On the relationship between the cloud-to-ground lightning characteristics and th air quality over Guangzhou megacity, South China

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Shanqiang Gu ◽  
Haitao Wang ◽  
Wanxing Feng ◽  
Hantao Tao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
South China ◽  
Cloud To Ground Lightning ◽  
The Relationship

The Relationship Between Cloud-to-Ground Lightning and Precipitations Ice Mass: A Radar study over Houston

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Gauthier ◽  
Walter A. Petersen ◽  
Lawrence D. Carey ◽  
Jr. Christian ◽  
Hugh J.
Keyword(s):  
Cloud To Ground Lightning ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Monsoon Impact on the Air Quality During SAR-CoV-2 Pandemic Spread in Central Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah: Pre, During and Post Lockdown Scenarios

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-68
Author(s):  
M.V. Prasanna ◽  
S. Chidambaram
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Air Pollutants ◽  
Movement Control ◽  
Peninsular Malaysia ◽  
Hysplit Model ◽  
High Precipitation ◽  
Control Order ◽  
Time Frames ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Malaysia is considered as one of the countries with the highest novel corona virus (COVID-19) infected cases in Southeast Asia. Recent studies have identified that the air quality of a region also governs the transmission of the virus through pollutants. Hence, a study was conducted to assess the influence of air quality on the COVID-19 pandemic spread in central Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah. An attempt was also made to infer the effect of monsoonal precipitation on air quality. Central Peninsular Malaysia consists of major cities like Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya. These cities are highly populated, with the expansion of industrial activities, rapid urbanisation and greater usage of vehicles has resulted in air quality deterioration. Such conditions have led to related public health issues, compared to Sabah in east Malaysia. In this study, COVID-19 infected cases, air quality index (AQI) and precipitation data were collected from 25 January to August 2020 to infer the relationship of air quality to the pandemic spread before, during and after the implementation of lockdown periods in the country, referred as movement control order (MCO). The lockdown periods fall under various monsoon climate patterns in the country. Interpretation of data reveals that the variation in air quality correlates with the infected cases. Improved air quality was observed during the last phase of MCO with a lesser number of infected cases. The HYSPLIT model was adopted to study the backward air mass trajectories for different time frames to identify the variation in the sources of pollutants reaching the study area. The study determined that the air pollutants have reached the study area from various directions, reflecting a mixed contribution from the ocean and land area. The relationship between high precipitation (during inter-monsoon and SW monsoon) and improved air quality reveals the washout effect of air pollutants. The outcome of this study inferred that the variation of air quality and precipitation rates facilitate the pandemic spread in this region in addition to the other meteorological factors, apart from individual immune capacity and social distancing.

scholarly journals Spatio-temporal of surface ozone (O3) variations at urban and suburban sites in Sarawak region of Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 880 (1) ◽  
pp. 012004
Author(s):  
H Mahidin ◽  
M T Latif ◽  
A Hamdan ◽  
J Salleh ◽  
D Dominick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Surface Ozone ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Quality Standard ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Daily Maximum ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Ambient Air Quality Standard ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Sarawak Region of Malaysia is currently experiencing a high demand for capital needs such as transformation forest to plantations, economic development, and improving transportation systems. Those land cover changes will increase primary pollutant emissions and trigger surface O3 formation. Surface O3 is a secondary pollutant and a significant greenhouse gas contributing to climate change and declining air quality. In this study, variations in surface O3 concentrations at urban and suburban sites in Sarawak were explored using the Malaysian Department of Environment data spanning a two-year cycle (2018-2019). The primary aim of this study is to ascertain the variation of surface O3 concentrations reported at four monitoring stations in Sarawak, namely Kuching (SQ1) (Urban), Sibu (SQ2) (Suburban), Bintulu (SQ3) (Suburban), and Miri (SQ4) (Suburban). The study also analysed the relationship between O3 distribution and nitrogen oxides (NO and NO2). The findings showed that O3 concentrations observed in the region during the study period were lower than the maximum permissible value of 100 ppbv suggested by the Malaysian Ambient Air Quality Standard (2020). SQ4 (Miri) at suburban sites recorded the highest average surface O3 concentrations with an hourly average and daily maximum O3 concentration of 15.7 and 89.5 ppbv, respectively. Temperatures, UV exposure, and wind speed all impact the concentration of surface O3 in Sarawak. In all stations, concentrations of O3 were inversely linked with NO, NO2, and relative humidity (RH). This research will assist the relevant agency in forecast, monitor, and mitigate the level of O3 in the ambient environment, especially in the Sarawak Region.

scholarly journals The impact of air quality on its Baidu index: grey model analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leping Tu ◽  
Yan Chen
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Air Quality Index ◽  
Grey Correlation ◽  
Convolution Model ◽  
Grey Correlation Analysis ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract To investigate the relationship between air quality and its Baidu index, we collect the annual Baidu index of air pollution hazards, causes and responses. Grey correlation analysis, particle swarm optimization and grey multivariate convolution model are used to simulate and forecast the comprehensive air quality index. The result shows that the excessive growth of the comprehensive air quality index will lead to an increase in the corresponding Baidu index. The number of search for the causes of air quality has the closest link with the comprehensive air quality index. Strengthening the awareness of public about air pollution is conducive to the improvement of air quality. The result provides a reference for relevant departments to prevent and control air pollution.

scholarly journals VOC reactivity in central California: comparing an air quality model to ground-based measurements

2007 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 13077-13119 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. L. Steiner ◽  
R. C. Cohen ◽  
R. A. Harley ◽  
S. Tonse ◽  
A. H. Goldstein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Distribution Functions ◽  
Cumulative Distribution ◽  
Air Quality Model ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Secondary Products ◽  
Central California ◽  
Primary Emissions ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract. Volatile organic compound (VOC) reactivity in central California is examined using a photochemical air quality model (the Community Multiscale Air Quality model; CMAQ) and ground-based measurements to evaluate the contribution of VOC to photochemical activity. We classify VOC into four categories: anthropogenic, biogenic, aldehyde, and other oxygenated VOC. Anthropogenic and biogenic VOC consist of primary emissions, while aldehydes and other oxygenated VOC include both primary anthropogenic emissions and secondary products from primary VOC oxidation. To evaluate the model treatment of VOC chemistry, we compare measured and modeled OH and VOC reactivities using the following metrics: 1) cumulative distribution functions of NOx concentration and VOC reactivity (ROH,VOC), 2) the relationship between ROH,VOC and NOx, 3) total OH reactivity (ROH,total) and speciated contributions, and 4) the relationship between speciated ROH,VOC and NOx. We find that the model predicts ROH,total to within 25–40% at three sites representing urban (Sacramento), suburban (Granite Bay) and rural (Blodgett Forest) chemistry. However in the urban area of Fresno, the model under predicts NOx and VOC emissions by a factor of 2–3. At all locations the model is consistent with observations of the relative contributions of total VOC. In urban areas, anthropogenic and biogenic ROH,VOC are predicted fairly well over a range of NOx conditions. In suburban and rural locations, anthropogenic and other oxygenated ROH,VOC relationships are reproduced, but measured biogenic and aldehyde ROH,VOC are often poorly characterized by measurements, making evaluation of the model with available data unreliable. In central California, 30–50% of the modeled urban VOC reactivity is due to aldehydes and other oxygenated species, and the total oxygenated ROH,VOC is nearly equivalent to anthropogenic VOC reactivity. In rural vegetated regions, biogenic and aldehyde reactivity dominates. This indicates that more attention needs to be paid to the accuracy of models and measurements of both primary emissions of oxygenated VOC and secondary production of oxygenates, especially formaldehyde and other aldehydes, and that a more comprehensive set of oxygenated VOC measurements is required to include all of the important contributions to atmospheric reactivity.

scholarly journals Grey Spectrum Analysis of Air Quality Index and Housing Price in Handan

Complexity ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Zhang ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Lifeng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Amplitude Spectrum ◽  
Housing Price ◽  
Lag Time ◽  
Phase Spectrum ◽  
Air Quality Index ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Grey Phase ◽  
Main Change

To analyze the relationship between air quality index (AQI) and housing price, six relationship indexes between air quality index and housing price were calculated using grey spectrum theory, specifically grey association spectrum, grey cospectrum, grey amplitude spectrum, grey phase spectrum, grey lag time length, and grey condense spectrum. Three main change periods were extracted. There was a negative correction between the air quality and the housing price in Handan. The results provide a basis for the government’s measures to prevent haze.

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