Estimating Regional Spatial and Temporal Variability of PM 2.5 Concentrations Using Satellite Data, Meteorology, and Land Use Information
Author(s) -
Yang Liu,
Christopher J. Paciorek,
Petros Koutrakis
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
environmental health perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257
H-Index - 282
eISSN - 1552-9924
pISSN - 0091-6765
DOI - 10.1289/ehp.0800123
Subject(s) - environmental science , aerosol , particulates , satellite , geostationary orbit , generalized additive model , meteorology , land cover , spatial distribution , aerodynamic diameter , land use , atmospheric sciences , climatology , remote sensing , geography , statistics , mathematics , ecology , civil engineering , aerospace engineering , geology , engineering , biology
Studies of chronic health effects due to exposures to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameters <or= 2.5 microm (PM(2.5)) are often limited by sparse measurements. Satellite aerosol remote sensing data may be used to extend PM(2.5) ground networks to cover a much larger area.
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