Integrated Remote Sensing Observations of Radiative Properties and Sources of the Aerosols in Southeast Asia: The Case of Thailand

Author:

Bridhikitti Arika12ORCID,Petchpayoon Pakorn3,Prabamroong Thayukorn4

Affiliation:

1. Environmental Engineering and Disaster Management Program, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus, Kanchanaburi 71150, Thailand

2. Earth Science Research Center, Mahidol University Kanchanaburi Campus, Kanchanaburi 71150, Thailand

3. Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Department Agency (GISTDA), Bangkok 10210, Thailand

4. Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahasarakham University, Mahasarakham 44150, Thailand

Abstract

Aerosols in Southeast Asia (SEA) are entangled with complex land–sea–atmosphere–human interactions, and it is difficult for scientists to understand their dynamic behaviors. This study aims to provide an insightful understanding of aerosols across SEA with respect to their radiative properties using several lines of evidence obtained from remote sensing instruments, including those from onboard Earth observation satellites (MODIS/Terra and MODIS/Aqua, CALIOP/CALIPSO) and from ground-based observation (AERONET). The findings, obtained from cluster analysis of aerosol optical properties, showed seven aerosol types which were dominant across the country, exhibiting diverse radiative forcing potentials. The light-absorbing (prone to warm the atmosphere) aerosols were likely found in mainland SEA, both for background and high-aerosol events. The light-scattering aerosols were associated with aging processes and hygroscopic growth. The neutral potential, which comprised a mixture of oceanic and local anthropogenic aerosols, was predominant in background aerosols in insular SEA. Further studies should focus on carbonaceous aerosols (organic carbons, black carbon, and brown carbon), the aging processes, and the hygroscopic growth of these aerosols, since they play significant roles in the regional aerosol optical properties.

Funder

National Research Council of Thailand, NRCT

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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