Remote Sensing in Air Quality Monitoring
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 167
Special Issue Editors
Interests: automatic matching and fusion of multi-source geospatial data; application of GIS, RS and machine learning technology in environmental science
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: geography information system; remote sensing; matching learning; deep learning; image super resolution; pattern recognition
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Over the last decade, air quality monitoring has become a critical focus of environmental research, driven by growing concerns about public health and climate change. Traditional monitoring methods, primarily relying on ground-based stations, offer valuable insights, but often suffer from limitations in spatial coverage and temporal resolution. Rapid advancements in remote sensing technologies, particularly satellite-based sensors, has transformed air quality monitoring by enabling large-scale real-time assessments of atmospheric conditions. Remote sensing provides a powerful tool to monitor air pollution across extensive regions, offering a broader perspective and improved data accessibility compared to traditional methods. Such developments in remote sensing techniques have significant implications for our ability to track and understand air quality dynamics on a global scale. Hence, this Special Issue aims to explore the latest advancements in the use of remote sensing for air quality monitoring, focusing on novel methods, technologies, and applications that improve our understanding of air pollution dynamics. We welcome papers on a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to, the following:
- Remote sensing methods for air pollution detection and monitoring;
- Development of air quality models based on remote sensing data;
- Use of remote sensing and machine/deep learning techniques in air quality trend analysis;
- Air quality prediction and forecasting based on remote sensing data.
We invite contributions that delve into both the technical challenges and practical applications of remote sensing in air quality monitoring, aiming to provide insights into how this technology can help inform policy, improve public health outcomes, and contribute to sustainable environmental practices.
Prof. Dr. Meng Zhang
Dr. Bo Zhang
Prof. Dr. Naifang Bei
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- remote sensing
- air pollution detection and monitering
- machine learning and deep learning
- multispectral satellite data
- primary air pollutants
- estimation, prediction and forecasting
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