Analysis of Jing-Jin-Tang district seven-year aerosol change using MODIS data

In this paper, we explored the changes of air quality over Jing-Jin-Tang (Beijing-Tianjin-Tangshan) district during the period from 2002 to 2009. Based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data, Dense Dark Vegetation (DDV) algorithm is employed to retrieve the aerosol optical thickness (AOT) with 1-km resolution. Comparison of the satellite inferred AOT and the values from ground-based Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) sun/sky radiometer measurements indicates a good agreement (R2=0.786) in Beijing site. We compared the spatial, monthly and annual variation over Jing-Jin-Tang district and analyzed the main factors of these changes. Our study indicates that there is a decreasing trend in the annual variation of AOT since 2004. The averages of AOT were commonly higher in spring and summer than those in autumn and winter, and the retrieved AOT over cities and southern areas is obviously larger than that over rural and northern areas respectively.

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