Extreme value analysis of air pollution data and their comparison between two large urban regions of South America

Extreme value analysis of air pollution data and their comparison between two large urban regions of South America

Sixteen years of hourly atmospheric pollutant data (1996â2011) in the Metropolitan Area of São Paulo (MASP), and seven years (2005â2011) of data measured in the Metropolitan Area of Rio de Janeiro (MARJ), were analyzed in order to study the extreme pollution events and their return period. In addit...

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Main Authors: Leila Droprinchinski Martins, Caroline Fernanda Hei Wikuats, Mauricio Nonato Capucim, Daniela S. de Almeida, Silvano Cesar da Costa, Taciana Albuquerque, Vanessa Silveira Barreto Carvalho, Edmilson Dias de Freitas, Maria de Fátima Andrade, Jorge Alberto Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-12-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094717300610

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