| Session Details | |
| Section | AS - Atmospheric Sciences |
| Session Title | Remote Sensing of Fires, Aerosols, Surface Pm2.5, and Aerosol Precursors |
| Main Convener | Dr. Jun Wang (The University of Iowa, United States) |
| Co-convener(s) | Prof. Liangfu Chen (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China) Prof. Andy Chan (The University of Nottingham, Malaysia) Dr. Santo Salinas (National University of Singapore, Singapore) |
| Session Description | Remote sensing measurements can provide valuable top-down constraints on key processes affecting atmospheric composition and surface PM2.5. This session will explore the state of the science in the use of satellite, sub-orbital, aircraft, and ground-based remote sensing measurements to investigate the sources, spatial-temporal distribution, processes, optical-physical-chemical properties of tropospheric aerosols and their precursors, as well as to improve the estimate of surface PM2.5 for air quality applications. We invite contributions examining topics such as: i) new concepts of instrument and algorithm design for remote sensing of fires, aerosols and PM2.5; ii) site measurements and field experiments for characterizing aerosols and their precursors; iii) aerosol properties in typical regions and during specific events; iv) fluxes of particles and precursor gases to the atmosphere; v) long-range transport and local emission of pollutants; vi) integrated use of satellite data, surface measurements and numerical models to derive surface PM2.5. |