Chairperson : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Luong

Years of implementation : 2018-2020

Funding agency : National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), Ministry of Science and Technology

Changes in AOD by month of year during the period 2010-2016 in the Northern region

The objective of this study is to apply the high-resolution MODIS remote sensing satellite to assess PM dust pollution and the health effects of PM dust exposure during the period 2010-2016 for several provinces/cities in the northern region of Vietnam. To achieve this objective, PM dust datasets ( _PM10 , _PM2.5 ) measured at ground monitoring stations, meteorological data, and aerosol optical density (AOD) data acquired from the MODIS satellite with a resolution of 10 km x 10 km and the AERONET ground monitoring network for the period 2010-2016 will be collected from various sources and analyzed for the study area. The empirical regional and seasonal relationship between MODIS AOD satellite data and PM dust data from ground-based monitoring stations will be evaluated for the study areas through the application of linear regression models, taking into account meteorological factors. Based on the empirical model that best represents the relationship between MODIS AOD and PM dust, the study will assess the spatial and temporal variation of PM dust concentrations on the surface using MODIS AOD data and construct PM dust pollution maps for the study area. Simultaneously, the study will conduct a preliminary assessment of the population exposed to PM dust pollution in the study area based on the constructed PM dust pollution maps.