Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is one of the most fundamental optical properties of aerosols that characterizes the attenuation of light by aerosols and is an indicator of regional air pollution. Based on the blue band surface reflectance database from the MOD09A1 products for the period 2000-2019 and the ASTER spectral database, AOD was estimated from Landsat TM/OLI data using the deep blue algorithm (DB). Multi-year average/annual average and seasonal AOD values for the period 2000-2019 were then calculated to analyze the spatial characteristics and temporal variations of AOD using the empirical orthogonal function method (EOF).
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