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Floating in the air: forecasting allergenic pollen concentration for managing urban public health

Xiaoyu Zhua College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China;b State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Xuanlong Maa College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, People’s Republic of China;b State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zhengyang Zhangc State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China;d Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disasters of Chinese Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Yuxia Liue Geospatial Sciences Center of Excellence (GSCE), South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USAView further author information
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Yunpeng Luof Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, Birendra, Switzerland;g ETH Zurich, Department of Environmental System Science, Zurich, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Kai Yanh Innovation Research Center of Satellite Application (IRCSA), Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing. People’s Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Tao Peib State Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information System, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alfredo Huetei School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaView further author information
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Article: 2306894 | Received 20 Sep 2023, Accepted 09 Jan 2024, Published online: 23 Jan 2024

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