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High-quality fused remote sensing images provide detailed information on surface radiation, climate, and environmental conditions, thereby supporting governmental policies on environmental changes. Improving the quality and quantitative accuracy of fused images is a crucial trend in remote sensing image fusion research. This study investigates the impact of atmospheric correction and five widely applied fusion techniques on remote sensing image fusion. By constructing four fusion frameworks, it evaluates how the choice of fusion method, the implementation of atmospheric correction, the synchronization of atmospheric parameters, and the timing of atmospheric correction influence the outcomes of remote sensing image fusion. Aerial flights using remote sensors were conducted to acquire atmospheric parameter distribution images that are strictly synchronous with the remote sensing images. Comprehensive and systematic evaluations of the fused remote sensing images were performed. Experiments show that for the remote sensing images used, selecting the appropriate fusion method can improve the spatial detail evaluation metrics of the fused images by up to 2.739 times, with the smallest deviation from true reflectance reaching 35.02%. Incorporating synchronous atmospheric parameter distribution images can enhance the spatial detail evaluation metrics by up to 2.03 times, with the smallest deviation from true reflectance reaching 5.4%. 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