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Cutting-Edge Developments in Air Quality and Health
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 14839 | Submission Open
Keywords: particulate matter; element; air pollutant distribution; indoor/outdoor concentration; source apportionment; biomonitoring; environmental exposure; oxidative potential; oxidative stress
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
Understanding Space Physics and Atmospheric Electricity with VLF/ELF Signals
edited by , Alexander P. Nickolaenko, and Yasuhide Hobara
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9921 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric electricity; VLF (very-low-frequency; 3– 30 kHz)/ELF (extremely low-frequency; 1 Hz– 3 kHz) wave; space physics; ionosphere; astrophysics; sesismo-electromagnetics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Upper Atmosphere)
Coordinated Control of PM2.5 and O3 and Its Impacts in China
edited by Hui Zhao
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9244 | Submission Open
Keywords: PM2.5; O3; emission characteristics; health impacts; environmental impacts; monitoring and assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Feature Papers in Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling (2nd Edition)
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7037 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing; instruments; laboratory measurement techniques; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data science; model development; algorithm; satellite; carbon balance/carbon cycle; infrared spectroscopy; lidar; radar; unmanned aerial vehicles/drone; point cloud; GNSS; microwave radiometry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling)
New Perspectives in Hydrological Extremes submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3603 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrological extremes; climate change; precipitation patterns; temperature variability; heatwaves; droughts; multivariate analysis; water resource management; adaptation strategies; artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Ionospheric Irregularity (2nd Edition)
edited by and Yi Liu
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3271 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionospheric irregularities; coupling between the ionosphere; atmosphere; and magnetosphere; sudden stratospheric warming; typhoon; geomagnetic storms; auroral substorms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Upper Atmosphere)
Research About Permafrost–Atmosphere Interactions (2nd Edition)
edited by Ruiqiang Bai, Zhilang You and Guanji Li
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2821 | Submission Open
Keywords: permafrost; land– atmosphere interaction; thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling process; cold region engineering; heat reflective technology; climate change; ecosystem; remote sensing; radar
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions)
Indoor Environmental Quality, Health and Performance
edited by , Abiyu Kerebo Berekute and Jacob Mensah-Attipoe
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor environmental quality (IEQ); ambient air quality; health and well-being; ventilation efficiency; building performance; sustainable indoor environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
State-of-the-Art in Severe Weather Research
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2167 | Submission Open
Keywords: hail; hailstorm; radar; lightning; satellite; numerical weather prediction; internal structure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Understanding Cloud Processes and Cloud–Climate Feedback: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives
edited by Hao Luo
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1797 | Submission Open
Keywords: cloud processes; cloud physics; cloud– climate feedback; cloud radiative effects; climate change; satellite observations; climate modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climatology)
Urban Emissions and Climate Action: Strategies for a Low-Carbon Future
edited by Sudarmanto Nugroho and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1076 | Submission Open
Keywords: low-carbon cities; climate changes and cities; net zero; urban transition; climate synergies; multiple benefits
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climatology)
Drought, Land Use, and Ecosystem Feedbacks Under Global Climate Change
edited by , Lei Huang and Xiaoyu Meng​​
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 307 | Submission Open
Keywords: land surface processes; drought; soil moisture; evapotranspiration; land– atmosphere interactions; climate change; vegetation response; remote sensing; ecohydrology; surface energy balance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions)
Lightning, Wildfire and Remote Sensing Research
edited by Brian Vant-Hull
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: wildfire; lightning; remote sensing; fire ignition; fire detection
Machine Learning for Atmospheric and Remote Sensing Research submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open
Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; deep learning; remote sensing; atmospheric applications; earth observation; environmental monitoring; data fusion; climate science; air quality; satellite data; explainable AI; weather forecasting; anomaly detection; edge computing; geospatial analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling)
Artificial Intelligence in Air–Sea Interaction Monitoring
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submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence (AI); machine learning (ML); deep learning (DL); air– sea interaction; ocean– atmosphere coupling; remote sensing; climate modeling; typhoon prediction; extreme weather events; marine meteorology; spatiotemporal modeling; generative AI; data assimilation; wave and wind field analysis; AI-enhanced satellite observations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling)
The Application of Deep Learning Technology for Spatiotemporal Prediction of Air Pollution from Urban Mobile Sources (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: mobile source emissions spatiotemporal analysis at the road level; relationships and variations of mobile source emissions across regions; mobile source emissions control management strategies; correlation analysis of air pollution and traffic emissions; novel analysis method for heavy-duty vehicles’ OBD data processing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Human Health in the Global South submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; climate change; human health; ecosystems; health inequity; exposure assessment; mitigation strategies; environmental justice; adaptation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
Atmospheric Chemistry of Halogenated Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Related Biofuel Uses
edited by María Belén Blanco and Mariano Andrés Teruel
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric chemistry; halogenated volatile organic compounds; biofuels; tropospheric ozone; stratospheric ozone; emissions; chemical reactivity; emerging pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Indoor/Outdoor Air Quality and Their Health Effects
edited by and Nai-Tzu Chen
submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open
Keywords: indoor air quality; atmospheric pollution; source identification; health effects; emergency pollutants; bioaerosols; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
Exploring the Earth's Ionosphere with a Dynamical Systems Approach
edited by , Ryan M. McGranaghan and Giulia D’Angelo
submission deadline 2 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 590 | Submission Open
Keywords: ionosphere as a dynamical systems; machine learning; ionospheric turbulence; solar wind-ionosphere coupling; magnetosphere-ionosphere dynamics; near-earth current systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Upper Atmosphere)
Air Quality in the Era of Net-Zero Buildings submission deadline 12 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 222 | Submission Open
Keywords: air quality modelling; air quality monitoring; building performance evaluation; building retrofit; energy-efficient buildings; healthy buildings; indoor air quality; low-carbon building design; net-zero buildings; outdoor air quality; ventilation strategies; indoor and outdoor air quality relationships; retrofit; thermal comfort
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Climate Change Over the Tibetan Plateau and Surroundings on Decadal to Sub-Orbital Timescales and Its Driving Mechanisms
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 9941 | Submission Open
Keywords: holocene; paleoclimate changes; dust activity; precipitation change; atmospheric circulation; temperature reconstruction; modern processes; tibetan plateau; Chinese Loess Plateau; arid Central Asia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climatology)
Impacts of Anthropogenic Emissions on Air Quality submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2438 | Submission Open
Keywords: anthropogenic emissions; air quality; air pollution; atmospheric composition; environmental pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Global Ocean–Atmosphere Teleconnections and Their Influence on Climate Variability and Ecological Processes: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Recent Advances
edited by José Villanueva-Díaz and
submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 156 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean– atmosphere teleconnections; climate modeling; paleoclimate reconstructions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions)
Long-Term Dust Transport
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submission deadline 26 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5648 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric dust; sand and dust storm; road dust
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Characterization and Toxicity of Atmospheric Pollutants submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3562 | Submission Open
Keywords: monitoring of gaseous emissions; airborne particulate matter; emissions abatement; risk assessment; toxicity of airborne pollutants
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
Aviation Emissions and Their Impact on Air Quality submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1619 | Submission Open
Keywords: aviation emissions; air quality; aviation industry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Aerosol–Climate Linkages Under Global Warming and Emission Transitions
edited by , Tiangang Yuan and
submission deadline 27 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 350 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol; natural aerosol; climate; global warming; spatial– temporal variations; interaction mechanisms
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerosols)
Traffic Related Emission (3rd Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7565 | Submission Open
Keywords: traffic-related emissions; alternative fuel; internal combustion engine; motor vehicle; non-road mobile machinery (NRMM); non-exhaust particles; life-cycle assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution Control)
Data Assimilation for Predicting Hurricane, Typhoon and Storm (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7168 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical cyclone; data assimilation; radar data; satellite radiance data; hybrid systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Anthropogenic Pollutants in Environmental Geochemistry (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5013 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric deposition; historic record; long-term monitoring; geochemical conditions; soil properties; source appointment; persistent organic pollutants; microplastics; heavy metals
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Urban Impact on the Low Atmosphere Processes
edited by and María Ángeles García Pérez
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4479 | Submission Open
Keywords: urban heat island; urban sustainability; urban meteorology; urban parks; urban climate; microclimate; urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Application of Emerging Methods in Aerosol Research
edited by Pengzhen He and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3707 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol measurement; model development; formation mechanism; machine learning; artificial intelligence; high-resolution mass spectrometry
(This special issue belongs to the Section Atmospheric Techniques, Instruments, and Modeling)
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Drought: Exploring Regional Drought Indicators and Indices submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3294 | Submission Open
Keywords: drought variability; spatial drought analysis; regional drought indicators; drought indices; hydrological drought; meteorological drought; agricultural drought; climate variability; drought risk assessment; water scarcity; soil moisture deficit; evapotranspiration; drought forecasting; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climatology)
Solar Radiation, Aerosol, and Multiple Interactions Between Solar Radiation and Atmospheric Substances
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2997 | Submission Open
Keywords: solar radiation (global; UV; visible; near infrared; etc.); aerosol; clouds; anthropogenic and biogenic volatile organic compounds (AVOCs; BVOCs); carbon balance (gross primary production (GPP); respiration (Re); and net ecosystem exchange (NEE)); climate and climate change; paleoclimate; in situ observations and remote sensing inversions; surface energy budget; solar radiation– atmospheric substance interaction; land– atmosphere interaction; solar radiation– atmospheric substance– climate interactions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions)
Water Resource Challenges and Sustainable Management Solutions Under the Interaction of Climate Change and Human Activities
edited by , Fugang Li, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2402 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change; water resource management; Waliguan curve; water cycle mechanism; hydrological model; glacial water resources; dual carbon targets; extreme weather; regional sustainable development; sustainable use of water resources; impact of human activities
Air Quality, Health, and Environmental Sustainability: Challenges and Solutions submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2339 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution; air quality monitoring  ; public health; environmental sustainability  ; particulate matter (PM2.5; PM10); climate change; respiratory diseases  ; air quality regulations  ; health risk assessment  ; emission control technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
Hydrogen and Combustion Emissions: Atmospheric Pathways, NOₓ Impacts, and Clean Energy Futures submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1596 | Submission Open
Keywords: atmospheric hydrogen; combustion emissions; NOx emission; hydrogen leakage; green hydrogen emissions; air quality impacts; atmospheric chemistry; hydrogen and climate interactions; hydrogen capture; sustainable hydrogen technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Outdoor and Indoor Air Ions, Radon, and Ozone
edited by Predrag M. Kolarž and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental ionization; indoor air ions; air ions in the troposphere; air purification; indoor air quality; air ion generators; aerosols and bio-aerosols; outdoor air quality; ions and health; outdoor and indoor ozone pollution; ozone as a sterilizing gas; ozone health effects; tropospheric ozone; radon in the environment; radon mitigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerosols)
Brake Wear Particle Emissions: Formation, Transport, Sampling and Prevention
edited by , Sebastian Gramstat, Frank Schiefer and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1266 | Submission Open
Keywords: brake wear particle emissions; particle formation; tribology; particle injection; transport and deposition; sampling; measurement; filtration and suction systems; regenerative braking; coated brake discs; low-wear friction pairings
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Hydrometeorological Extremes: Mechanisms, Impacts and Future Risks
edited by Feng Ma
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1193 | Submission Open
Keywords: hydrometeorological extremes; driving mechanism; extreme event attribution; impact; risk assessment and projection; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Atmospheric Radon and Radioecology
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submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1085 | Submission Open
Keywords: radon; atmosphere; transport; modelling; radioecology; education; health; risk; AI
Tropical Monsoon Circulation and Dynamics
edited by Debashis Nath and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1006 | Submission Open
Keywords: monsoon; tropics; circulation; natural variability; anthropogenic forcings; prediction; South and East Asia
(This special issue belongs to the Section Climatology)
Weather Solutions for Advanced Air Mobility
edited by Mounir Chrit, and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 392 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced air mobility; uncrewed aircraft systems; mission planning; weather prediction and sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Geospatial Analytics for Healthy Cities: Exploring Air Pollution and Socio-Spatial Inequality in Urban Environments
edited by , Hanlin Zhou, , and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open
Keywords: air pollution exposure; geospatial analytics; urban health inequalities; environmental justice; spatial epidemiology; sustainable urban planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality and Health)
Remote Sensing of Aerosols and Clouds: Current Status and Emerging Challenges
edited by Lerato Shikwambana, Nkanyiso Mbatha and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerosol remote sensing; cloud remote sensing; radiative transfer; aerosol optical thickness; cloud optical thickness; atmospheric pollution; aerosol– cloud interactions; climate change; remote sensing
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aerosols)
Observations, Simulations, and Inventories of Carbon Sinks, Sources, and Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: greenhouse gases; emission sources; carbon sinks; observations; simulations; carbon dioxide removal
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Quality)
Advances in Observation and Simulation Studies of Ionosphere submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open
Keywords: earth’ s ionosphere research; space weather impacts on communication; satellite navigation and ionosphere; ground-based ionospheric observation systems; data assimilation in ionospheric studies; physics-based ionospheric models; ionospheric irregularities and storms; machine learning in space science; ionosphere and human health interactions; real-time ionospheric monitoring and forecasting
(This special issue belongs to the Section Upper Atmosphere)
The Challenge of Weather and Climate Prediction (2nd Edition)
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open
Keywords: data assimilation for numerical weather and climate forecasting; application of atmospheric and oceanic models; ensemble forecasting; weather and climate forecasting verification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Meteorology)
Thermal and Dynamic Disasters in Coal Mines: Pollution Emissions and Response Strategies
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: gangue hill fire; efficient flame retardant; gas explosion; coal and gas outburst; coal mine dust; external mine fire; disaster response technology; coupled disasters; pollutant emissions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Pollution Control)
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