Satellite-based estimation of regional particulate matter (PM) in Beijing using vertical-and-RH correcting method

Theoretical analysis based on the atmospheric radiative transfer indicated a positive correlation between the aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and the surface-level particulate matter (PM) concentrations, and this correlation is improved significantly using vertical-and-RH correcting method. The corr...

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Veröffentlicht in:Remote sensing of environment 2010-01, Vol.114 (1), p.50-63
Hauptverfasser: Wang, Zifeng, Chen, Liangfu, Tao, Jinhua, Zhang, Ying, Su, Lin
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Zusammenfassung:Theoretical analysis based on the atmospheric radiative transfer indicated a positive correlation between the aerosol optical thickness (AOT) and the surface-level particulate matter (PM) concentrations, and this correlation is improved significantly using vertical-and-RH correcting method. The correlative analysis of the ground-based measurement indicates that, (a) the correlation between AOT and the aerosol extinction coefficient at surface level ( k a,0 ) is improved as a result of the vertical correction, with the coefficient of determination R 2 increasing from 0.35 to 0.56; (b) the correlation between k a,0 and PM concentrations can be significantly improved by the RH correction with the R 2 increasing from 0.43 to 0.77 for PM10, and from 0.35 to 0.66 for PM2.5. Based on the in-situ measurements in Beijing, two linear correlative models between the ground-based AOT and PMs (e.g. PM10 and PM2.5) concentrations were developed. These models are used to estimate the regional distribution of PM10 and PM2.5 using the satellite-retrieved AOT in Beijing area. Validation against the in-situ measurements in Beijing shows that both of the correlations of the satellite-estimated PM10 and PM2.5 with the measurements are R 2 = 0.47, and the biases are 26.33% and 6.49% respectively. When averaged in the urban area of Beijing, the R 2 between the estimated PM10 and the measurements increased to 0.66. These results suggest that by using the vertical-and-RH correcting method we can use the MODIS data to monitor the regional air pollution.
ISSN:0034-4257
1879-0704
DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2009.08.009