The analysis of the haze event in the North China plain in 2013

  • Xingwei He
  • , Yong Xue
  • , Jie Guang
  • , Yuanli Shi
  • , Hui Xu
  • , Jianming Cai
  • , Linlu Mei
  • , Chi Li

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Abstract

In recent years, regional haze weather appears frequently in China. The North China Plain is one of the four main regions in China heavily afflicted by haze. Since 2013, there have been many times of haze event in the North China Plain, and the quite severe haze pollution incidents took place in May 5-7, June 26-29 and September 28-30. This paper, investigates into these three severe haze episodes and their optical properties of aerosol. This research uses the Synergetic Retrieval of Aerosol Properties (SRAP) method to retrieve the Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data and also the AOD over Beijing areas with a 100 m × 100 m resolution by the synergetic use of small satellite data from the China HJ-1A/1B Charge-Coupled Device camera and Terra MODIS data. Beside the ground measurements of PM2.5were analyzed and the concentration of PM2.5was found up to 300 μg/m3during the haze event.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5002-5005
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781479957750
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 4 2014
EventJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014 - Quebec City, Canada
Duration: Jul 13 2014Jul 18 2014

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Conference

ConferenceJoint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityQuebec City
Period07/13/1407/18/14

Keywords

  • Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD)
  • haze
  • Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)?
  • PM2.5
  • Synergetic Retrieval of Aerosol Properties (SRAP)

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