Seasonal assessment and classification of aerosols transported to Lahore using AERONET and MODIS deep blue retrievals.
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| Title: | Seasonal assessment and classification of aerosols transported to Lahore using AERONET and MODIS deep blue retrievals. |
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| Authors: | Zafar, Qudsia1 qudsia.zafar@gcisc.org.pk, Zafar, Sidra2, Holben, Brent3 |
| Source: | International Journal of Climatology. Feb2018, Vol. 38 Issue 2, p1022-1040. 19p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Atmospheric aerosols, MODIS (Spectroradiometer), Atmospheric transport, Monsoons, Deep Blue (Computer) |
| Geographic Terms: | Pakistan |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Daily measurements of aerosol optical depth (τ) and Ångstrom wavelength exponent (α) acquired from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) are analysed over Lahore – an urban city of Pakistan (period: 2010–2014) to investigate contribution of different types of aerosols originating from both local and regional source locations. The obtained annual averages (mean ± standard deviation) for AERONET retrievals of τ (500 nm) and α (440–870 nm) are 0.68 ± 0.37 (0.08–2.91) and 0.99 ± 0.33 (0–1.8), respectively. Of all the sources, 61% are found within Pakistan, 11% in India, 19% in Afghanistan, 6% in Iran and 2% in Saudi Arabia with seasonal contributions of 35, 25, 23 and 17% in pre‐monsoon, monsoon, winter and post‐monsoon, respectively. The bimodal distributions of α show dominance of coarse‐mode particles during pre‐monsoon, fine‐mode particles during post‐monsoon and presence of both coarse‐mode and fine‐mode particles during winter and monsoon with winter showing more fine‐mode particles. Two broad classes of aerosols namely desert dust (DD) and biomass burning/urban industrial (BU) are identified with criteria, e.g. τ ≥ 0.3 and α ≤ 0.75 indicating presence of DD while τ ≥ 0.2 and α ≥ 1.15 indicating BU. The frequency of occurrence (FOO) of DD and BU aerosols is further identified by applying classification criteria over Aqua‐MODIS deep blue retrievals. The FOO identifies anthropogenic activity on‐going throughout the year, disrupted with DD aerosols only during pre‐monsoon and monsoon. The maximum dust activity is seen over Indo‐Gangetic plains (IGP) (localized maxima: 35–45%) and the Arabian peninsula (>55%) during pre‐monsoon, while maximum BU aerosols are found over IGP, central and south‐eastern plains of India and the state of Gujarat (localized maxima: >70%) in winter and post‐monsoon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT: Daily measurements of aerosol optical depth (τ) and Ångstrom wavelength exponent (α) acquired from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) and Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS) are analysed over Lahore – an urban city of Pakistan (period: 2010–2014) to investigate contribution of different types of aerosols originating from both local and regional source locations. The obtained annual averages (mean ± standard deviation) for AERONET retrievals of τ (500 nm) and α (440–870 nm) are 0.68 ± 0.37 (0.08–2.91) and 0.99 ± 0.33 (0–1.8), respectively. Of all the sources, 61% are found within Pakistan, 11% in India, 19% in Afghanistan, 6% in Iran and 2% in Saudi Arabia with seasonal contributions of 35, 25, 23 and 17% in pre‐monsoon, monsoon, winter and post‐monsoon, respectively. The bimodal distributions of α show dominance of coarse‐mode particles during pre‐monsoon, fine‐mode particles during post‐monsoon and presence of both coarse‐mode and fine‐mode particles during winter and monsoon with winter showing more fine‐mode particles. Two broad classes of aerosols namely desert dust (DD) and biomass burning/urban industrial (BU) are identified with criteria, e.g. τ ≥ 0.3 and α ≤ 0.75 indicating presence of DD while τ ≥ 0.2 and α ≥ 1.15 indicating BU. The frequency of occurrence (FOO) of DD and BU aerosols is further identified by applying classification criteria over Aqua‐MODIS deep blue retrievals. The FOO identifies anthropogenic activity on‐going throughout the year, disrupted with DD aerosols only during pre‐monsoon and monsoon. The maximum dust activity is seen over Indo‐Gangetic plains (IGP) (localized maxima: 35–45%) and the Arabian peninsula (>55%) during pre‐monsoon, while maximum BU aerosols are found over IGP, central and south‐eastern plains of India and the state of Gujarat (localized maxima: >70%) in winter and post‐monsoon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 08998418 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/joc.5230 |
