Using the Sentinel-3B Satellite in Geospatial Analysis of Suspended Aerosols in the Kiev, Ukraine Region

Alcindo Neckel (), M. Santosh, Brian William Bodah, Laércio Stolfo Maculan, Diana Pinto, Cleiton Korcelski, Paloma Carollo Toscan, Laura Pasa Cambrussi, Isadora Cezar Caino, Leila Dal Moro, Dirceu Piccinato Junior, Grace Tibério Cardoso, Caliane Christie Oliveira de Almeida Silva and Giana de Vargas Mores
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Alcindo Neckel: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
M. Santosh: School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
Brian William Bodah: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Laércio Stolfo Maculan: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Diana Pinto: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55–66, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia
Cleiton Korcelski: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Paloma Carollo Toscan: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Laura Pasa Cambrussi: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Isadora Cezar Caino: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Leila Dal Moro: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Dirceu Piccinato Junior: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Grace Tibério Cardoso: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Caliane Christie Oliveira de Almeida Silva: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil
Giana de Vargas Mores: ATITUS Educação, Passo Fundo 99070-220, Brazil

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 24, 1-14

Abstract: The use of images from the Sentinel-3B SYN satellite (surface reflectance and aerosol parameters over land) is currently one of the most advanced technologies utilized to identify atmospheric aerosol concentrations on a global scale. The general aim of this study is to analyze the evolution of aerosols in the atmosphere of the Kiev region in northern Ukraine during 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. Due to this study’s timing, both prior to and during the current military incursion into Ukraine, this study also evaluates the consequences of the invasion of the Russian army on the territory of Ukraine, in relation to the quantitative levels of aerosols present in the atmosphere. Satellite image data were modelled in SNAP software (Sentinel Application Platform). Using the JASP software (version 0.14.1.0), clusters with variations of T550 (Aerosol Optical Thickness) were generated. The Sentinel-3B SYN satellite images were made available by the European Space Agency (ESA), with moderate spatial resolution (>300 m), calibrated and normalized to an average standard of 0.83 µg/mg, with a maximum error of 6.62% in the 30 sampled points. Satellite image data were modelled in SNAP software. Using the JASP software (version 0.14.1.0), clusters with variations of T550 (Aerosol Optical Thickness) were generated. The results show variations in the concentration of T550 in different periods, revealing that the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine directly influenced the dynamics of aerosol concentration, attributed to factors incompatible with environmental sustainability.

Keywords: remote sensing; atmospheric pollution; aerosols; geospatial analyses; global scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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