articleEnvironmental Health PerspectivesJul 28, 2015DIAMOND OA

Satellite-Based Spatiotemporal Trends in PM 2.5 Concentrations: China, 2004–2013

Emory University · State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

Three decades of rapid economic development is causing severe and widespread PM2.5 (particulate matter ≤ 2.5 μm) pollution in China. However, research on the health impacts of PM2.5 exposure has been hindered by limited historical PM2.5 concentration data.

Objectives

We estimated ambient PM2.5 concentrations from 2004 to 2013 in China at 0.1° resolution using the most recent satellite data and evaluated model performance with available ground observations.

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Keywords
  • Environmental science
  • Moderate-resolution imaging spectroradiometer
  • Satellite
  • Particulates
  • Inverse distance weighting
  • Climatology
  • Aerosol
  • Chemical transport model
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