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Satellite-based estimation of the impacts of summertime wildfires on PM2.5 concentration in the United States
Zhixin Xue
Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science, The University of Alabama
in Huntsville, Huntsville, 35806 AL, USA
Pawan Gupta
STI, Universities Space Research Association (USRA), Huntsville, 35806 AL, USA
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, 35806 AL, USA
Sundar Christopher
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric and Earth Science, The University of Alabama
in Huntsville, Huntsville, 35806 AL, USA
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Frequent and widespread wildfires in the northwestern United States and Canada have become the
new normalduring the Northern Hemisphere summer months, which degrades particulate matter air quality in the United States significantly. Using satellite data, we show that smoke aerosols caused significant pollution changes over half of the United States. We estimate that nearly 29 states have increased PM2.5 during the fire-active year when compared to fire-inactive years.
Frequent and widespread wildfires in the northwestern United States and Canada have become the...
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