TY - JOUR
T1 - The deterioration of materials as a result of air pollution as derived from satellite and ground based observations
AU - Christodoulakis, John
AU - Varotsos, Costas A.
AU - Cracknell, Arthur P.
AU - Kouremadas, George A.
N1 - We gratefully acknowledge the Ministry of Health, all the participants in the ICP Materials programme for their support during the implementation of the experimental campaigns. Part of this research was funded by the Special Account for Research Grants of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the European Space Agency (ESA Contract No 4000110313/14/I-BG). Satellite data used in this study were obtained from the Giovanni online data system, developed and maintained by the NASA GES DISC. We also acknowledge the mission scientists and Principal Investigators who provided the satellite data used in this research effort.
PY - 2018/7/1
Y1 - 2018/7/1
N2 - Dose Response Functions (DRFs) are widely used in estimating corrosion and/or soiling levels of materials used in building constructions and cultural monuments. These functions quantify the effects of air pollution and environmental parameters on different materials through ground based measurements of specific air pollutants and climatic parameters. Here, we propose a new approach where available satellite observations are used instead of ground-based data. Through this approach, the use of DRFs is expanded to cover situations where there are no in situ measurements, introducing also a totally new field where satellite data can be shown to be very helpful. In the present work satellite observations made by MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on board Terra and Aqua, OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) on board Aura and AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder) on board Aqua have been used.
AB - Dose Response Functions (DRFs) are widely used in estimating corrosion and/or soiling levels of materials used in building constructions and cultural monuments. These functions quantify the effects of air pollution and environmental parameters on different materials through ground based measurements of specific air pollutants and climatic parameters. Here, we propose a new approach where available satellite observations are used instead of ground-based data. Through this approach, the use of DRFs is expanded to cover situations where there are no in situ measurements, introducing also a totally new field where satellite data can be shown to be very helpful. In the present work satellite observations made by MODIS (MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on board Terra and Aqua, OMI (Ozone Monitoring Instrument) on board Aura and AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sounder) on board Aqua have been used.
KW - Air pollution
KW - Corrosion
KW - Dose response function
KW - Materials
KW - Remote sensing
KW - Soiling
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85046670657&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.04.052
DO - 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.04.052
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85046670657
SN - 1352-2310
VL - 185
SP - 91
EP - 99
JO - Atmospheric Environment
JF - Atmospheric Environment
ER -