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An inversion model for estimating the negative air ion concentration using MODIS images of the Daxing’anling region

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  • Cui Yue
  • Zhao Yuxin
  • Zhang Nan
  • Zhang Dongyou
  • Yang Jiangning

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The negative air ion (NAI) concentration is an essential indicator of air quality and atmospheric pollution. The NAI concentration can be used to monitor air quality on a regional scale and is commonly determined using field measurements. However, obtaining these measurements is time-consuming. In this paper, the relationship between remotely sensed surface parameters (such as land surface temperature, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), and leaf area index) obtained from MODIS data products and the measured NAI concentration using a stepwise regression method was analyzed to estimate the spatial distribution of the NAI concentration and verify the precision. The results indicated that the NAI concentration had a negative correlation with temperature, leaf area index (LAI), and gross primary production while it exhibited a positive correlation with the NDVI. The relationship between land surface temperature and the NAI concentration in the Daxing’anling region is expressed by the regression equation of y = -35.51x1 + 11206.813 (R2 = 0.6123). Additionally, the NAI concentration in northwest regions with high forest coverage was higher than that in southeast regions with low forest coverage, suggesting that forests influence the air quality and reduce the impact of environmental pollution. The proposed inversion model is suitable for evaluating the air quality in Daxing’anling and provides a reference for air quality evaluation in other areas. In the future, we will expand the quantity and distribution range of sampling points, conduct continuous observations of NAI concentrations and environmental parameters in the research areas with different land-use types, and further improve the accuracy of inversion results to analyze the spatiotemporal dynamic changes in NAI concentration and explore the possibility of expanding the application areas of NAI monitoring.

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  • Cui Yue & Zhao Yuxin & Zhang Nan & Zhang Dongyou & Yang Jiangning, 2020. "An inversion model for estimating the negative air ion concentration using MODIS images of the Daxing’anling region," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(11), pages 1-12, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0242554
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242554
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    1. Qi Chen & Rui Wang & Xinping Zhang & Jianjun Liu & Dexiang Wang, 2021. "Effects of Different Site Conditions on the Concentration of Negative Air Ions in Mountain Forest Based on an Orthogonal Experimental Study," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-14, October.

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