Analysis of spatial and temporal variability of PM10 concentrations using MODIS aerosol optical thickness in the pearl river delta region, China

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 862-876

  Zheng, Junyu ^a,b   Che, Wenwei ^a,b   Zheng, Zhuoyun ^a,c   Chen, Liangfu ^d   Zhong, Liuju ^e  

^a SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Pearl River Delta Atmospheric Environmental Research Joint Laboratory   (China)

^c Shenzhen Academy of Environmental Science   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF REMOTE SENSING APPLICATIONS   (China)

^e Guangdong Provincial Environmental Monitoring Center   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol Optical Depth; Particulate matter; Regression models; Satellite remote sensing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; AEROSOL OPTICAL THICKNESS; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION MODEL; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COASTAL ZONES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RADIOMETERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER POLLUTION; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); METEOROLOGY; MODIS; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICULATE MATTER; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84875953616     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.09.0234     Document Type: Article

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