A novel method of identifying and analysing oil smoke plumes based on MODIS and CALIPSO satellite data
Alexandru Mereuţă,Nicolae Ajtai,Andrei T. Radovici,Nikolaos Papagiannopoulos,Lucia T. Deaconu,Camelia S. Botezan,Horaţiu I. Ştefănie,Doina Nicolae,and Alexandru Ozunu
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai
University, Cluj-Napoca, 400294, Romania
Camelia S. Botezan
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai
University, Cluj-Napoca, 400294, Romania
Horaţiu I. Ştefănie
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai
University, Cluj-Napoca, 400294, Romania
Institute of Geophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw,
Warsaw, Poland
Doina Nicolae
National Institute of R&D for Optoelectronics (INOE), Magurele,
Romania
Alexandru Ozunu
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeş-Bolyai
University, Cluj-Napoca, 400294, Romania
Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Disaster Management
Training and Education Centre (DIMTEC), University of the Free State,
Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa
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In this study we analysed oil smoke plumes from 30 major industrial events within a 12-year timeframe. To our knowledge, this is the first study of its kind that uses a synergetic approach based on satellite remote sensing techniques. Satellite data offer access to these events, which are mainly located in war-prone or hazardous areas. Our study highlights the need for improved aerosol models and algorithms for these types of aerosols with implications on air quality and climate change.
In this study we analysed oil smoke plumes from 30 major industrial events within a 12-year...
