Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012
The goal of this study is to better understand the linkages between the climate system and surface-level ozone concentrations in the Northeastern U.S. We focus on the regularity of observed high ozone concentrations between May 15 and August 30 during the 1993-2012 period. The first portion of this...
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ftncar:oai:drupal-site.org:articles_16752 2023-05-15T15:06:08+02:00 Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 Oswald, Evan (Evan Oswald) (authoraut) Dupigny-Giroux, Lesley-Ann (Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux) (authoraut) Leibensperger, Eric (Eric M. Leibensperger) (authoraut) Poirot, Rich (Rich Poirot) (authoraut) Merrell, Jeff (Jeff Merrell) (authoraut) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.04.019 http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7222vz3 en eng Elsevier Ltd. Atmospheric Environment http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.04.019 articles:16752 uri: http://nldr.library.ucar.edu/repository/collections/OSGC-000-000-021-846 doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.04.019 ark:/85065/d7222vz3 http://n2t.net/ark:/85065/d7222vz3 Copyright 2015 American Geophysical Union. Text article ftncar https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.04.019 2022-08-09T17:57:42Z The goal of this study is to better understand the linkages between the climate system and surface-level ozone concentrations in the Northeastern U.S. We focus on the regularity of observed high ozone concentrations between May 15 and August 30 during the 1993-2012 period. The first portion of this study establishes relationships between ozone and meteorological predictors. The second examines the linkages between ozone and large-scale teleconnections within the climate system. Statistical models for each station are constructed using a combination of Correlation Analysis, Principal Components Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression. In general, the strongest meteorological predictors of ozone are the frequency of high temperatures and precipitation and the amount of solar radiation flux. Statistical models of meteorological variables explain about 60-75% of the variability in the annual ozone time series, and have typical error-to-variability ratios of 0.50-0.65. Teleconnection patterns such as the Arctic Oscillation, Quasi-Biennial Oscillation and Pacific Decadal Oscillation are best linked to ozone in the region. Statistical models of these patterns explain 40–60% of the variability in the ozone annual time series, and have a typical error-to-variability ratio of 0.60-0.75. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic OpenSky (NCAR/UCAR - National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Arctic Pacific Atmospheric Environment 112 278 288 |
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The goal of this study is to better understand the linkages between the climate system and surface-level ozone concentrations in the Northeastern U.S. We focus on the regularity of observed high ozone concentrations between May 15 and August 30 during the 1993-2012 period. The first portion of this study establishes relationships between ozone and meteorological predictors. The second examines the linkages between ozone and large-scale teleconnections within the climate system. Statistical models for each station are constructed using a combination of Correlation Analysis, Principal Components Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression. In general, the strongest meteorological predictors of ozone are the frequency of high temperatures and precipitation and the amount of solar radiation flux. Statistical models of meteorological variables explain about 60-75% of the variability in the annual ozone time series, and have typical error-to-variability ratios of 0.50-0.65. Teleconnection patterns such as the Arctic Oscillation, Quasi-Biennial Oscillation and Pacific Decadal Oscillation are best linked to ozone in the region. Statistical models of these patterns explain 40–60% of the variability in the ozone annual time series, and have a typical error-to-variability ratio of 0.60-0.75. |
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Oswald, Evan (Evan Oswald) (authoraut) Dupigny-Giroux, Lesley-Ann (Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux) (authoraut) Leibensperger, Eric (Eric M. Leibensperger) (authoraut) Poirot, Rich (Rich Poirot) (authoraut) Merrell, Jeff (Jeff Merrell) (authoraut) |
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Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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Climate controls on air quality in the Northeastern U.S.: An examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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climate controls on air quality in the northeastern u.s.: an examination of summertime ozone statistics during 1993-2012 |
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