Remote sensing releated research at the
Eötvös Loránd University based on data
provided by the ELTE receiving station
IDEA-I

IDEA-International Air Quality
Trajectory forecast of aerosols (where aerosol optical depth is larger than 0.4)
over the next 48 hours based on the real-time Terra/MODIS MOD04 aerosol products.

The animated gif is updated daily about 18:00.
Date of the latest satellite overpass: 20170925

IDEA-I: Infusing satellite Data into Environmental Applications - International (2012)
Model developers: James Davies (SSEC), Brad Pierce (NOAA/STAR/ASPB),
Eva Schiffer (SSEC), Kathy Strabala (SSEC)

IDEA-I
The IDEA-I software package identifies high aerosol content (high aerosol optical depth) based on the real-time Terra and Aqua (at present only Terra MODIS data is proccessed) MODIS MOD04 aerosol optical depth products. Then a trajectory model is run in every day for the next 48 hours starting at 00 UTC using 1 hour time steps. The result predicts the horizontal and vertical movement of the aerosols. Beyond the MOD04 data the necessary ancillary dataare the outputs of the Global Forecast System (GFS) model (with the resolution of 0.5°x0.5°).

 

References
- Al-Saadi, J. A. et al., 2005: Improving National Air Quality Forecasts with Satellite Aerosol Observations, BAMS, DOI:10.1175/BAMS-86-9-1249.
- Huang, H.-L., L. E. Gumley, K. Strabala, J. Li, E. Weisz, T. Rink, K. C. Baggett, J. E. Davies, W. L. Smith, and J. C. Dodge, 2004: International MODIS and AIRS Processing Package (IMAPP) – A Direct Broadcast Software Package for the NASA Earth Observing System. BAMS, Vol. 85, Number 2, 159-161.


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