A clearer picture of China’s Air: Using satellite data and ground monitoring to estimate PM2.5 over time

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2016, Pages A38-

  Seltenrich, Nate ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMOTE SENSING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 84956655808     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.124-A38     Document Type: Article

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