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However, remote sensing measurements are often impeded by extensive cloud cover and precipitation. The scarcity of valid NO2 observations in such meteorological conditions increases data gaps and thus hinders accurate characterization and variability of concentration across geographical regions. This study utilizes the Empirical Orthogonal Function interpolation in conjunction with the Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm and dense urban atmospheric observed station data to reconstruct continuous daily tropospheric NO2 column concentration data in cloudy and rainy areas and thereby improve the accuracy of NO2 concentration mapping in meteorologically obscured regions. Using Chengdu City as a case study, multiple datasets from satellite observations (TROPOspheric Monitoring Instrument, TROPOMI), near-surface NO2 measurements, meteorology, and ancillary data are leveraged to train models. The results showed that the integration of reconstructed satellite observations with provincial and municipal control surface measurements enables the XGBoost model to achieve heightened predictive accuracy (R2 = 0.87) and precision (RMSE = 5.36 \u03bcg\/m3). Spatially, this approach effectively mitigates the problem of missing values in estimation results due to absent satellite data while simultaneously ensuring increased consistency with ground monitoring station data, yielding images with more continuous and refined details. These results underscore the potential for reconstructing satellite remote sensing information and combining it with dense ground observations to greatly improve NO2 mapping in cloudy and rainy areas.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs16101785","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,17]],"date-time":"2024-05-17T12:02:23Z","timestamp":1715947343000},"page":"1785","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Satellite-Based Estimation of Near-Surface NO2 Concentration in Cloudy and Rainy Areas"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Fuliang","family":"Deng","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Computer and Information Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China"}]},{"given":"Yijian","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Computer and Information Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China"}]},{"given":"Wenfeng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Computer and Information Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5927-6891","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lanhui","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Computer and Information Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen 361024, China"}]},{"given":"Xiaojuan","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China"}]},{"given":"Pravash","family":"Tiwari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China"}]},{"given":"Kai","family":"Qin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Environment and Spatial Informatics, China University of Mining and Technology, Xuzhou 221116, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Solomon, S.D., Qin, D., Manning, M., Chen, Z., and Miller, H.L. 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