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标题：Using Satellites to Track Indicators of Global Air Pollution and Climate Change Impacts: Lessons Learned From a NASA‐Supported Science‐Stakeholder Collaborative
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作者：Susan C. Anenberg ; Matilyn Bindl ; Michael Brauer 等
期刊名称：GeoHealth
印刷版ISSN：2471-1403
电子版ISSN：2471-1403
出版年度：2020
卷号：4
期号：7
页码：1-11
DOI：10.1029/2020GH000270
语种：English
出版社：John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
摘要：AbstractThe 2018 NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team (HAQAST) “Indicators” Tiger Team collaboration between NASA‐supported scientists and civil society stakeholders aimed to develop satellite‐derived global air pollution and climate indicators. This Commentary shares our experience and lessons learned. Together, the team developed methods to track wildfires, dust storms, pollen counts, urban green space, nitrogen dioxide concentrations and asthma burdens, tropospheric ozone concentrations, and urban particulate matter mortality. Participatory knowledge production can lead to more actionable information but requires time, flexibility, and continuous engagement. Ground measurements are still needed for ground truthing, and sustained collaboration over time remains a challenge.Plain Language SummaryRecent advances in satellite remote sensing enable observation‐based tracking of climate change and air pollution with relatively high spatial resolution globally. The 2018 NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team (HAQAST) “Indicators” Tiger Team launched a collaboration between ~20 NASA‐supported scientists and civil society stakeholders to develop satellite‐derived global air pollution and climate indicators. This Commentary demonstrates the range of air quality and climate change tracking uses for satellite data and shares our experience and lessons learned, which can inform future problem‐driven science‐stakeholder collaborative efforts. Together, the team developed methods to track wildfires, dust storms, pollen, urban green space, nitrogen dioxide concentrations and asthma burdens, tropospheric ozone concentrations, and urban fine particulate matter mortality. Lessons learned include that participatory knowledge production can lead to more actionable information for stakeholders but requires time and dedicated attention. Stakeholder engagement is valuable at each stage, from developing more nascent data sets to operationalizing mature data sets. Flexibility is critical, since stakeholder needs evolve and new synergies emerge when there are engagements across a wide range of stakeholders and teams. However, additional ground measurements are needed to ground truth satellite observations, and sustained collaboration between the researchers and stakeholders after extramural support ends remains a challenge.Key PointsThe NASA Health and Air Quality Applied Science Team “Indicators” Tiger Team developed satellite‐based air quality and climate indicatorsParticipatory knowledge production can lead to more useful information for stakeholders but requires continuous engagement and flexibilityGround measurements are still needed, and sustained collaboration between the researchers and stakeholders over time remains a challenge
关键词：satellite remote sensingair pollutionclimate changeenvironmental surveillancepublic health surveillance