Spatiotemporal Distribution of Major Aerosol Types over China Based on MODIS Products between 2008 and 2017

Atmosphere

Qi-Xiang Chen¹  He-Ping Tan¹  Chun-Lin Huang¹  Yuan Yuan¹  Qian-Jun Mao² 

[1] School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 92 Xidazhi Street, Harbin 150001, China;School of Urban Construction, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430081, China;

关键词: aerosol;    aerosol type;    background aerosol subtype;    China;   

DOI  :  10.3390/atmos11070703

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Knowledge of aerosol-type distribution is critical to the evaluation of aerosol–climate effects. However, research on aerosol-type distribution covering all is limited. This study characterized the spatiotemporal distribution of major aerosol types over China by using MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) products from 2008 to 2017. Two aerosol-type classification methods were combined to achieve this goal. One was for relatively high aerosol load (AOD ≥ 0.2) using aerosol optical depth (AOD) and aerosol relative optical depth (AROD) and the other was for low aerosol load (AOD < 0.2) using land use and population density information,which assumed that aerosols are closely related to local emissions. Results showed that the dominant aerosol-type distribution has a distinct spatial and temporal pattern. In western China, background aerosols (mainly dust/desert dust and continent aerosol) dominate with a combined occurrence ratio over 70% and they have slight variations on seasonal scale. While in eastern China, the dominant aerosols show strong seasonal variations. Spatially, mixed aerosols dominate most parts of eastern China in spring due to the influence of long-range transported dust from Taklamakan and Gobi desert and urban/industry aerosols take place in summer due to strong photochemical reactions. Temporally, mixed and urban/industry aerosols co-dominate eastern China.

【 授权许可】

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