ISSN 2070-7401 (Print), ISSN 2411-0280 (Online)
Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa
CURRENT PROBLEMS IN REMOTE SENSING OF THE EARTH FROM SPACE

  

Sovremennye problemy distantsionnogo zondirovaniya Zemli iz kosmosa, 2024, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 301-307

New data products on nitrogen dioxide distribution with consideration of wind conditions

A.A. Bril 1 , E.A. Loupian 1 , А.М. Konstantinova 1 , Yu.S. Krasheninnikova 1 , I.A. Uvarov 1 
1 Space Research Institute RAS, Moscow, Russia
Accepted: 28.08.2024
DOI: 10.21046/2070-7401-2024-21-4-301-307
In recent decades, satellite monitoring systems for trace gases in the atmosphere have been actively developed. Based on the data they collect, a significant number of various information products are currently being created, which are used to address a wide range of scientific and applied tasks, including monitoring and controlling major pollution sources, analyzing anthropogenic impacts on various territories, and more. To solve many such tasks, it is necessary to consider the conditions under which trace gases observation is conducted, primarily meteorological conditions. Therefore, there is a need to create various comprehensive information products that take into account both the data obtained from satellite observations of trace gases and the meteorological conditions under which the observations were made. The paper is dedicated to describing new information products of this class, developed at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences and available for use in the CKP “IKI-Monitoring” (http://ckp.geosmis.ru/). These products allow analyzing information on multi-year average concentration of nitrogen dioxide taking into account local “wind conditions” (wind speed in the observation area). They are based on the data on nitrogen dioxide concentration in the troposphere reconstructed from observations by the TROPOMI instrument (Sentinel 5P satellite). The paper briefly describes the technology for constructing the discussed products, possible areas of their application, and the means of accessing the archives of these products and tools for conducting analysis using the Vega-Science system (http://sci-vega.ru/).
Keywords: remote sensing, trace gases, nitrogen dioxide, monitoring major pollution sources, multi-year satellite observations, air quality, atmospheric pollution, composite imaging technology
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