Space-based observations of tropospheric NO2 and aerosols offer considerable potential for air quality observation, particularly because these atmospheric constituents are largely concentrated in the lower atmospheric mixed layer.
Objective: Develop the application of satellite observations for insight into surface air quality.
Project Leaders:
Cooper, M. J., Martin, R. V., Hammer, M. S., Levelt, P. F., Veefkind, P., Lamsal, L. N., Krotkov, N. A., Brook, J. R., and McLinden, C. A., Global fine-scale changes in ambient NO2 during COVID-19 lockdowns, Nature, doi:10.7927/H4JW8BX5, 2022. [Link]
Cooper, M. J., R. V. Martin, C. A. McLinden, J. R. Brook, Inferring ground-level nitrogen dioxide concentrations at fine spatial resolution applied to the TROPOMI satellite instrument. Environ. Res. Letters, doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aba3a5, 2020. [Link]
Hammer, M. S., van Donkelaar, A., Martin, R. V., McDuffie, E. E., Lyapustin, A., Sayer, A. M., Hsu, N. C., Levy, R. C., Garay, M. J., Kalashnikova, O. V. and Kahn, R. A., Effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on fine particulate matter concentrations, Sci. Adv., doi:10.1126/sciadv.abg7670, 2021. [Link]
van Donkelaar, A., Hammer, M. S., Bindle, L., Brauer, M., Brook, J. R., Garay, M. J., Hsu, N. C., Kalashnikova, O. V., Kahn, R. A., Lee, C., Levy, R. C., Lyapustin, A., Sayer, A. M., and Martin, R. V., Monthly Global Estimates of Fine Particulate Matter and Their Uncertainty., Environ. Sci. Technol., doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c05309, 2021. [Link]
Hammer, M. S., A. van Donkelaar, C. Li, A. Lyapustin, A. M. Sayer, N. C. Hsu, R. C., Levy, M. Garay, O. Kalashnikova, R. A. Kahn, M. Brauer, J. S. Apte, D. K. Henze, L. Zhang, Q. Zhang, B. Ford, J. R. Pierce, R. V. Martin, Global Estimates and Long-Term Trends of Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations (1998-2018). Environ. Sci. Technol. doi:10.1021/acs.est.oco1764, 2020. [Link]