Evaluation and comparison of MODIS and VIIRS aerosol optical depth (AOD) products over regions in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea

PE Osgouei, G Roberts, S Kaya, M Bilal, J Dash… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aerosol loading has direct and indirect impacts on radiative forcing and climate; additionally,
exposure to high aerosol concentrations has adverse effects on human health. Several …

Investigating the long-term trends in aerosol optical depth and its association with meteorological parameters and enhanced vegetation index over Turkey

Ö Zeydan, S Tariq, F Qayyum, U Mehmood… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) provides useful information on particulate matter pollution at
both regional and global levels. In this study, the long-term datasets of aerosols …

Estimation of particulate matter concentrations in Türkiye using a random forest model based on satellite AOD retrievals

G Tuna Tuygun, T Elbir - Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk …, 2023 - Springer
This study estimates intra-daily PM10 concentrations at 213 inland and coastal monitoring
sites in Türkiye from 2008 to 2019 using satellite-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) from the …

Winter AOD trend changes over the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region

A Shaheen, R Wu, J Lelieveld… - International Journal …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The present study documents the winter aerosol optical depth (AOD) trends over the Eastern
Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME) region using MERRA‐2 and moderate‐resolution …

Performance of MODIS C6. 1 dark target and deep blue aerosol products in Delhi national capital region, India: application for aerosol studies

V Sharma, S Ghosh, M Bilal, S Dey, S Singh - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) of India is one of the most polluted regions in
the world, yet only two ground-based monitoring sites under the AEROsol RObotic NETwork …

Long-term spatiotemporal variation in atmospheric aerosol properties over Türkiye based on MERRA-2 reanalysis data: aerosol classification based on city type

G Tuna Tuygun, T Elbir - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2024 - Springer
Due to their complex aerosol characteristics, it is crucial to analyze the trends and properties
of atmospheric aerosols over the eastern Mediterranean countries. This study …

Evaluation and comparison of VIIRS dark target and deep blue aerosol products over land

Q Wang, S Li, J Yang, D Zhou - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The dark target (DT) and deep blue (DB) algorithms have been applied to the VIIRS to
construct a long-term climate data recording of atmospheric aerosols. This study provides …

Spatio-temporal distribution of INSAT-3D AOD derived particulate matter concentration over India

A Gupta, Y Kant, D Mitra, P Chauhan - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Ground observations over 60–80 sites in India during 2014–18 reveal that Particulate Matter
(PM) concentration exceeded National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) by 1.5–2.5 …

Characterization of released dust over open waters in the south of the Iran Plateau based on satellite and ground-based measurements

F Bayat, HR Khalesifard - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Satellite recordings by CALIPSO and Aqua-MODIS, available data on the Aerosol Robotic
Net-work (AERONET), and synoptic stations have been used to investigate dust storms over …

An intercomparison of SEMARA high-resolution AOD and MODIS operational AODs

M Bagherinia, S Bodaghpour, N Karimi… - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
SEMARA is a high-resolution aerosol optical depth (AOD) retrieval algorithm that
incorporates two algorithms, Simplified and Robust Surface Reflectance Estimation Method …