Journal of Atmospheric and Environmental Optics, Volume. 18, Issue 3, 258(2023)

Improving the accuracy of NO2 concentrations derived from remote sensing using localized factors based on random forest algorithm

FU Miao*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou 510006, China
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    The comparison of the distributions of NO2 ground-level observed and satellite-derived concentrations. (a) Ground-level observed NO2 concentrations; (b) NASA satellite-derived NO2 concentrations
    The histograms of the cross validation concentrations from the three algorithms.(a) GWR_NO2; (b) MGWR_NO2; (c) RF_NO2
    Cross validation results of the GWR, MGWR and random forest. (a) GWR; (b) MGWR;(c) random forest; (d) random forest 2
    The comparison of the predicted concentrations from the four approaches for Tibet. (a) NASA_NO2; (b) GWR_NO2;(c) MGWR_NO2; (d) RF_NO2
    County-level NO2 concentrations predicted by the random forest algorithm. (a) Nationwide; (b) North China Plain;(c) Yangtze River Delta; (d) Guangdong Province; (e) Urumqi, Xinjiang
    • Table 1. Statistical description of observed,NASA and the cross validation concentrations

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      Table 1. Statistical description of observed,NASA and the cross validation concentrations

      VariableCountMeanStdMin25%50%75%Max
      Obs_NO2149431.85012.5045.43522.32931.42140.20576.919
      NASA_NO2149422.49014.8620.6009.60019.55034.40064.800
      GWR_NO2149431.08710.9887.86022.89130.00338.15180.722
      MGWR_NO2149431.85312.022-0.54422.82230.78940.03573.671
      RF_NO2149431.96210.4798.51524.03530.95538.97564.301
    • Table 2. The comparison of cross validation results of the models

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      Table 2. The comparison of cross validation results of the models

      ModelCV rCV R2SlopeRMSEMAEMAPEReg R2
      NASA0.69370.48130.824614.380911.86550.4066NA
      GWR0.84260.71000.74056.78955.20210.19040.7880
      MGWR0.83700.70050.80477.01565.30530.20020.9400
      Random forest0.85820.73650.71926.42234.98500.1953NA
      Random forest 20.84130.70780.70656.79865.22830.1994NA
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    Received: Jan. 11, 2022

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    Published Online: Jun. 29, 2023

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1673-6141.2023.03.007

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