2010-02-08

Modeling of Particulate Matter pollution in Reykjavík

One of my projects is to model the level of particulate matter pollution in Reykjavik, near Grensásvegur.


The image below is how the model has faired so far (red line is the model and blue line is the measured level of pollution). I have not included information about things like snow cover or dust storms, so some of the discrepancy may be due to that. In any case, this model is supposed to capture the pollution due to traffic and local sources.


  Overall I think it is fair to say that the model does a good job, remembering that these are 30 min values, and local disturbances (even a bus eroding settled dust) are not corrected for in any way.

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