assess atmospheric environment, and accurate monitoring of it is conducive to the research and environmental protection. The Land Surface Reflectance Code (LaSRC) algorithm has been used to retrieve AOD from fine resolution satellite instruments, including the Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2. This study evaluated the AODs against the in situ data (i.e., ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119128

8. Monsoon-seasonal validation of MODIS aerosol optical depth and characterization using AERONET observation retrieve over Italy

Author:
C.M. Anoruo
Source:
Environmental research 2022 v.204 pp. 111985
ISSN:
0013-9351
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; algorithms; climatology; monsoon season; research; standard deviation; Italy;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study used Angstrom Exponent (AE) relationship with Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) obtained from space-based direct sky-radiometer of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) and direct Sun algorithm surface-based AERONET network (level 2.0 version 3) to evaluate monsoon season (June–September) aerosol optical depth and characterization at 7 Italy sites: IMAA_POTENZA (40.60N, 15.72E ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envres.2021.111985

9. Study of aerosol optical properties at two urban areas in the north of Vietnam with the implication for biomass burning impacts

Author:
Thi Hieu Bui; Duc Luong Nguyen; Hoang Hiep Nguyen
Source:
Environmental science and pollution research 2022 v.29 no.28 pp. 41923-41940
ISSN:
0944-1344
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; biomass; biomass burning; pollution; research; solar radiation; Vietnam;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The spatiotemporal distribution and characterization of aerosol optical properties in the north of Vietnam were investigated extensively using the long-term measurements obtained from Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (from 2010 to 2019) and two Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations (Nghia Do, Hanoi City, from 2010 to 2019 and Son La from 2012 to 2019) located in fast-deve ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11356-021-15608-5

10. Evaluation and comparison of MERRA-2 AOD and DAOD with MODIS DeepBlue and AERONET data in Australia

Author:
Yahui Che; Bofu Yu; Katherine Parsons; Cheryl Desha; Mohammad Ramezani
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2022 v.277 pp. 119054
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; atmospheric chemistry; climate; data collection; dust; environment; temperature; Australia;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Validated dust and aerosol datasets provide valuable information for dust and other atmospheric research. A reanalysis product called ‘MERRA-2’ developed by NASA's Global Modeling and Assimilation Office (GMAO) in recent years provides long-term, high frequency, global coverage aerosol simulations, in terms of AOD (aerosol optical depth) and dust AOD (DAOD). The AOD assimilation system including A ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119054

11. Comparison and evaluation of multiple satellite aerosol products over China in different scenarios under a unified criterion: Preparation for consistent and high-quality dataset construction

Author:
Hao Zhu; Tianhai Cheng; Xiaoyang Li; Xiaotong Ye
Source:
Atmospheric research 2022 v.279 pp. 106374
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; climate; climate change; data collection; particle size; research; satellites; China;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Aerosol optical depth (AOD) products provided by satellite sensors are widely used in climate modeling and climate change research. However, inconsistencies between products can cause large biases. It is necessary to integrate multiple satellite aerosol products to produce a consistent and high-quality aerosol record that satisfies the requirements of climate research users. To effectively combine ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106374

12. A Coupled Evaluation of Operational MODIS and Model Aerosol Products for Maritime Environments Using Sun Photometry: Evaluation of the Fine and Coarse Mode

Author:
Jeffrey S. Reid; Amanda Gumber; Jianglong Zhang; Robert E. Holz; Juli I. Rubin; Peng Xian; Alexander Smirnov; Thomas F. Eck; Norman T. O’Neill; Robert C. Levy; Elizabeth A. Reid; Peter R. Colarco; Angela Benedetti; Taichu Tanaka
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.13 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; algorithms; biomass; climate; dust; models; photometers; photometry; prediction; satellites; uncertainty;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Although satellite retrievals and data assimilation have progressed to where there is a good skill for monitoring maritime Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD), there remains uncertainty in achieving further degrees of freedom, such as distinguishing fine and coarse mode dominated species in maritime environments (e.g., coarse mode sea salt and dust versus fine mode terrestrial anthropogenic emissions, bio ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14132978

13. Properties of aerosol and surface derived from OLCI/Sentinel-3A using GRASP approach: Retrieval development and preliminary validation

Author:
Cheng Chen; Oleg Dubovik; Pavel Litvinov; David Fuertes; Anton Lopatin; Tatyana Lapyonok; Christian Matar; Yana Karol; Juergen Fischer; Rene Preusker; Andreas Hangler; Michael Aspetsberger; Lukas Bindreiter; Daniel Marth; Julien Chimot; Bertrand Fougnie; Thierry Marbach; Bojan Bojkov
Source:
Remote sensing of environment 2022 v.280 pp. 113142
ISSN:
0034-4257
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; algorithms; climate; color; environment; foams; geometry; isotropy; reflectance; satellites; wind speed;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Ocean and Land Color Instrument (OLCI) onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-3A satellite is a medium-resolution and multi-spectral push-broom imager acquiring radiance in 21 spectral bands covering from the visible to the far near-infrared. These measurements are primary dedicated to land & ocean color applications, but actually include also reliable information for atmospheric aerosol and surface ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rse.2022.113142

14. Seasonal comparisons of GEOS-Chem-TOMAS (GCT) simulations with AERONET-inversion retrievals over sites in the North American and European Arctic

Author:
Y. AboEl-Fetouh; N.T. O'Neill; J.K. Kodros; J.R. Pierce; H. Lu; K. Ranjbar; P. Xian
Source:
Atmospheric environment 2022 v.271 pp. 118852
ISSN:
1352-2310
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; climatology; dust; environment; forest fires; particle size; smoke; spring; summer; Arctic region;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... GEOS-Chem TOMAS (GCT) simulations of AERONET-inversion products during 2015 were compared with AERONET-inversion products from the multi-year climatology of AboEl-Fetouh et al. (2020) (AeF) and for 2015 over 5 stations in the North American and European Arctic. The GCT simulations of particle size distributions (PSD) did not capture a spring to summer radius increase of the fine mode (FM) peak obs ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118852

15. Himawari-8/AHI Aerosol Optical Depth Detection Based on Machine Learning Algorithm

Author:
Yuanlin Chen; Meng Fan; Mingyang Li; Zhongbin Li; Jinhua Tao; Zhibao Wang; Liangfu Chen
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.13 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; air quality; algorithms; atmospheric pressure; models; pollution; reflectance; satellites; uncertainty; vegetation; China;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to the advantage of geostationary satellites, Himawari-8/AHI can provide near-real-time air quality monitoring over China with a high temporal resolution. Satellite-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval over land is a challenge because of the large surface contribution to the top of atmosphere (TOA) signal and the uncertainty of aerosol modes. Here, by combining satellite TOA reflectance ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14132967

16. A Deep-Neural-Network-Based Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Retrieval from Landsat-8 Top of Atmosphere Data

Author:
Lu She; Hankui K. Zhang; Ziqiang Bu; Yun Shi; Lu Yang; Jintao Zhao
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; Internet; Landsat; aerosols; algorithms; digital elevation models; ozone; radiative transfer; reflectance; water vapor;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The 30 m resolution Landsat data have been used for high resolution aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval based on radiative transfer models. In this paper, a Landsat-8 AOD retrieval algorithm is proposed based on the deep neural network (DNN). A total of 6390 samples were obtained for model training and validation by collocating 8 years of Landsat-8 top of atmosphere (TOA) data and aerosol roboti ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14061411

17. The Influence of Underlying Land Cover on the Accuracy of MODIS C6.1 Aerosol Products—A Case Study over the Yangtze River Delta Region of China

Author:
Kun Sun; Yang Gao; Bing Qi; Zhifeng Yu
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.4 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; case studies; land cover; river deltas; spectrometers; uncertainty; urbanization; China; Yangtze River;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... Due to the significant spatial variation of the performance of Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrievals, validation is very important for applications of MODIS AOD products at regional scales. This study presents a comparative analysis of Collection 6.1 MODIS AOD retrievals and ground measurements from five local sites and one Aerosol Robotic Network ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14040938

18. Studies on the improvement of modelled solar radiation and the attenuation effect of aerosol using the WRF-Solar model with satellite-based AOD data over north China

Author:
Xinghong Cheng; Dong Ye; Yanbo Shen; Deping Li; Jinming Feng
Source:
Renewable energy 2022 v.196 pp. 358-365
ISSN:
0960-1481
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; autumn; carbon; energy; light intensity; models; power generation; satellites; solar radiation; winter; China;     Show all 12 Subjects
Abstract:
... Photovoltaic (PV) power generation will become one of the main energy sources to achieve goals of carbon peak and carbon-neutral in China in the future. However, serious haze events have occurred frequently due to massive anthropogenic emissions in autumn and winter in China and resulted in a significant reduction of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. In this study, we conducted modific ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.renene.2022.06.141

19. Comparison of CIMEL sun-photometer and ground-based GNSS integrated water vapor over south-western European sites

Author:
Javier Vaquero-Martínez; André F. Bagorrilha; Manuel Antón; Juan C. Antuña-Marrero; Victoria E. Cachorro
Source:
Atmospheric research 2022 v.275 pp. 106217
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; aerosols; global positioning systems; metadata; research; seasonal variation; standard deviation; water vapor; Iberian Peninsula;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This work analyzes the integrated water vapor (IWV) measured at six Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) stations with nearby global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in the Iberian Peninsula for the period 2007–2018. It is shown that both instruments have a high correlation (R² > 0.91), with small mbe below 1.5 mm and standard deviation (SD) below 2 mm. However, some dependences have been observed ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2022.106217

20. Retrieval of Black Carbon Absorption Aerosol Optical Depth from AERONET Observations over the World during 2000–2018

Author:
Naghmeh Dehkhoda; Juhyeon Sim; Sohee Joo; Sungkyun Shin; Youngmin Noh
Source:
Remote Sensing 2022 v.14 no.6 pp. -
ISSN:
2072-4292
Subject:
governmental programs and projects,   etc   ; absorption; aerosols; carbon; heat; pollution; winter; Africa; Brazil; Cabo Verde; China; Greece; India; Mexico; Middle East;     Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:
... Black carbon (BC) absorption aerosol optical depth (AAODBC) defines the contribution of BC in light absorption and is retrievable using sun/sky radiometer measurements provided by Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) inversion products. In this study, we utilized AERONET-retrieved depolarization ratio (DPR, δp), single scattering albedo (SSA, ω), and Ångström Exponent (AE, å) of version 3 level 2.0 p ...
DOI:
10.3390/rs14061510