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http://dx.doi.org/10.5572/KOSAE.2012.28.3.249

Analysis of NO2 over the Korean Peninsula from Ozone Monitoring Instrument Satellite Measurements  

Kim, Deok-Rae (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Choi, Won-Jun (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Joon-Suk (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Seung-Yeon (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Hong, Jun-Suk (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Song, Chang-Keun (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Jae-Bum (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Hong, You-Deog (Climate Change Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Lee, Suk-Jo (Climate and Air Quality Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment / v.28, no.3, 2012 , pp. 249-260 More about this Journal
Abstract
Monitoring of climate change and atmospheric environment by satellite measurements has been increased in recent years. In this study, nitrogen dioxide ($NO_2$) measurements from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) were compared with surface measurements over the Korean peninsula. $NO_2$ from OMI measurements showed high values and also showed seasonal variations such as high concentration in winter and low in summer over metropolitan areas while $NO_2$ concentration at national background station was low and did not clearly show seasonal variations. Surface measurements showed similar temporal and spatial variations to those of satellite measurement. The comparison between satellite measurements and surface measurements showed that the correlation between them was higher in urban area (r=0.64 at Seoul and r=0.63 at Daegu) than in national background stations (r=0.37 at Jeju) because the concentration in urban area was relatively high so that the variation of $NO_2$ concentration could be detected better than at national background stations by satellite. Satellite can effectively measure the emission and transport of pollutants with no limitations in spatial coverage.
Keywords
OMI; Satellite; Surface measurements; $NO_2$;
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