Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics
Abstract High particulate matter (PM) concentrations have a negative impact on the overall quality of life and health. The annual trends of PM can vary greatly depending on factors such as a country’s energy mix, development level, and climatic zone. In this study, we aimed to understand the annual...
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| author | Mateusz Zareba Elzbieta Weglinska Tomasz Danek |
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| description | Abstract High particulate matter (PM) concentrations have a negative impact on the overall quality of life and health. The annual trends of PM can vary greatly depending on factors such as a country’s energy mix, development level, and climatic zone. In this study, we aimed to understand the annual cycle of PM concentrations in a moderate climate zone using a dense grid of low-cost sensors located in central Europe (Krakow). Over one million unique records of PM, temperature, humidity, pressure and wind speed observations were analyzed to gain a detailed, high-resolution understanding of yearly fluctuations. The comprehensive big-data workflow was presented with the statistical analysis of the meteorological factors. A big data-driven approach revealed the existence of two main PM seasons (warm and cold) in Europe’s moderate climate zone, which do not correspond directly with the traditional four main seasons (Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer) with two side periods (early spring and early winter). Our findings also highlighted the importance of high-resolution time and space data for sustainable spatial planning. The observations allowed for distinguishing whether the source of air pollution is related to coal burning for heating in cold period or to agricultural lands burning during the warm period. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a26a8dc02ccf4911a5dbb2037b16e5372024-03-05T18:55:09ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-02-0114111710.1038/s41598-024-52733-wAir pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analyticsMateusz Zareba0Elzbieta Weglinska1Tomasz Danek2Department of Geoinformatics and Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of KrakowDepartment of Geoinformatics and Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of KrakowDepartment of Geoinformatics and Applied Computer Science, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection, AGH University of KrakowAbstract High particulate matter (PM) concentrations have a negative impact on the overall quality of life and health. The annual trends of PM can vary greatly depending on factors such as a country’s energy mix, development level, and climatic zone. In this study, we aimed to understand the annual cycle of PM concentrations in a moderate climate zone using a dense grid of low-cost sensors located in central Europe (Krakow). Over one million unique records of PM, temperature, humidity, pressure and wind speed observations were analyzed to gain a detailed, high-resolution understanding of yearly fluctuations. The comprehensive big-data workflow was presented with the statistical analysis of the meteorological factors. A big data-driven approach revealed the existence of two main PM seasons (warm and cold) in Europe’s moderate climate zone, which do not correspond directly with the traditional four main seasons (Autumn, Winter, Spring, and Summer) with two side periods (early spring and early winter). Our findings also highlighted the importance of high-resolution time and space data for sustainable spatial planning. The observations allowed for distinguishing whether the source of air pollution is related to coal burning for heating in cold period or to agricultural lands burning during the warm period.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52733-w |
| spellingShingle | Mateusz Zareba Elzbieta Weglinska Tomasz Danek Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics Scientific Reports |
| title | Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics |
| title_full | Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics |
| title_fullStr | Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics |
| title_short | Air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics |
| title_sort | air pollution seasons in urban moderate climate areas through big data analytics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52733-w |
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