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Studying the Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on the Presence of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) through Remote Sensing and Ground Based Observations over Emirate of Fujairah, UAE
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: Received: 23 October 2023 / Approved: 24 October 2023 / Online: 25 October 2023 (05:20:13 CEST)
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Ahmed Abdalla, R.Y.Y.; AL Moalla, A.; Ateeg, M.; Hossny, M.; Lamghari, F.; Mirza, S.B. Studying the Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on the Presence of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) through Remote Sensing and Ground Based Observations over Emirate of Fujairah, UAE. Preprints2023, 2023101543. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1543.v1
Ahmed Abdalla, R.Y.Y.; AL Moalla, A.; Ateeg, M.; Hossny, M.; Lamghari, F.; Mirza, S.B. Studying the Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on the Presence of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) through Remote Sensing and Ground Based Observations over Emirate of Fujairah, UAE. Preprints 2023, 2023101543. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1543.v1
Ahmed Abdalla, R.Y.Y.; AL Moalla, A.; Ateeg, M.; Hossny, M.; Lamghari, F.; Mirza, S.B. Studying the Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on the Presence of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) through Remote Sensing and Ground Based Observations over Emirate of Fujairah, UAE. Preprints2023, 2023101543. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1543.v1
APA Style
Ahmed Abdalla, R.Y.Y., AL Moalla, A., Ateeg, M., Hossny, M., Lamghari, F., & Mirza, S.B. (2023). Studying the Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on the Presence of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) through Remote Sensing and Ground Based Observations over Emirate of Fujairah, UAE. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1543.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Ahmed Abdalla, R.Y.Y., Fouad Lamghari and Shaher Bano Mirza. 2023 "Studying the Effect of Anthropogenic Activities on the Presence of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) through Remote Sensing and Ground Based Observations over Emirate of Fujairah, UAE" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1543.v1
Abstract
Air pollution is one of the biggest problems of this age, not only it contributes to climate change but also it has a negative effect on public and individual health due to rising morbidity and mortality. There are various contaminants that play a significant role in human disease. Numerous toxins are released into the environment as a result of anthropogenic activities including burning fossil fuels for transportation and electricity generation. In order to assist decision-makers in finding a long-term solution for improving environmental quality and population health status, NO2 pollution monitoring and regulation is an essential task. Based on data acquired from Sentinel-5P, the study presented a comparison of NO2 measurements in Sentinel-5P and ground-based stations over the urban area of Fujairah during 2021 and comparison analysis of the tropospheric NO2 column spatial configuration over urban area of Fujairah during comparable periods of pre, mid and post Covid-19 pandemic era as 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively. These findings demonstrate remarkable tropospheric NO2 column number density decreases even of 85% in the busier areas of emirate of Fujairah during the pandemic era. Sentinel-5P measurements draw attention to the significant reduction in NO2 pollution over Fujairah during the COVID-19 lockdown where we had less traffic, which is supported by ground stations-based calculations.
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