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Tools to Conduct Meteorological Normalisation and Counterfactual Modelling for Air Quality Data

Stuart K. Grange

Last update: 21 November 2023

Copyright license: GNU General Public License, version 3.0, File License

Software version identifier: 0.2.4, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.51, 0.2.5

Description

An integrated set of tools to allow data users to conduct meteorological normalisation and counterfactual modelling for air quality data. The meteorological normalisation technique uses predictive random forest models to remove variation of pollutant concentrations so trends and interventions can be explored in a robust way. For examples, see Grange et al. (2018) <doi:10.5194/acp-18-6223-2018> and Grange and Carslaw (2019) <doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.344>. The random forest models can also be used for counterfactual or business as usual (BAU) modelling by using the models to predict, from the model's perspective, the future. For an example, see Grange et al. (2021) <doi:10.5194/acp-2020-1171>.

Cites work

• COVID-19 lockdowns highlight a risk of increasing ozone pollution in European urban areas
• Random forest meteorological normalisation models for Swiss PM₁₀ trend analysis
• Using meteorological normalisation to detect interventions in air quality time series

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