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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5319-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-13-5319-2020
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09 Oct 2020
Research article |  | 09 Oct 2020

Combining low-cost, surface-based aerosol monitors with size-resolved satellite data for air quality applications

Priyanka deSouza, Ralph A. Kahn, James A. Limbacher, Eloise A. Marais, Fábio Duarte, and Carlo Ratti

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This paper presents a novel method to constrain the size distribution derived from low-cost optical particle counters (OPCs) using satellite data to develop higher-quality particulate matter (PM) estimates. Such estimates can enable cities that do not have access to expensive reference air quality monitors, especially those in the global south, to develop effective air quality management plans.
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