Application of a stochastic, Weibull probability generator for replacing missing data on ambient concentrations of gaseous pollutants

M Nosal, AH Legge, SV Krupa - Environmental Pollution, 2000 - Elsevier
A stochastic, three-parameter, Weibull frequency distribution, probability generator was
tested by using theoretical data. Subsequently, it was applied to replace missing values of …

Modeling the spatio-temporal heterogeneity in the PM10-PM2. 5 relationship

HJ Chu, B Huang, CY Lin - Atmospheric Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper explores the spatio-temporal patterns of particulate matter (PM) in Taiwan based
on a series of methods. Using fuzzy c-means clustering first, the spatial heterogeneity (six …

[PDF][PDF] Combining monitoring data and computer model output in assessing environmental exposure

AE Gelfand, SK Sahu - Handbook of Applied Bayesian …, 2010 - personal.soton.ac.uk
In the environmental exposure community numerical models are now widely available for a
number of air pollutants. These models provide output exposures at various spatial and …

BME-based uncertainty assessment of the Chernobyl fallout

E Savelieva, V Demyanov, M Kanevski, M Serre… - Geoderma, 2005 - Elsevier
The vast territories that have been radioactively contaminated during the 1986 Chernobyl
accident provide a substantial data set of radioactive monitoring data, which can be used for …

[PDF][PDF] Computational investigations of Bayesian maximum entropy spatiotemporal mapping

ML Serre, P Bogaert, G Christakos - 4th Annual Conference of the …, 1998 - Citeseer
The incorporation of various sources of physical knowledge is an important aspect of
spatiotemporal analysis and mapping. There exist two major knowledge bases: general …

Uncertainty, ensembles and air quality dispersion modeling: applications and challenges

WF Dabberdt, E Miller - Atmospheric Environment, 2000 - Elsevier
The past two decades have seen significant advances in mesoscale meteorological
modeling research and applications, such as the development of sophisticated and now …

Assessment of a Bayesian multivariate interpolation approach for health impact studies

W Sun, ND Le, JV Zidek… - Environmetrics: The Official …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Health impact studies of air pollution often require estimates of pollutant concentrations at
locations where monitoring data are not available, using the concentrations observed at …

Determining the spatial scale for analysing mobile measurements of air pollution

C Lightowlers, T Nelson, E Setton, CP Keller - Atmospheric Environment, 2008 - Elsevier
When dealing with spatial data or modelling in a geographical context, identifying an
appropriate scale for analysis is a critical precursor; however, it is difficult to determine due …

A wavelet-based approach to blending observations with deterministic computer models to resolve the intraurban air pollution field

J Crooks, V Isakov - Journal of the Air & Waste Management …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Recent interest in near-road exposure to air pollutants and related health and environmental
justice issues has highlighted the importance of improving the accuracy of intraurban …

Source apportionment of Baltimore aerosol from combined size distribution and chemical composition data

D Ogulei, PK Hopke, L Zhou, JP Pancras, N Nair… - Atmospheric …, 2006 - Elsevier
Several multivariate data analysis methods have been applied to a combination of particle
size and composition measurements made at the Baltimore Supersite. Partial least squares …