Description
Data descriptions are provided at the following urls:
GADEP Continuous PM2.5 mass concentration data - https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/data_mart_welcome.html
https://www3.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/files/ambient/pm25/qa/QA-Handbook-Vol-II.pdf
VIIRS Day Night Band SDR (SVDNB) http://www.class.ngdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=VIIRS_SDR
MODIS Terra Level 2 water vapor profiles (infrared algorithm for atmospheric profiles for both day and night -MOD0&_L2; http://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD07_L2/index.html
NWS surface meteorological data - https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/isd.
This dataset is associated with the following publication:
Wang, J., C. Aegerter, and J. Szykman. Potential Application of VIIRS Day/Night Band for Monitoring Nighttime Surface PM2.5 Air Quality From Space. ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 124(0): 55-63, (2016).
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://aqs.epa.gov/aqsweb/documents/data_mart_welcome.html | HTML | data_mart_welcome.html | Open resource |
| https://eogdata.mines.edu/products/vnl/ | Unknown | Open resource | |
| https://modis-atmos.gsfc.nasa.gov/MOD07_L2/index.html | HTML | index.html | Open resource |
| https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/isd | Unknown | Open resource |