Aerosol Remote Sensing and Radiative Transfer Modeling

Dear Colleagues,

Aerosol remote sensing refers to the measurement and analysis of the physical and optical properties of solid or liquid particles (aerosols) suspended in the atmosphere from remote locations using satellites, aircraft, ground sensors, and other technologies. Aerosols originate from diverse sources including sea salt, volcanic ash, soil dust, wildfire smoke, and anthropogenic substances. Understanding their distribution and properties is critically important for the global environment, regional environments, living environments, and individual ecosystems, as they significantly impact climate change, air quality, and human health.

The fundamental principle of remote sensing lies in utilizing light scattering and absorption by aerosols. Sensors capture signals altered by the interaction of radiation from sources such as sunlight with the atmosphere and the Earth's surface. These signals are analyzed based on radiative transfer models to infer aerosol properties—including concentration, size distribution, shape, chemical composition, and vertical distribution.

Observation data is utilized for elucidating climate change mechanisms, monitoring air pollution, monitoring forest fires and volcanic eruptions, and assessing the impacts on human health.

This Special Issue broadly welcomes research papers not only on aerosol remote sensing data analysis but also on new ideas, future perspectives, and sensing technology development.

Prof. Dr. Makiko Nakata
Prof. Dr. Sonoyo Mukai
Guest Editors

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