SMOKE DETECTION USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUE

Particulate Matter sizing less than 10 micrometers or widely known as PM 10 is one of the major constituents of the thick smoke haze phenomenon, which occurred in Malaysia during September 1997. In this study, seven scenes of NOAA-14 AVHRR satellite data were acquired in order to det,ermine and m...

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Main Author: Asmala, A.
Format: Monograph
Published: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka 2005
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Online Access:http://eprints.utem.edu.my/210/
http://eprints.utem.edu.my/210/1/PJP_report_smoke_detection.pdf
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Summary:Particulate Matter sizing less than 10 micrometers or widely known as PM 10 is one of the major constituents of the thick smoke haze phenomenon, which occurred in Malaysia during September 1997. In this study, seven scenes of NOAA-14 AVHRR satellite data were acquired in order to det,ermine and map PM 10 over Malaysia. Five locations of air pollution station 'were chosen where PMlO was measured. Initially, pre-processing tasks namely; atmospheric and geometric co ection was implemented before further digital image processing job. Next, band 1 of the AVHRR sensor with wavelength ranging fiom 0.58 to 0.68 micrometers were calibrated to compensate for post-launch sensor degradation. Cloud separation was then carried using visual and thresholding technique. Relationship between the satellite reflectance and the corresponding PM 10 AQI (Air Quality Index) at the selected stations was established using linear regression model. The model was then used to map the concentration of PMlO over Malaysia. The result indicates that remote sensing technique using bands 1 of NOAA-14 AVHRR data was capable to determine PM 10 concentration quantitatively and spatially in continuous manner. Finally, accuracy was assessed using Root-mean-square error technique.