Long-Term Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Using a Low-Cost Sensor: Monitoring African Dust Outbreaks in a Suburban Environment in the Canary Islands
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Low-Cost Dust Monitoring System
2.2. Study Sites: Low-Cost Sensor and Reference Monitor
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Assessment of African Dust Intrusions
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Identification of African Dust Outbreaks
3.1.1. PM10 Concentrations Due to African Dust Outbreak
3.1.2. PM2.5 during African Dust Intrusions
3.2. Performance of the Low-Cost Sensor
3.2.1. Daily PM10 Comparison with the Reference Dust Monitor
3.2.2. Daily PM2.5 Comparison with the Reference Dust Monitor
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Dates of African Dust Episodes | Month | Dates of African Dust Episodes | Month |
---|---|---|---|
11–13; 26–30 | November 2019 | 18; 27–30 | September 2021 |
1–3; 14–22 | December 2019 | 1; 8–10; 23–31 | October 2021 |
6–7; 21–23; 29 | January 2020 | 1–4; 12–18; 27–31 | November 2021 |
4–7; 10–21; 29–31 | February 2020 | 1–20; 22–29 | December 2021 |
1–4; 8–22; 26–31 | March 2020 | 1–2; 5–13; 19–20; 24–27 | January 2022 |
1–14; 16–18; 22–28 | April 2020 | No dust episodes | February 2022 |
1; 17–20; 30–31 | May 2020 | 3; 19–31 | March 2022 |
3; 9–10; 16–19 | June 2020 | 15–17 | April 2022 |
1–2; 7–12; 22 | July 2020 | 31–1 | May 2022 |
18–19 | August 2020 | 1–3; 22–31 | June 2022 |
8–11; 17–27 | September 2020 | 1–2; 6–10; 23–27 | July 2022 |
1–8; 20–22; 30–31 | October 2020 | 7–8; 11–14; 19–20; 29–31 | August 2022 |
1–2; 11; 17–18 | November 2020 | 1–4; 14–26 | September 2022 |
2–10; 13–31 | December 2020 | 22–30 | October 2022 |
1–3; 7–8; 13–17; 21; 26–27 | January 2021 | 13–14; 18–20; 27–30 | November 2022 |
19–31 | February 2021 | 15–20; 25; 28 | December 2022 |
1–8; 12; 14; 20 | March 2021 | 1–4; 6–7; 9–12; 23–31 | January 2023 |
1–6; 10–14; 18–24 | April 2021 | 8–1 | February 2023 |
12–13; 21–31 | May 2021 | 16–19; 20–25 | March 2023 |
1; 7–14; 27 | June 2021 | 12–7 | April 2023 |
No dust episodes | July 2021 | 21–11 | May 2023 |
August 2021 | 14–19 |
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Alonso-Pérez, S.; López-Solano, J. Long-Term Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Using a Low-Cost Sensor: Monitoring African Dust Outbreaks in a Suburban Environment in the Canary Islands. Sensors 2023, 23, 7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187768
Alonso-Pérez S, López-Solano J. Long-Term Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Using a Low-Cost Sensor: Monitoring African Dust Outbreaks in a Suburban Environment in the Canary Islands. Sensors. 2023; 23(18):7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187768
Chicago/Turabian StyleAlonso-Pérez, Silvia, and Javier López-Solano. 2023. "Long-Term Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Using a Low-Cost Sensor: Monitoring African Dust Outbreaks in a Suburban Environment in the Canary Islands" Sensors 23, no. 18: 7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187768
APA StyleAlonso-Pérez, S., & López-Solano, J. (2023). Long-Term Analysis of Aerosol Concentrations Using a Low-Cost Sensor: Monitoring African Dust Outbreaks in a Suburban Environment in the Canary Islands. Sensors, 23(18), 7768. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187768