Global seasonal urban, industrial, and background NO₂ estimated from TROPOMI satellite observations by V. Fioletov, C. A. McLinden, D. Griffin, X. Zhao, H. Eskes

“…The method is based on fitting satellite data by a statistical model with empirical plume dispersion functions driven by a meteorological reanalysis. Unlike other similar studies that studied plumes from emission point sources, this study included the background component as a function of the elevation in the analysis and separated urban emissions from emissions from industrial point sources. …”
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Unexpected Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Air Quality in the Metro Atlanta, USA Using Ground-based and Satellite Observations by Guanyu Huang, Reyla Ponder, Amber Bond, Hailey Brim, Akua Temeng, Aaron R. Naeger, Lei Zhu

“…Abstract We studied the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) lockdown on the air quality over the Atlanta area using satellite and ground-based observations, meteorological reanalysis data and traffic information. Unlike other cities, we found the air quality has improved slightly over the Atlanta area during the 2020 COVID-19 lockdown period (March 14–April 30, 2020), compared to the analogous period of 2019 (March 14–April 30, 2019). …”
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Unraveling the interplay between NDVI, soil moisture, and snowmelt: A comprehensive analysis of the Tibetan Plateau agroecosystem by Di Wei, Lin Yan, Ziqi Zhang, Jia Yu, Xue’er Luo, Yun Zhang, Bo Wang

“…This study integrates MODIS remote sensing images and ERA5-Land meteorological reanalysis datasets to establish a ternary system encompassing NDVI, soil moisture, and snowmelt. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns and driving factors of NDVI changes in the central and Western Asia economic corridor over the past decade by Kaimin Wang, Kaimin Wang, Min Xu, Shaohua Wang, Lin Wang, Haijing Tian, Sornkitja Boonprong, Xiaotong Gao, Xiaotong Gao, Xinwei Yang, Heyi Guo, Heyi Guo, Jingbo Li, Jingbo Li, Yujie Yang, Yujie Yang, Ruichen Hu, Ruichen Hu, Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Chunxiang Cao

“…Using MOD13A3 NDVI data and ERA5 meteorological reanalysis data, this study evaluated the spatiotemporal changes in NDVI across the CWAEC over the past decade of BRI implementation. …”
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