Possible Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and January PM10 Concentrations in South Korea
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
2.1. Data
2.2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Inter-Annual Variability of PM10 Concentrations in South Korea
3.2. Relationship between PM10 and Ventilation Indices in South Korea
3.3. Possible Impacts of Arctic Sea Ice on PM10 Variability in Korean Peninsula
4. Summary and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Trend (µg/m3 Per Total Period) | Note | |
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Seoul | −24.2 *** | During 2001–2018 |
Urban | −7.2 * | |
All stations | −9.2 ** | |
Background | 8.1 | Without 2017(2001–2018) |
10.4 | During 2001–2016 |
CORR | ATGI | NWSI | PPI | Note |
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KOREA | 0.34 | 0.82 *** | 0.75 *** | This study |
ECP | 0.70** | 0.73 *** | 0.92 *** | Zou et al. [7] |
CORR | NSII (December) | NSII (January) | NSII (DJ) | ASII (DJ) |
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TC1 | 0.45 * (0.52 **) | 0.42 * (0.53 **) | 0.44 * (0.52 **) | −0.15 |
PPI | 0.35 (0.39) | 0.41 * (0.49 **) | 0.40 * (0.44 *) | −0.03 |
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Kim, J.-H.; Kim, M.-K.; Ho, C.-H.; Park, R.J.; Kim, M.J.; Lim, J.; Kim, S.-J.; Song, C.-K. Possible Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and January PM10 Concentrations in South Korea. Atmosphere 2019, 10, 619. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100619
Kim J-H, Kim M-K, Ho C-H, Park RJ, Kim MJ, Lim J, Kim S-J, Song C-K. Possible Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and January PM10 Concentrations in South Korea. Atmosphere. 2019; 10(10):619. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100619
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Jeong-Hun, Maeng-Ki Kim, Chang-Hoi Ho, Rokjin J. Park, Minjoong J. Kim, Jaehyun Lim, Seong-Joong Kim, and Chang-Keun Song. 2019. "Possible Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and January PM10 Concentrations in South Korea" Atmosphere 10, no. 10: 619. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10100619