Global Estimates of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations from Satellite-Based Aerosol Optical Depth: Development and Application

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Authors

Aaron van Donkelaar · Dalhousie University

Randall V. Martin · Dalhousie University

Michael Bräuer · University of British Columbia

Ralph A. Kahn · Goddard Space Flight Center

R. C. Levy · Goddard Space Flight Center

Carolyn Verduzco · Dalhousie University

Paul J. Villeneuve ·

Abstract

Satellite-derived total-column AOD, when combined with a chemical transport model, provides estimates of global long-term average PM2.5 concentrations.

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Air Quality and Health Impacts Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

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Publication Details

Published in: Environmental Health Perspectives

Volume 118, Issue 6, pp. 847-855

DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0901623

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