10th International Aerosol Conference September 2 - September 7, 2018 America's Center Convention Complex St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Use of Geostationary Satellite Data for AOD Retrieval over India for Air Quality Assessment
RASMA K., Ratish Menon, Harish Gadhavi, Virendra Sethi, Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay
Abstract Number: 1148 Working Group: Remote/Regional Atmospheric Aerosol
Abstract Satellite AOD retrieval has been reported to be used for ground level air quality assessment. The acceptability of a specific AOD/satellite product varies from region to region. The launch of TERRA and AQUA polar orbiting satellites with sensors such as MODIS, intended for air quality monitoring, have showed promising results over some parts of the world. Further, AOD products from geostationary satellites have also been found to be useful over US, Europe and Japan. There are limited studies for AOD products for geostationary satellites over India. An AOD product from INSAT 3D Imager was studied by comparison against the data from AERONET. The present study investigates the validation and improvements required for application of INSAT data towards air quality assessment over India.
Key words: AOD, Geostationary, AERONET, air quality