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Highly accurate data on the spatial distribution of ambient fine particulate matter (&lt;2.5 μm: PM 2.5 ) is currently quite limited in China. By introducing NO₂ and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) into the Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) model, a newly developed GWR model combined with a fused Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) product and meteorological parameters could explain approximately 87% of the variability in the corresponding PM 2.5 mass concentrations. There existed obvious increase in the estimation accuracy against the original GWR model without NO₂ and EVI, where cross-validation R² increased from 0.77 to 0.87. Both models tended to overestimate when measurement is low and underestimate when high, where the exact boundary value depended greatly on the dependent variable. There was still severe PM 2.5 pollution in many residential areas until 2015; however, policy-driven energy conservation and emission reduction not only reduced the severity of PM 2.5 pollution but also its spatial range, to a certain extent, from 2014 to 2015. The accuracy of satellite-derived PM 2.5 still has limitations for regions with insufficient ground monitoring stations and desert areas. Generally, the use of NO₂ and EVI in GWR models could more effectively estimate PM 2.5 at the national scale than previous GWR models. The results in this study could provide a reasonable reference for assessing health impacts, and could be used to examine the effectiveness of emission control strategies under implementation in China.

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Ground Level PM2.5 Estimates over China Using Satellite-Based Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) Models Are Improved by Including NO2 and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI)