Seasonal variations in aerosol optical thickness over eastern China determined from VIIRS data and ground measurements

References

• Bergin, M. H., G. R. Cass, J. Xu, C. Fang, L. M. Zeng, T. Yu, L. G. Salmon, et al. 2001. “Aerosol Radiative, Physical, and Chemical Properties in Beijing during June 1999.” Journal of Geophysics Research: Atmospheres 106 (D16): 17969–17980. doi:10.1029/2001JD900073.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cao, C., F. Deluccia, X. Xiong, R. Wolfe, and F. Weng. 2014. “Early On-orbit Performance of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership (Suomi-NPP) Satellite.” IEEE Transaction on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 2: 1142–1156. doi:10.1109/TGRS.2013.2247768.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Charlson, R. J., S. E. Schwartz, J. M. Hales, R. D. Cess, J. A. Coakley, J. E. Hansen, and D. J. Hofmann. 1992. “Climate Forcing by Anthropogenic Aerosols.” Science 255: 423–430. doi:10.1126/science.255.5043.423.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chu, D. A., Y. J. Kaufman, C. Ichoku, L. A. Remer, D. Tanre, and B. N. Holben. 2002. “Validation of MODIS Aerosol Optical Depth Retrieval over Land.” Geophysical Research Letter 29 (12): MOD2-1–MOD2-4. doi:10.1029/2001GL013205.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gao, J., T. Wang, X. Zhou, W. Wu, and W. Wang. 2009. “Measurement of Aerosol Number Size Distributions in the Yangtze River Delta in China: Formation and Growth of Particles under Polluted Conditions.” Atmospheric Environment 43: 829–836. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.10.046.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hutchison, K. D., and A. P. Cracknell. 2006. Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite: A New Operational Cloud Imager. Baton Roca: CRC/Taylor & Francis.
   Google Scholar
• Jackson, J. M., H. Liu, I. Laszlo, S. Kondragunta, L. A. Remer, J. Huang, and H. C. Huang. 2013. “Suomi-NPP VIIRS Aerosol Algorithms and Data Products.” Journal of Geophysics Research: Atmospheres 118: 12673–12689.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kim, S.-W., S.-C. Yoon, J. Kim, and S.-Y. Kim. 2007. “Seasonal and Monthly Variations of Columnar Aerosol Optical Properties over East Asia Determined from Multi-Year MODIS, LIDAR, and AERONET Sun/Sky Radiometer Measurements.” Atmospheric Environment 41: 1634–1651. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.10.044.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kokhanovsky, A. A. 2013. “Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Aerosol Using Space Borne Optical Observations.” Earth-Science Reviews 116: 95–108. doi:10.1016/j.earscirev.2012.10.008.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li, P. F., R. C. Yan, S. C. Yu, S. Wang, W. P. Liu, and H. M. Bao. 2015. “Reinstate Regional Transport of PM2.5 as a Major Cause of Severe Haze in Beijing.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (21): E2739–E2740. doi:10.1073/pnas.1502596112.
   Google Scholar
• Liu, H. Q., L. A. Remer, J. F. Huang, H. C. Huang, S. Kondragunta, I. Laszlo, M. Oo, and J. M. Jackson. 2014. “Preliminary Evaluation of S-NPP VIIRS Aerosol Optical Thickness.” Journal of Geophysics Research: Atmospheres 119: 3942−3962.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Meng, F., C. Y. Cao, X. Shao, and Y. G. Shi. 2014. “Spatial and Temporal Variation of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (Viirs)-Derived Aerosol Optical Thickness over Shandong, China.” International Journal of Remote Sensing 35: 6023–6034. doi:10.1080/01431161.2014.939784.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Qi, Y. L., J. M. Ge, and J. P. Huang. 2013. “Spatial and Temporal Distribution of MODIS and MISR Aerosol Optical Depth over Northern China and Comparison with AERONET.” Chinese Science Bulletin 58 (20): 2497–2506. doi:10.1007/s11434-013-5678-5.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Takegawa, N., T. Miyakawa, M. Kuwata, Y. Kondo, Y. Zhao, S. Han, K. Kita, et al. 2009. “Variability of Submicron Aerosol Observed at a Rural Site in Beijing in the Summer of 2006.” Journal of Geophysics Research 114: D00G05. doi:10.1029/2008JD010857.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang, Y., J. Xin, Z. Li, S. Wang, P. Wang, W. Hao, B. L. Nordgren, H. Chen, L. Wang, and Y. Sun. 2011. “Seasonal Variations in Aerosol Optical Properties over China.” Journal of Geophysical Research 116: D18209. doi:10.1029/2010JD015376.
   Google Scholar
• Xia, X. A., H. B. Chen, P. C. Wang, W. X. Zhang, P. Goloub, B. Chatenet, T. F. Eck, and B. N. Holben. 2006. “Variation of Column-Integrated Aerosol Properties in a Chinese Urban Region.” Journal of Geophysics Research 2006a: D06204.
   Google Scholar
• Xin, J. Y., Y. S. Wang, Z. Li, P. Wang, W. M. Hao, B. L. Nordgren, S. Wang, et al. 2007. “AOD and Angstrom Wavelength Exponent of Aerosols Observed by the Chinese Sun Hazemeter Network from August 2004 to September 2005.” Journal of Geophysics Research 112: D05203. doi:10.1029/2006JD007075.
   Google Scholar
• Xin, J. Y., Y. S. Wang, Y. P. Pan, D. S. Ji, Z. R. Liu, T. X. Wen, Y. H. Wang, et al. 2015. “The Campaign on Atmospheric Aerosol Research Network of China: CARE-China.” Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 96 (7): 1137–1155. doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00039.1.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xin, J. Y., L. L. Wang, Y. S. Wang, Z. Q. Li, and P. C. Wang. 2011. “Trends in Aerosol Optical Properties over the Bohai Rim in Northeast China from 2004 to 2010.” Atmospheric Environment 45: 6317–6325. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.08.052.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xin, J. Y., Q. Zhang, L. L. Wang, C. S. Gong, Y. S. Wang, Z. R. Liu, and W. K. Gao. 2014. “The Empirical Relationship between the PM2.5 Concentration and Aerosol Optical Depth over the Background of North China from 2009 to 2011.” Atmospheric Research 138: 179–188. doi:10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.11.001.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yu, S. C., Q. Y. Zhang, R. C. Yan, S. Wang, P. F. Li, B. X. Chen, W. P. Liu, and X. Y. Zhang. 2014. “Origin of Air Pollution during a Weekly Heavy Haze Episode in Hangzhou, China.” Environmental Chemistry Letters 12: 543–550. doi:10.1007/s10311-014-0483-1.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, Y.-L., and F. Cao. 2015. “Fine Particulate Matter (PM 2.5) in China at a City Level.” Scientific Reports 5: 14884. doi:10.1038/srep14884.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar