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- Title
The First Global Map of Atmospheric Ammonia (NH<sub>3</sub>) as Observed by the HIRAS/FY-3D Satellite.
- Authors
Zhou, Minqiang; Deng, Zhili; Robert, Charles; Zhang, Xingying; Zhang, Lu; Wang, Yapeng; Qi, Chengli; Wang, Pucai; Mazière, Martine De
- Abstract
Atmospheric ammonia (NH3) is a chemically active trace gas that plays an important role in the atmospheric environment and climate change. Satellite remote sensing is a powerful technique to monitor NH3 concentration based on the absorption lines of NH3 in the thermal infrared region. In this study, we establish a retrieval algorithm to derive the NH3 column from the Hyperspectral Infrared Atmospheric Sounder (HIRAS) onboard the Chinese FengYun (FY)-3D satellite and present the first atmospheric NH3 column global map observed by the HIRAS instrument. The HIRAS observations can well capture NH3 hotspots around the world, e.g., India, West Africa, and East China, where large NH3 emissions exist. The HIRAS NH3 columns are also compared to the space-based Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) measurements, and we find that the two instruments observe a consistent NH3 global distribution, with correlation coefficient (R) values of 0.28–0.73. Finally, some remaining issues about the HIRAS NH3 retrieval are discussed.
- Subjects
WEST Africa; ATMOSPHERIC ammonia; REMOTE sensing; TRACE gases; CLIMATE change; STATISTICAL correlation
- Publication
Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2024, Vol 41, Issue 3, p379
- ISSN
0256-1530
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1007/s00376-023-3059-9