Combining Dispersion Modeling and Monitoring Data for Community-Scale Air Quality Characterization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. KC-TRAQS Field Study
2.2. Dispersion Modeling to Support Field Study Design
2.3. Dispersion Modeling to Support the Analysis
2.4. Data Fusion
3. Results
3.1. Combining Stationary and Mobile Monitoring Data
3.2. Combining Dispersion Modeling to Estimate Relative Contribution of Air Pollution Sources
3.3. Application of a Data Fusion Method Using Dispersion Modeling and Observations
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Pollutant | Emissions from NEI-2014-v2 1 | MF Fraction % | MF Contribution | Railyard Contribution |
---|---|---|---|---|
NOx | 158.218 | 44% | 69.616 | 88.602 |
PM2.5 | 3.921 | 49% | 1.921 | 2.000 |
EC2.5 | 3.024 | 49% | 1.482 | 1.542 |
n 1 | Area Source Name | NOx | PM2.5 | EC2.5 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Armstrong | 39.899 | 1.089 | 0.840 |
2 | Associated Wholesale Grocers | 1.061 | 0.0052 | 0.0012 |
3 | USPS Distribution Center | 0.384 | 0.0052 | 0.032 |
4 | BNSF Maintenance Facility | 69.616 | 1.921 | 1.482 |
5 | UPS Freight | 0.164 | 0.0022 | 0.0005 |
6 | Sam’s Club Distribution | 0.125 | 0.0017 | 0.0004 |
7 | Estes Express Lines | 0.068 | 0.0009 | 0.0002 |
8 | Union Pacific Armourdale Yard | 22.277 | 0.606 | 0.467 |
9 | Santa Fe Argentine Yard | 88.602 | 2.000 | 1.542 |
Statistical Measure | Dispersion Modeling | Data Fusion |
---|---|---|
MB | −0.415 | −0.006 |
ME | 0.433 | 0.282 |
RMSE | 0.517 | 0.358 |
NMB | −52.9 | −1.41 |
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Isakov, V.; Arunachalam, S.; Baldauf, R.; Breen, M.; Deshmukh, P.; Hawkins, A.; Kimbrough, S.; Krabbe, S.; Naess, B.; Serre, M.; et al. Combining Dispersion Modeling and Monitoring Data for Community-Scale Air Quality Characterization. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100610
Isakov V, Arunachalam S, Baldauf R, Breen M, Deshmukh P, Hawkins A, Kimbrough S, Krabbe S, Naess B, Serre M, et al. Combining Dispersion Modeling and Monitoring Data for Community-Scale Air Quality Characterization. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(10):610. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100610
Chicago/Turabian StyleIsakov, Vlad, Saravanan Arunachalam, Richard Baldauf, Michael Breen, Parikshit Deshmukh, Andy Hawkins, Sue Kimbrough, Stephen Krabbe, Brian Naess, Marc Serre, and et al. 2019. "Combining Dispersion Modeling and Monitoring Data for Community-Scale Air Quality Characterization" Atmosphere 10, no. 10: 610. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100610