Seasonal Disparity in the Effect of Meteorological Conditions on Air Quality in China Based on Artificial Intelligence
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Literature Review
2.1. Meteorological Conditions and Air Quality
2.2. Research Technique
3. Methods
3.1. Sensitivity Analysis Based on Artificial Neural Network
3.2. Generalized Regression Neural Network Model
- (1)
- Input layer
- (2)
- Pattern layer
- (3)
- Summation layer
- (4)
- Output layer
3.3. PSO-GRNN Model
4. Results
4.1. Statistic Analysis
4.2. Impact Size Analysis
4.3. Seasonal Disparity Analysis
- (1)
- Spring Season
- (2)
- Summer Season
- (3)
- Autumn Season
- (4)
- Winter Season
5. Conclusions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Meteorological Factors | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Atmospheric Temperature | 9.2347 | 25.0109 | 20.7122 | 1.1011 |
Mean Atmospheric Humidity | 39.1625 | 54.1359 | 64.7609 | 50.1250 |
Rain Precipitation | 0.3120 | 3.0413 | 2.4307 | 0.1095 |
Mean Wind Velocity | 2.3933 | 2.2326 | 1.7606 | 1.9902 |
Insolation Duration | 7.5810 | 7.5022 | 6.1688 | 5.6957 |
Mean Land Surface Temperature | 10.8468 | 29.1016 | 22.4008 | −0.3644 |
Maximum Wind Velocity | 9.1300 | 9.0997 | 7.1155 | 7.6190 |
Mean Atmospheric Temperature | Mean Atmospheric Humidity | Rain Precipitation | Mean Wind Velocity | Insolation Duration | Mean Land Surface Temperature | Maximum Wind Velocity |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0.2870 | 5.1158 | −0.0806 | −0.3482 | −6.7892 | 1.3489 | −2.3340 |
Meteorological Factors | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Atmospheric Temperature | −0.1103 | 1.4782 | 0.3445 | −0.5761 |
Mean Atmospheric Humidity | 4.4602 | 0.8380 | 2.0914 | 13.0540 |
Rain Precipitation | −0.0164 | −0.1264 | −0.1708 | −0.0068 |
Mean Wind Velocity | −0.0243 | 1.3392 | −0.2062 | −2.4918 |
Insolation Duration | −7.0758 | −6.6482 | −7.6961 | −5.7453 |
Mean Land Surface Temperature | 0.0787 | 3.9839 | 1.7917 | −0.4966 |
Maximum Wind Velocity | −1.6598 | −0.9452 | −2.9479 | −3.7631 |
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Zhang, Y. Seasonal Disparity in the Effect of Meteorological Conditions on Air Quality in China Based on Artificial Intelligence. Atmosphere 2021, 12, 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121670
Zhang Y. Seasonal Disparity in the Effect of Meteorological Conditions on Air Quality in China Based on Artificial Intelligence. Atmosphere. 2021; 12(12):1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121670
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Yongli. 2021. "Seasonal Disparity in the Effect of Meteorological Conditions on Air Quality in China Based on Artificial Intelligence" Atmosphere 12, no. 12: 1670. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121670