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Advances in satellite sensors have provided new datasets for monitoring air quality at urban and regional scales. Qualitative true color images and quantitative aerosol optical depth data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensor on the Terra satellite were compared with ground-based particulate matter data from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitoring networks...