High-Resolution Analysis of Temporal Variation and Driving Factors of CO2 Concentration in Nanning City in Spring 2024
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Monitoring Location
2.2. Experimental Instruments
2.3. Data Processing
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristics of CO2 Concentration Variations in Nanning
3.1.1. Diurnal Variation of CO2 Concentrations in Nanning
3.1.2. Monthly Variation of CO2 Concentrations in Nanning
3.2. Analysis of Influencing Factors
3.2.1. Screening Analysis of CO2 Concentrations
3.2.2. Source Attribution of CO2 Concentrations via Back-Trajectory Simulation
3.2.3. Meteorological Factor Correlation Analysis
- (1)
- Correlation Analysis Between CO2 and Wind Direction/Speed
- (2)
- Correlation Analysis Between CO2 and Temperature/Humidity
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Feng, J.; Chen, X.; Liu, H.; Mo, Z.; Yan, S.; Peng, X.; Li, H.; Li, H.; Liao, H.; Lu, J. High-Resolution Analysis of Temporal Variation and Driving Factors of CO2 Concentration in Nanning City in Spring 2024. Atmosphere 2025, 16, 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040449
Feng J, Chen X, Liu H, Mo Z, Yan S, Peng X, Li H, Li H, Liao H, Lu J. High-Resolution Analysis of Temporal Variation and Driving Factors of CO2 Concentration in Nanning City in Spring 2024. Atmosphere. 2025; 16(4):449. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040449
Chicago/Turabian StyleFeng, Jinghang, Xuemei Chen, Huilin Liu, Zhaoyu Mo, Shiyang Yan, Xiaoyu Peng, Hongjiao Li, Hao Li, Hui Liao, and Jiahui Lu. 2025. "High-Resolution Analysis of Temporal Variation and Driving Factors of CO2 Concentration in Nanning City in Spring 2024" Atmosphere 16, no. 4: 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040449
APA StyleFeng, J., Chen, X., Liu, H., Mo, Z., Yan, S., Peng, X., Li, H., Li, H., Liao, H., & Lu, J. (2025). High-Resolution Analysis of Temporal Variation and Driving Factors of CO2 Concentration in Nanning City in Spring 2024. Atmosphere, 16(4), 449. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16040449