Evaluating the Influence of Meteorological Parameters on Ozone Concentration Levels

  • Authors

    • Amina Nazif
    • Nurul Izma Mohammed
    • Amirhossein Malakahmad
    • Motasem S. Abualqumboz
    2018-07-04
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16211
  • Air pollution, Ozone, Particulate matter, Multiple linear regression, Stepwise regression.

  • Over the years, anthropogenic activities have led to the increase in air pollution concentration levels in the atmosphere, this persistent increase in pollution levels can be influenced by meteorological parameters. These parameters assist in the formation and transportation of air pollutants in the atmosphere. Hence, this study aims at evaluating the association between meteorological parameters and air pollutants. The analysis was carried out using Ozone (O3), Particulate matter (PM10), Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction data from 2006 to 2010, from two industrial air quality monitoring stations. Stepwise regression (SR) analysis was used to assess the influence of meteorological parameters in accounting for the variability of O3 concentration levels. The SR analysis showed that meteorological parameters accounted for more than 50 % of O3 variability. It can be concluded that different relationship between meteorological parameters and O3 can exist in different locations in the same region.

     

     

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    Nazif, A., Izma Mohammed, N., Malakahmad, A., & S. Abualqumboz, M. (2018). Evaluating the Influence of Meteorological Parameters on Ozone Concentration Levels. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.7), 65-67. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.16211