1.3 UTILIZING MODIS SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) TRANSPORT EVENT Chieko Kittaka* SAIC, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA James Szykman US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,Research Triangle Park, NC Brad Pierce, Jassim Al-Saadi, Doreen Neil NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA Allen Chu, Lorraine Remer NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD Elaine Prins NOAA/NESDIS/SSEC/CIMSS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI John Holdzkom VRCO, Virginia Beach, VA Acknowledgement: Liam Gumley, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison for MODIS AOD and COT data
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1.3 UTILIZING MODIS SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) TRANSPORT EVENT Chieko Kittaka* SAIC, NASA Langley Research.
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1.3 UTILIZING MODIS SATELLITE OBSERVATIONS TO MONITOR AND ANALYZE FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) TRANSPORT EVENT
Chieko Kittaka* SAIC, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VAJames Szykman US EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards,Research Triangle Park, NCBrad Pierce, Jassim Al-Saadi, Doreen Neil NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VAAllen Chu, Lorraine Remer NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MDElaine Prins NOAA/NESDIS/SSEC/CIMSS, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WIJohn Holdzkom VRCO, Virginia Beach, VA
Acknowledgement: Liam Gumley, SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison for MODIS AOD and COT data
Elevated surface PM2.5 caused by descent of high AOD within high pressure system
Conclusions
The MODIS AOD observations and trajectory analysis show that the poor air quality events observed in Midwest in early September were a result of wildfires in the NW states and British Columbia.
This case study shows that utilizing satellite and surface observations, combined with trajectory analysis, can provide a powerful tool for monitoring and interpreting PM transport events.
These tools can also improve air quality forecasts.