Advances in Remote Sensing Observation of Aerosol Properties and Assessment of Their Effects (Second Edition)

Dear Colleagues,

Aerosols are a crucial component of the atmosphere, significantly impacting climate change, air pollution, material transport, and ecological environments. Most aerosols have universal characteristics, including the regional distribution of sources, variability of properties, and short lifetimes. The rapid development of the economy and society, coupled with strong environmental actions by governments, has led to significant changes in the optical, physical, and chemical properties of aerosols. For instance, seasonal meteorological conditions can determine the transport of aerosols from their sources as well as their vertical distribution through the atmosphere. During the processes of drying or deposition, cloud processes and atmospheric chemical reactions can further alter the properties of aerosols. The anthropogenic emissions of aerosols and precursor gases have a significant impact on aerosols, both in terms of chemical and physical properties as well as optical properties, and their effects can be enhanced by the transport of aerosols from other places, such as biomass burning aerosols and dust particles emitted from deserts. Therefore, obtaining the spatial distribution of aerosol parameters on a large scale or even a global scale based on satellite remote sensing is very important.

The first volume of this Special Issue of Remote Sensing focused on the application of remote sensing measurement techniques, including satellite-borne, airborne, and ground-based observations, to investigate the spatiotemporal variation characteristics of aerosol properties in key global regions. By compiling cutting-edge research advances in aerosol characterization, this issue aims to provide a valuable reference and knowledge base for researchers in atmospheric science, environmental monitoring, and climate change studies.

Building on the enthusiastic response and academic success of the first volume, we are pleased to announce a continued call for high-quality original contributions for the second volume of this Special Issue. We welcome innovative studies that advance the retrieval, validation, and application of aerosol optical, physical, and chemical properties derived from remote sensing observations and associated optical remote sensing techniques. This includes but is not limited to research on the spatiotemporal distribution, seasonal cycles, interannual variability, and regional disparities of aerosols over densely populated urban areas, industrial zones, dust source regions, biomass burning regions, oceanic environments, and climatically sensitive zones.

We particularly encourage submissions that explore the physical and chemical mechanisms underlying observed aerosol variations, such as the impacts of emission sources, regional transport, atmospheric mixing, particle aging, hygroscopic growth, and cloud interactions. We also highly value research that quantifies the influence of meteorological conditions, boundary layer structure, synoptic systems, and large-scale circulation patterns on aerosol spatiotemporal features. In addition, manuscripts focusing on multi-platform data fusion, algorithm improvement, uncertainty analysis, data assimilation, and the climatic, environmental, and health effects of aerosols are strongly encouraged. In short, any high-quality research that deepens our understanding of aerosol properties and their dynamic evolution using remote sensing is welcome.

Dr. Kaitao Li
Dr. Xingfeng Chen
Dr. Lei Li
Dr. Donghui Li
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-anonymized peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Remote Sensing is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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• aerosol optical, physical, and chemical properties
• remote sensing observations
• simulation and inversion
• environmental, health, and climate assessment
• spatiotemporal distribution
• contributing factor analysis

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