Journal
REMOTE SENSING
Volume 14, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/rs14184677
Keywords
aerosol optical depth; land use; land cover; city scale; contribution; Sentinel-2; CGLS-LC100
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- China Scholarship Council [202006070089]
- Advance Research Project of Civil Aerospace Technology [D040402]
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This study examines the relationships between major land cover types and aerosol optical depth (AOD) in an urban area using high-resolution satellite data. The findings demonstrate that the distribution of aerosols varies significantly in both time and space, and urban and built-up land contribute significantly to aerosol formation.
Atmospheric aerosols can impact human health, necessitating the understanding of their distribution determinants, especially in urban areas. The study discusses the relationships between five major land cover types and aerosol optical depth (AOD) within a city combining the high-resolution satellite-derived AOD products (derived from Sentinel-2) and land cover products (60 m and 100 m, respectively) for Beijing and its surroundings from 2017 to 2019. Contribution analysis is performed to quantitatively evaluate the influences of land cover on regional AOD over the study area. Patterns of aerosol distribution remarkably vary in time and space. Statistics of seasonal average AOD peak in spring and then progressively decline from summer through autumn to winter. High AOD values coincide with a low normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and a high normalized difference built-up index (NDBI). Urban and built-up land is a major contributor to regional AOD in the study area, especially in spring; forest and grassland always reduce AOD. Anthropogenic activities have a non-negligible influence on AOD and can even reverse the contribution of a land cover type to aerosols. Insights of the study promote the comprehension of the impacts of land cover on aerosols and air pollution and contribute to the planning of land use within a city.
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