Daily 1 km terrain resolving maps of surface fine particulate matter for the western United States 2003-2021.

ABSTRACT: We developed daily maps of surface fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) for the western United States. We used geographically weighted regression fit to air quality station observations with Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aerosol optical depth (AOD) data, and meteorological data to produce daily 1-kilometer resolution PM_2.5 concentration estimates from 2003-2020. To account for impacts of stagnant air and inversions, we included estimates of inversion strength based on meteorological conditions, and inversion potential based on human activities and local topography. Model accuracy based on cross-validation was R² = 0.66. AOD data improve the model in summer and fall during periods of high wildfire activity while the stagnation terms captur

SUBMITTER: Swanson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9345996 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature