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Special Issue "Stereoscopic Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Ozone and Its Precursors and Its Applications"

A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 March 2024 | Viewed by 320

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Cheng Liu
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School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei 230026, China
Interests: satellite remote sensing; ground based remote sensing (MAX-DOAS, FTS, Lidar); deep learning
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Department of Physics, Universidad de Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Interests: solar radiation; clouds; aerosols; water vapor; ozone
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Ozone pollution is becoming an increasingly prominent problem, which is mainly derived from atmospheric photochemical reactions of its precursors (VOCs, NOx, etc.), as well as stratospheric invasion. The monitoring of the atmospheric ozone and its precursors is critical to understanding the sources and causes of ozone pollution, which can support air quality management and reduce human exposure. Despite the current monitoring networks being insufficient for full understanding of the formation and source attribution of ozone pollution at the surface, the need for the development of an international stereoscopic monitoring strategy is emphasized due to the inhomogeneity of ozone pollution in both the horizontal and vertical directions. The stereoscopic monitoring and analysis strategy based on technologies such as multi-platform remote sensing (satellites, ground-based and mobile) and modeling will help us to more effectively characterize the formation of ozone pollution, leading to an advanced diagnostic understanding and prediction of ozone pollution.

This Special Issue aims to present studies on stereoscopic remote sensing and model simulation and analysis of the atmospheric ozone and its precursors. Topics can cover all aspects related to the monitoring, modeling and analysis of the atmospheric ozone and its precursors.

Prof. Dr. Cheng Liu
Dr. Manuel Antón
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • satellite remote sensing
  • ground-based remote sensing
  • ozone
  • ozone precursors
  • NOx
  • VOCs
  • monitoring
  • chemistry
  • modeling
  • multi-source data fusion
  • machine learning

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Differences in the Vertical Distribution of Aerosols, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Formaldehyde between Islands and Inland Areas: A Case Study in the Yangtze River Delta of China
Remote Sens. 2023, 15(23), 5475; https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15235475 - 23 Nov 2023
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Due to the difference of industrialization degree and meteorological conditions, there are obvious differences in the composition of air pollution between islands and inland areas. With Zhoushan (ZS) and Nanjing (NJ) representing islands and inland cities in the Yangtze River Delta, the differences [...] Read more.
Due to the difference of industrialization degree and meteorological conditions, there are obvious differences in the composition of air pollution between islands and inland areas. With Zhoushan (ZS) and Nanjing (NJ) representing islands and inland cities in the Yangtze River Delta, the differences in vertical distribution of atmospheric components were investigated. A combination of multi-axial differential optical absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS), weather research and forecasting (WRF), and potential source contribution function (PSCF) models were used to obtain vertical distribution data for aerosols, nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and formaldehyde (HCHO), meteorological factors, and pollution sources in summer 2019. The findings indicate that, except for the aerosol extinction coefficient (AE), the atmospheric composition at the ZS site was not significantly stratified. However, the AE, NO2, and HCHO at NJ all displayed a decreasing trend with altitude. Here is the interesting finding that the ZS site has a higher AE value than the NJ site, while NJ displays higher NO2 and HCHO columns than the ZS site. This discrepancy was primarily attributable to Zhoushan City’s extremely low traffic emissions when compared to inland cities. In addition, HCHO in the YRD region was significantly affected by human activities. Analysis of potential pollution sources found that regional transport contributed to differences in atmospheric composition at different altitudes in different regions. Aerosols, NO2, and HCHO in Nanjing were significantly affected by transport in inland areas. Aerosols in Zhoushan were easily affected by transport in the Yellow Sea and East China Sea, and NO2 and HCHO were significantly affected by transport contributions from surrounding areas in inland areas. The study strongly suggests that land and sea breezes play an important role in the vertical distribution of aerosols over island regions. Full article
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