Statistical modeling approach for PM10 prediction before and during confinement by COVID-19 in South Lima, Perú

Rita Jaqueline Cabello-Torres, Manuel Angel Ponce Estela, Odón Sánchez-Ccoyllo, Edison Alessandro Romero-Cabello, Fausto Fernando García Ávila, Carlos Alberto Castañeda-Olivera, Lorgio Valdiviezo-Gonzales, Carlos Enrique Quispe Eulogio, Alex Rubén Huamán De La Cruz, Javier Linkolk López-Gonzales

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Abstract

A total of 188,859 meteorological-PM10 data validated before (2019) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) were used. In order to predict PM10 in two districts of South Lima in Peru, hourly, daily, monthly and seasonal variations of the data were analyzed. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and linear/nonlinear modeling were applied. The results showed the highest annual average PM10 for San Juan de Miraflores (SJM) (PM10-SJM: 78.7 μ g/m3) and the lowest in Santiago de Surco (SS) (PM10-SS: 40.2 μ g/m3). The PCA showed the influence of relative humidity (RH)-atmospheric pressure (AP)-temperature (T)/dew point (DP)-wind speed (WS)-wind direction (WD) combinations. Cool months with higher humidity and atmospheric instability decreased PM10 values in SJM and warm months increased it, favored by thermal inversion (TI). Dust resuspension, vehicular transport and stationary sources contributed more PM10 at peak times in the morning and evening. The Multiple linear regression (MLR) showed the best correlation (r = 0.6166), followed by the three-dimensional model LogAP-LogWD-LogPM10 (r = 0.5753); the RMSE-MLR (12.92) exceeded that found in the 3D models (RMSE < 0.3) and the NSE-MLR criterion (0.3804) was acceptable. PM10 prediction was modeled using the algorithmic approach in any scenario to optimize urban management decisions in times of pandemic.

Original languageEnglish
Article number16737
JournalScientific Reports
Volume12
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2022

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