Application of k-means and hierarchical clustering techniques for analysis of air pollution: A review (1980–2019)

P Govender, V Sivakumar - Atmospheric pollution research, 2020 - Elsevier
Clustering is an explorative data analysis technique used for investigating the underlying
structure in the data. It described as the grou** of objects, where the objects share similar …

[HTML][HTML] Untangling the influence of air-mass history in interpreting observed atmospheric composition

ZL Fleming, PS Monks, AJ Manning - Atmospheric Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Is wind direction an adequate marker of air mass history? This review looks at the evolution
of methods for assessing the effect of the origin and pathway of air masses on composition …

The self-organizing map in synoptic climatological research

SC Sheridan, CC Lee - Progress in Physical Geography, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Self-organizing maps (SOMs) are a relative newcomer to synoptic climatology; the method
itself has only been utilized in the field for around a decade. In this article, we review the …

Comparative analysis of three methods for HYSPLIT atmospheric trajectories clustering

L Cui, X Song, G Zhong - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
Using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model to
obtain backward trajectories and then conduct clustering analysis is a common method to …

Analysis of surface ozone using a recurrent neural network

F Biancofiore, M Verdecchia, P Di Carlo… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hourly concentrations of ozone (O 3) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) have been measured for
16 years, from 1998 to 2013, in a seaside town in central Italy. The seasonal trends of O 3 …

Levels, sources and seasonality of coarse particles (PM10–PM2. 5) in three European capitals–Implications for particulate pollution control

P Kassomenos, S Vardoulakis, A Chaloulakou… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Coarse particles of aerodynamic diameter between 2.5 and 10 μm (PMc) are produced by a
range of natural (windblown dust and sea sprays) and anthropogenic processes (non …

Aerosol responses to precipitation along North American air trajectories arriving at Bermuda

H Dadashazar, M Alipanah, MRA Hilario… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
North American pollution outflow is ubiquitous over the western North Atlantic Ocean,
especially in winter, making this location a suitable natural laboratory for investigating the …

Quantifying the contribution of long-range transport to particulate matter (PM) mass loadings at a suburban site in the north-western Indo-Gangetic Plain (NW-IGP)

H Pawar, S Garg, V Kumar, H Sachan… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Many sites in the densely populated Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) frequently exceed the
national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) of 100 µ g m-3 for 24 h average PM 10 and …

Identifying source regions of air masses sampled at the tropical high-altitude site of Chacaltaya using WRF-FLEXPART and cluster analysis

D Aliaga, VA Sinclair, M Andrade… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Observations of aerosol and trace gases in the remote troposphere are vital to quantify
background concentrations and identify long-term trends in atmospheric composition on …

Integration of fuzzy cluster analysis and kernel density estimation for tracking typhoon trajectories in the Taiwan region

HJ Chu, CJ Liau, CH Lin, BS Su - Expert Systems with Applications, 2012 - Elsevier
Increasing our understanding of typhoon movements remains a priority in the western North
Pacific. In this study, the trajectories of typhoons that affected Taiwan between 1986 and …