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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2237-2023
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-16-2237-2023
© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Estimation of NO2 emission strengths over Riyadh and Madrid from space from a combination of wind-assigned anomalies and a machine learning technique
Qiansi Tu
School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Frank Hase
Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Zihan Chen
Department of Informatics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
Karlsruhe, Germany
Matthias Schneider
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Omaira García
Izaña Atmospheric Research Center (IARC), State Meteorological
Agency of Spain (AEMET), Tenerife, Spain
Farahnaz Khosrawi
Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Shuo Chen
Z-one tech Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
Thomas Blumenstock
Institute of Meteorology and
Climate Research (IMK-ASF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
Fang Liu
Beijing Chehejia Automobile Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing, China
School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu, China
Jason Cohen
School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu, China
School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu, China
Song Lin
School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Hongyan Jiang
School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
School of Mechatronic
and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, China
Dianjun Fang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
School of Mechanical Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
Qingdao Sino-German Institute of Intelligent Technologies, Qingdao,
China
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Short summary
Four-year TROPOMI observations are used to derive tropospheric NO2 emissions in two mega(cities) with high anthropogenic activity. Wind-assigned anomalies are calculated, and the emission rates and spatial patterns are estimated based on a machine learning algorithm. The results are in reasonable agreement with previous studies and the inventory. Our method is quite robust and can be used as a simple method to estimate the emissions of NO2 as well as other gases in other regions.
Four-year TROPOMI observations are used to derive tropospheric NO2 emissions in two mega(cities)...