Can MODIS AOD be employed to derive PM2.5 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei over China?

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 181, Issue , 2016, Pages 250-256

  Ma, Xiaoyan ^a   Wang, Jianying ^a   Yu, Fangqun ^b   Jia, Hailing ^a   Hu, Yanan ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Cloud; MODIS AOD, satellite retrieval; PM2.5; Vertical profile,relative humidity

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; ECONOMICS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GROUND-BASED OBSERVATIONS; NUMBER OF SAMPLES; PM2.5; PM2.5 CONCENTRATION; SATELLITE RETRIEVAL; SEASONAL CHARACTERISTICS; VERTICAL PROFILE;

RADIOMETERS;

CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MODIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; HEBEI; TIANJIN;

EID: 84978127491     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.06.018     Document Type: Article

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