Production of a white paper or peer-reviewed paper on satellite-informed products for air quality associated with aerosol
The CEOS AC-VC aerosol and air quality sub-group completed drafting the white paper entitled “Monitoring Surface PM2.5: An International Constellation Approach to Enhancing the Role of Satellite Observations”. The white paper was led by Shobha Kondragunta (NOAA) and Ben Veihelmann (ESA) and was co-authored by 43 members representing multiple academic institutions and space agencies. The white paper contains several main sections including satellite sensors that bring fine particulate matter information, consistency of various satellite products, approaches to constrain particulate pollution, validation of derived particulate matter information, and future outlook. Information on current and future satellite missions/sensors that enable monitoring of particulate pollution is captured in the appendices of the white paper. Most importantly, the white paper encourages the air quality community, via its 15+ recommendations, to work on a range of topical areas (e.g., numerical model advancements with satellite data assimilation, gathering of high-quality reference datasets for validation, etc.). The white paper also recommends coordination with other international working groups such as AeroSat, AeroCom, and Global Space-based Inter Calibration of System (GSICS) to inform and be informed of respective activities. The AC-VC is planning to coordinate with CEOS management to identify ways to make the white paper a citable technical document.
The CEOS AC-VC aerosol and air quality sub-group completed drafting the white paper entitled “Monitoring Surface PM2.5: An International Constellation Approach to Enhancing the Role of Satellite Observations”. The white paper was led by Shobha Kondragunta (NOAA) and Ben Veihelmann (ESA) and was co-authored by 43 members representing multiple academic institutions and space agencies. The white paper contains several main sections including satellite sensors that bring fine particulate matter information, consistency of various satellite products, approaches to constrain particulate pollution, validation of derived particulate matter information, and future outlook. Information on current and future satellite missions/sensors that enable monitoring of particulate pollution is captured in the appendices of the white paper. Most importantly, the white paper encourages the air quality community, via its 15+ recommendations, to work on a range of topical areas (e.g., numerical model advancements with satellite data assimilation, gathering of high-quality reference datasets for validation, etc.). The white paper also recommends coordination with other international working groups such as AeroSat, AeroCom, and Global Space-based Inter Calibration of System (GSICS) to inform and be informed of respective activities. The AC-VC is planning to coordinate with CEOS management to identify ways to make the white paper a citable technical document.
This task was completed with the approval/endorsement of the AC-VC White Paper “Monitoring Surface PM2.5: An International Constellation Approach to Enhancing the Role of Satellite Observations”. A follow-on task that will be a Road Map for the implementation of the recommendations in the white paper is being discussed.