Imaging Science Seminar: Recent Advances in Satellite Remote Sensing of Fire Combustion Efficiency and Smoke Plume Height
Recent Advances in Satellite Remote Sensing of Fire Combustion Efficiency and Smoke Plume Height
Dr. Jun Wang
James E. Ashton Professor
Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Iowa
Abstract:
Since 1999 when NASA launched Terra, the first satellite as part of its Earth Observation System (EOS), many new techniques have been developed to measure properties of aerosols and fires from space, thereby providing much-needed information for air quality and climate research. In this talk, I will provide a brief overview of the progresses we made in this area. A few examples from my research group will be provided, including: (a) retrieval of smoke plume height using O2 A and B bands from TROPOMI and EPIC satellite sensors, and (b) VIIRS retrieval of the phase of fire at night using visible light measured by its Day-Night-Band. Lastly, I shall give an outlook of using satellite observations to constrain emissions of aerosols and fires toward better forecast of air quality.
Speaker Bio:
Jun Wang is James E. Ashton Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa. He has primary appointment in Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and secondary appoint in Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, and Department of Physics and Astronomy. He also serves as assistant director of Iow Technology Institute at the University of Iowa and directs the Lab for Atmospheric and Environmental Research. His research focuses on the integration of satellite remote sensing, Earth system models, and Internet of Things to study air quality, wildfires, land-air interaction, weather and climate. He has authored 145+ research articles, co-edited two books, and supervised ~20 undergraduate research assistants and ~20 graduate students. He received B.S. in atmospheric dynamics from Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology in 1996, M.S. in meso-scale meteorology from Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999, and Ph.D. degree in atmospheric sciences from University of Alabama –Huntsville. In 2005-2007, he was a postdoctoral researcher in Harvard University. He serves the research community through his editorial roles for journals such as Atmospheric Measurement Technique, Remote Sensing, and Journal of Geophysical Research – Atmosphere, and as an editor for Earth Sciences Reviews. More about his research team’s work can be found at: http://arroma.uiowa.edu
Intended Audience:
Beginners, undergraduates, graduates. Those with interest in the topic.
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