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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15125-2018
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15125-2018
© Author(s) 2018. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
22 Oct 2018
Research article |
| 22 Oct 2018
| 22 Oct 2018
Diurnal variation of aerosol optical depth and PM2.5 in South Korea: a synthesis from AERONET, satellite (GOCI), KORUS-AQ observation, and the WRF-Chem model
Elizabeth M. Lennartson
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Juping Gu
Department of Electrical Engineering, Nantong University, Nantong, China
Lorena Castro Garcia
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Cui Ge
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Myungje Choi
Department of Atmospheric Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of
Korea
Pablo E. Saide
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, Institute of the
Environment and Sustainability, University of California, Los
Angeles, California, USA
Gregory R. Carmichael
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Center for Global
and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Jhoon Kim
Department of Atmospheric Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of
Korea
Scott J. Janz
Lab for Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics, Code 614, NASA Goddard
Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
Data sets
AERONET Aerosol Robotic Network NASA https://aeronet.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Short summary
This paper is among the first to study the diurnal variations of AOD, PM2.5, and their relationships in South Korea. We show that the PM2.5–AOD relationship has strong diurnal variations, and, hence, using AOD data retrieved from geostationary satellite can improve the monitoring of surface PM2.5 air quality on a daily basis as well as constrain the diurnal variation of aerosol emission.
This paper is among the first to study the diurnal variations of AOD, PM2.5, and their...
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