Urban Air Quality Monitoring using Remote Sensing

Dear Colleagues,

Air pollution around the world is a growing problem, and achieving clean air for breathing is one of the top priorities of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Remote sensing methods from space or ground, over the last two decades, have advanced, and can provide useful information on the state of the air. The focus of this Special Issue is on the monitoring and forecasting of surface air quality using the remote sensing observations of aerosols and trace gases at local, regional, and global scales. We encourage authors to submit contributions that describe original research methods, data, and the results of studies conducted on aerosols and trace gases (i.e., NO2, SO2, O3, HCHO, CH4, NH3, etc.) products from ground- and space-based remote sensing sensors. The specific topics include (but are not limited to) the following: PM2.5/PM10 measurements and estimates from satellite and surface; regional trends of atmospheric composition; assimilation of satellite data into regional and global models; transport of aerosols; role of biomass burning; dust aerosols and anthropogenic emissions in air quality; boundary layer processes and their impact on satellite estimations; and the physical and statistical modeling of air quality, population health, and ecological impact assessments driven by satellite data. Air quality product development, validation, and inter-comparison with models from current satellite and sensors in LEO (TROPOMI, MODIS, MISR, OMI, VIIRS, and OMPS), GEO (GOES-R, GOES-S, Himawari-8/9, GOCI, anf INSAT), and L1 (EPIC) orbits are encouraged. Studies discussing upcoming satellite missions (i.e., TEMPO, MAIA, GEMS, and 3MI) are also welcome.

Dr. Pawan Gupta
Prof. Dr. Sagnik Dey
Dr. Jason Blake Cohen
Guest Editors

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