Formation, features and controlling strategies of severe haze-fog pollutions in China

H Fu, J Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
With rapid industrialization and urbanization, China is facing a great challenge with regard
to severe fog-haze pollutions, which were characterized by high fine particulate …

[HTML][HTML] An analysis of air pollution associated with the 2023 sand and dust storms over China: Aerosol properties and PM10 variability

M Filonchyk, MP Peterson, L Zhang, H Yan - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Every spring, a large part of China is confronted with sand and dust storms (SDS)–mainly
originating in the Gobi (including Chinese and Mongolian Gobi) and Taklamakan deserts. In …

Classification of aerosols over Saudi Arabia from 2004–2016

MA Ali, JE Nichol, M Bilal, Z Qiu, U Mazhar… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of aerosol size and composition is very important for investigating the
radiative forcing impacts of aerosols, distinguishing aerosol sources, and identifying harmful …

Characteristics and optical properties of atmospheric aerosols based on long-term AERONET investigations in an urban environment of Pakistan

B Zeb, K Alam, R Khan, A Ditta, R Iqbal, MF Elsadek… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Radiative balance, local climate, and human health are all significantly influenced by
aerosol. Recent severe air pollution over Lahore, a city in Pakistan calls for more thorough …

The empirical correlations between PM2. 5, PM10 and AOD in the Bei**g metropolitan region and the PM2. 5, PM10 distributions retrieved by MODIS

L Kong, J **n, W Zhang, Y Wang - Environmental pollution, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract We observed PM 2.5, PM 10 concentration, aerosol optical depth (AOD), and
Ångström exponents (α) in three typical stations, the Bei**g city, the **anghe suburban and …

Long-term (2002–2014) evolution and trend in Collection 5.1 Level-2 aerosol products derived from the MODIS and MISR sensors over the Chinese Yangtze River …

N Kang, KR Kumar, K Hu, X Yu, Y Yin - Atmospheric Research, 2016 - Elsevier
The present study aims to investigate spatio-temporal evolution and trend in the aerosol
optical properties (aerosol optical depth, AOD; Ångström exponent, AE), qualitatively identify …

Long-term aerosol optical depth trend over Iran and identification of dominant aerosol types

R Yousefi, F Wang, Q Ge, A Shaheen - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper focuses on analysis of long-term changes of aerosol optical depth (AOD) over
Iran. It describes contributions of dominant aerosol in the aerosol load over Iran covering the …

Long-term AOD trend assessment over the Eastern Mediterranean region: A comparative study including a new merged aerosol product

A Shaheen, R Wu, M Aldabash - Atmospheric Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
This study conducts a comprehensive estimation of aerosol optical depth (AOD) trend and a
classification of types of aerosols over the Eastern Mediterranean (EM) region using the …

Classification of key aerosol types and their frequency distributions based on satellite remote sensing data at an industrially polluted city in the Yangtze River Delta …

KR Kumar, N Kang, Y Yin - International Journal of Climatology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In the present study, characterization of columnar aerosol optical properties and classifying
the major aerosol types was investigated at an urban–industrial city, Nan**g in the Yangtze …

[PDF][PDF] Spatial variations and trends in AOD climatology over East Africa during 2002–2016: a comparative study using three satellite data sets

R Boiyo, KR Kumar, T Zhao - International Journal of Climatology, 2018 - researchgate.net
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) has become one of the most crucial parameters for climate
change assessment. This study presents long-term (2002–2016) spatio-temporal …