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Full Coverage Hourly PM 2.5 Concentrations’ Estimation Using Himawari-8 and MERRA-2 AODs in China

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  • Zhenghua Liu

    (Institute of Seismology, China Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China
    Key Laboratory of Earthquake Geodesy, China Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China
    Hubei Earthquake Administration, Wuhan 430071, China)

  • Qijun Xiao

    (Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
    Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China)

  • Rong Li

    (Faculty of Resources and Environmental Science, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
    Hubei Key Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Response, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China)

Abstract

(1) Background: Recognising the full spatial and temporal distribution of PM 2.5 is important in order to understand the formation, evolution and impact of pollutants. The high temporal resolution satellite, Himawari-8, providing an hourly AOD dataset, has been used to predict real-time hourly PM 2.5 concentrations in China in previous studies. However, the low observation frequency of the AOD due to long-term cloud/snow cover or high surface reflectance may produce high uncertainty in characterizing diurnal variation in PM 2.5 . (2) Methods: We fill the missing Himawari-8 AOD with MERRA-2 AOD, and drive the random forest model with the gap-filled AOD (AOD H+M ) and Himawari-8 AOD (AOD H ) to estimate hourly PM 2.5 concentrations, respectively. Then we compare AOD H+M -derived PM 2.5 with AOD H -derived PM 2.5 in detail. (3) Results: Overall, the non-random missing information of the Himawari-8 AOD will bring large biases to the diurnal variations in regions with both a high polluted level and a low polluted level. (4) Conclusions: Filling the gap with the MERRA-2 AOD can provide reliable, full spatial and temporal PM 2.5 predictions, and greatly reduce errors in PM 2.5 estimation. This is very useful for dynamic monitoring of the evolution of PM 2.5 in China.

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  • Zhenghua Liu & Qijun Xiao & Rong Li, 2023. "Full Coverage Hourly PM 2.5 Concentrations’ Estimation Using Himawari-8 and MERRA-2 AODs in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-12, January.
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