Characterization of Aerosol and CO2 Co-Emissions around Power Plants through Satellite-Based Synergistic Observations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. Satellite Observations
2.2. MERRA-2 Reanalysis Product
2.3. Power Plant and Data Matching
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Number | Name | Location | Primary Fuel |
---|---|---|---|
Case 1 (20 July 2020) | Zouping Huineng Thermal Power Co., Ltd. | 117.86°E, 36.90°N | Coal |
Case 2 (22 May 2019) | Datang Wuan Power Generation Co., Ltd. | 114.19°E, 36.82°N | Coal |
Case 3 (21 January 2019) | Huaneng Baotou No. 1 power station Co., Ltd. | 109.66°E, 40.66°N | Coal |
Case 4 (16 October 2021) | Shanxi Shentou power station Co., Ltd. | 112.49°E, 39.55°N | Coal |
Satellite/Model | Product | Temporal Resolution | Spatial Resolution (lon×lat) | Quality Control |
---|---|---|---|---|
OCO-2 | XCO2 | / | 1.29° × 2.25° | quality_flag = 1 |
Himawari-8 | AOD@500nm | 10 min | 0.05° × 0.05° | confidence ≥ good |
TROPOMI | NO2, SO2 | / | 3.5 × 5.5 km2 (3.5 × 7 km2 before August 2019) | qa_value > 0.5 |
TROPOMI | CO | / | 7 × 5.5 km2 (7 × 7 km2 before August 2019) | qa_value > 0.5 |
MERRA-2 | BCEXT@550nm, TOTEXT@550nm | 60 min | 0.625° × 0.5° | / |
ERA5 | Wind@1000hPa | 60 min | 0.25° × 0.25° | / |
Case Number | XCO2 − NO2 | XCO2 − SO2 | XCO2 − CO |
---|---|---|---|
Case 1 | 0.36 * | 0.48 * | 0.70 * |
Case 2 | 0.71 * | 0.82 * | 0.84 * |
Case 3 | 0.89 * | 0.20 * | 0.79 * |
Case 4 | 0.84 * | 0.18 * | 0.83 * |
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Sun, L.; Yu, S.; Liu, D. Characterization of Aerosol and CO2 Co-Emissions around Power Plants through Satellite-Based Synergistic Observations. Remote Sens. 2024, 16, 1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16091609
Sun L, Yu S, Liu D. Characterization of Aerosol and CO2 Co-Emissions around Power Plants through Satellite-Based Synergistic Observations. Remote Sensing. 2024; 16(9):1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16091609
Chicago/Turabian StyleSun, Lu, Siqi Yu, and Dong Liu. 2024. "Characterization of Aerosol and CO2 Co-Emissions around Power Plants through Satellite-Based Synergistic Observations" Remote Sensing 16, no. 9: 1609. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16091609