Development or Application of Remote Sensing Techniques in Atmospheric Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

Emissions, transport, and reactions of atmospheric pollutants determine the air pollution process that negatively affects air quality, ecosystems, and climate. To understand the process and make an effective remediation, it is essential to detect, identify, and quantify those pollutants. Optical remote sensing (ORS) technologies provide a powerful tool to measure atmospheric pollutants, as the measurements can be instantaneous, in situ, continuous, and have high sensitivity and specificity.

The major challenges of ORS applications involve: a) quantifying fugitive emissions that are highly heterogeneous, highly variable, and with undefined boundaries; b) detecting trace gases that exist at low concentrations; and c) determining the spatial distribution of pollutants in a vertical column through the atmospheric layer and/or over a large surface area.

The aim of the Special Issue is to present the latest advancements in optical remote sensing technologies and their applications in measuring atmospheric pollutants. Suitable subjects include, but are not limited to: a) new or improved ORS instrumentation; b) new methods for ORS technology applications; c) new inversion algorithms or models for emission measurements or species detection; and d) characterization or explanation of air pollution processes from optical remote sensing data.

We are looking for manuscripts of research papers, review papers, and technical notes focusing on technique development, methodology, modeling/algorithm development, and ORS data analysis for gas pollutants, greenhouse gases, atmospheric aerosols, and optical-related indices (such as visibility, optical depth, etc.).

Dr. Ke Du
Dr. Ravi Varma
Dr. Ying Zhang
Guest Editors

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