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To understand the applicability of the MODIS aerosol product inversion algorithm in Gansu Province, this work uses ground-based solar photometer AOD observation data to validate the MODIS C6 version of the AOD product. Additionally, the retrieval accuracy of MODIS C6 Deep Blue (DB) algorithm AOD products and Deep Blue and Dark Target Fusion (DB\u2013DT combined) algorithm AOD products for Gansu Province when setting different spatial sampling windows is compared and analyzed. Meanwhile, the monitoring effects of these two AOD algorithms in typical polluted atmospheric conditions in Gansu Province are compared. The results show that (1) the correlation between the MODIS AOD products of the two algorithms and the ground-based observation data decreases with an increasing spatial sampling window size. When the spatial sampling window of the two algorithms is set at 30 km \u00d7 30 km, it is more representative of the AOD value in Gansu Province, thus reflecting local characteristics. (2) When the spatial sampling window is set at 30 km \u00d7 30 km, the inversion effect of the DB algorithm AOD is better than that of the DB\u2013DT combined algorithm AOD on different underlying surfaces. (3) The seasonal variability in the inversion accuracy of the DB algorithm AOD is less than that of the DB\u2013DT combined algorithm, and it has inversion advantages in spring, autumn and winter, while the DB\u2013DT combined algorithm outperforms the DB algorithm only in winter. The inversion effect of the two algorithms on AOD is influenced by the spatial sampling window setting. (4) Both the DB algorithm AOD and the DB\u2013DT combined algorithm AOD can monitor the distribution of AOD in the central and western regions of Gansu, especially for high values of AOD under polluted atmospheric conditions, which represents a good monitoring effect. However, the two algorithms perform poorly in monitoring the southeast region of Gansu, while there is a discontinuous AOD distribution in the northwest region of Gansu. Overall, the MODIS DB algorithm AOD product has higher applicability in Gansu Province. This work provides a good reference for local air pollution and climate prediction.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs15122972","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,8]],"date-time":"2023-06-08T02:02:28Z","timestamp":1686189748000},"page":"2972","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Analysis and Validation of the Aerosol Optical Depth of MODIS Products in Gansu Province, Northwest China"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"Fangfang","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Gansu Meteorological Information and Technology Support Center, Gansu Meteorological Bureau, Lanzhou 730020, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4334-8042","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Weiqiang","family":"Ma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Land-Atmosphere Interaction and Its Climatic Effects Group, State Key Laboratory of Tibetan Plateau Earth System, Environment and Resources (TPESRE), Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China"},{"name":"College of Atmospheric Science, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China"},{"name":"National Observation and Research Station for Qomolongma Special Atmospheric Processes and Environmental Changes, Shigatse 858200, China"},{"name":"China-Pakistan Joint Research Center on Earth Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan"}]},{"given":"Suichan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gansu Meteorological Information and Technology Support Center, Gansu Meteorological Bureau, Lanzhou 730020, China"}]},{"given":"Chao","family":"Feng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development-Northwest, PetroChina, Lanzhou 730020, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaoyi","family":"Kong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gansu Meteorological Information and Technology Support Center, Gansu Meteorological Bureau, Lanzhou 730020, China"}]},{"given":"Hao","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Gansu Meteorological Information and Technology Support Center, Gansu Meteorological Bureau, Lanzhou 730020, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,6,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2","DOI":"10.1109\/36.124212","article-title":"Remote sensing of cloud, aerosol, and water vapor properties from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MODIS)","volume":"30","author":"King","year":"1992","journal-title":"IEEE Trans. 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