A Deep Learning Approach to Increase the Value of Satellite Data for PM2.5 Monitoring in China
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Model Configuration Datasets
2.1.1. Datasets Description
2.1.2. Datasets Selection
2.1.3. Datasets Filter
2.2. Data Preprocessing and ST-NN Model Configuration
2.3. Training and Testing
2.4. Sensitivity Analysis
3. Results
3.1. ST-NN Model Reconstructs Observed Spatiotemporal (Both Daytime and Nighttime) Features of PM2.5
3.2. Temporal and Spatial Block Cross-Validation
3.3. ST-NN Model Improves Prediction of PM2.5 below Clouds and during Severe Haze
3.4. ST-NN Model Offers Better Regional Representation of PM2.5
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Product | Unit | Variable Definition | Spatial Resolution | Temporal Resolution |
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AOD | Aerosol optical depth | 0.05° × 0.05 | 1 h | |
Tempc | °C | Temperature | 0.05° × 0.05° × 12 L | 1 h |
RH | % | Relative Humidity | 0.05° × 0.05° × 12 L | 1 h |
HPBL | m | Planetary Boundary Layer Height | 0.05° × 0.05° | 1 h |
P | Hpa | Pressure | 0.05° × 0.05° × 12 L | 1 h |
U | m/s | Wind Speed (U) | 0.05° × 0.05° × 12 L | 1 h |
V | m/s | Wind Speed (V) | 0.05° × 0.05° × 12 L | 1 h |
DEM | m | Digital Elevation Model | 0.01° × 0.01° | Annual |
POI | Point of Interest | 0.01° × 0.01° | Annual | |
Traffic Network | Traffic Network | 0.01° × 0.01° | Annual | |
GDP | ¥/km2 | Gross Domestic Product | 0.01° × 0.01° | Annual |
TPOP | people/km2 | population density | 0.01° × 0.01° | Annual |
Land Cover Type | Land Cover Type | 0.05° × 0.05° | Annual | |
EVI | Enhanced Vegetation Index | 0.05° × 0.05° | Monthly | |
NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index | 0.05° × 0.05° | Monthly |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
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Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | |
North China | 0.86 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.84 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.88 |
East China | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.86 | 0.85 | 0.83 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.85 |
South China | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.80 |
Sichuan Basin | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.82 | 0.80 | 0.89 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.83 |
Shaanxi Province | 0.85 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.90 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 0.88 |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | |
North China | 19.77 | 22.59 | 19.92 | 19.86 | 16.53 | 18.44 | 16.46 | 13.99 |
East China | 16.15 | 16.51 | 13.09 | 14.04 | 13.19 | 12.13 | 9.88 | 9.47 |
South China | 11.11 | 12.81 | 10.38 | 11.38 | 9.52 | 11.41 | 6.00 | 8.96 |
Sichuan Basin | 14.80 | 17.52 | 13.90 | 18.51 | 10.28 | 11.86 | 8.03 | 10.74 |
Shaanxi Province | 20.15 | 22.79 | 15.47 | 18.88 | 15.14 | 17.13 | 12.01 | 12.33 |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
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Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | |
North China | 11.75 | 15.02 | 11.91 | 12.15 | 8.94 | 10.86 | 8.93 | 8.24 |
East China | 9.54 | 10.41 | 8.68 | 9.27 | 8.76 | 8.17 | 6.94 | 6.51 |
South China | 6.82 | 7.84 | 6.77 | 8.22 | 6.53 | 7.34 | 4.14 | 6.01 |
Sichuan Basin | 9.27 | 10.32 | 9.41 | 11.37 | 6.69 | 8.04 | 5.74 | 7.47 |
Shaanxi Province | 12.48 | 13.96 | 9.98 | 11.97 | 9.15 | 10.48 | 7.80 | 8.03 |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |||||
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Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | Day | Night | |
North China | 1.03 | 0.97 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.04 |
East China | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.97 | 1.05 | 0.96 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 1.04 |
South China | 1.02 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.96 |
Sichuan Basin | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.02 |
Shaanxi Province | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
CNEMC Annual Mean | CNEMC Cloud Filtered Mean | ST-NN Annual Mean | ST-NN Cloud Filtered Mean | |
---|---|---|---|---|
North China | 58.30 | 43.57 | 33.84 | 29.58 |
East China | 48.57 | 44.33 | 38.49 | 40.75 |
South China | 38.27 | 46.14 | 29.77 | 35.94 |
Sichuan Basin | 46.88 | 36.48 | 25.80 | 24.63 |
Shaanxi Province | 51.15 | 40.47 | 33.54 | 30.23 |
North China | East China | South China | Sichuan Basin | Shaanxi Province | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
CNEMC | 58.65 | 48.65 | 38.71 | 46.11 | 54.08 |
Populated Regions (>500 people/km2) | 53.40 | 43.20 | 31.31 | 38.55 | 46.38 |
Moderately populated (<500 people/km2) | 29.43 | 36.36 | 27.72 | 24.36 | 32.04 |
All areas | 34.12 | 38.53 | 28.11 | 25.80 | 33.52 |
00:00–06:00 (UTC) | 06:00–12:00 (UTC) | 12:00–18:00 (UTC) | 18:00–24:00 (UTC) | Day | Night | |
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Rr | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.36 |
Rg | 0.42 | 0.39 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.44 |
Rv | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.32 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.39 |
RAAD | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.32 | 0.35 | 0.37 |
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Li, B.; Liu, C.; Hu, Q.; Sun, M.; Zhang, C.; Zhu, Y.; Liu, T.; Guo, Y.; Carmichael, G.R.; Gao, M. A Deep Learning Approach to Increase the Value of Satellite Data for PM2.5 Monitoring in China. Remote Sens. 2023, 15, 3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15153724
Li B, Liu C, Hu Q, Sun M, Zhang C, Zhu Y, Liu T, Guo Y, Carmichael GR, Gao M. A Deep Learning Approach to Increase the Value of Satellite Data for PM2.5 Monitoring in China. Remote Sensing. 2023; 15(15):3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15153724
Chicago/Turabian StyleLi, Bo, Cheng Liu, Qihou Hu, Mingzhai Sun, Chengxin Zhang, Yizhi Zhu, Ting Liu, Yike Guo, Gregory R. Carmichael, and Meng Gao. 2023. "A Deep Learning Approach to Increase the Value of Satellite Data for PM2.5 Monitoring in China" Remote Sensing 15, no. 15: 3724. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs15153724