Atmospheric particulate matter(PM2.5) seriously influences air quality. It is considered one of the main environmental triggers for lung and heart diseases. Air pollutants can be adsorbed by forest. In this study we i...Atmospheric particulate matter(PM2.5) seriously influences air quality. It is considered one of the main environmental triggers for lung and heart diseases. Air pollutants can be adsorbed by forest. In this study we investigated the effect of forest cover on urban PM2.5 concentrations in 12 cities in Heilongjiang Province,China. The forest cover in each city was constant throughout the study period. The average daily concentration of PM2.5 in 12 cities was below 75 lg/m^3 during the non-heating period but exceeded this level during heating period. Furthermore, there were more moderate pollution days in six cities. This indicated that forests had the ability to reduce the concentration of PM2.5 but the main cause of air pollution was excessive human interference and artificial heating in winter. We classified the 12 cities according to the average PM2.5 concentrations. The relationship between PM2.5 concentrations and forest cover was obtained by integrating forest cover, land area,heated areas and number of vehicles in cities. Finally,considering the complexity of PM2.5 formation and based on the theory of random forestry, we selected six cities and analyzed their meteorological and air pollutant data. The main factors affecting PM2.5 concentrations were PM10,NO_2, CO and SO_2 in air pollutants while meteorological factors were secondary.展开更多
Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter no greater than 2.5 lm(PM2.5)concentration forecasting is desirable for air pollution early warning.This study proposes an improved hybrid model,named multi-feature clus...Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter no greater than 2.5 lm(PM2.5)concentration forecasting is desirable for air pollution early warning.This study proposes an improved hybrid model,named multi-feature clustering decomposition(MCD)–echo state network(ESN)–particle swarm optimization(PSO),for multi-step PM2.5 concentration forecasting.The proposed model includes decomposition and optimized forecasting components.In the decomposition component,an MCD method consisting of rough sets attribute reduction(RSAR),k-means clustering(KC),and the empirical wavelet transform(EWT)is proposed for feature selection and data classification.Within the MCD,the RSAR algorithm is adopted to select significant air pollutant variables,which are then clustered by the KC algorithm.The clustered results of the PM2.5 concentration series are decomposed into several sublayers by the EWT algorithm.In the optimized forecasting component,an ESN-based predictor is built for each decomposed sublayer to complete the multi-step forecasting computation.The PSO algorithm is utilized to optimize the initial parameters of the ESN-based predictor.Real PM2.5 concentration data from four cities located in different zones in China are utilized to verify the effectiveness of the proposed model.The experimental results indicate that the proposed forecasting model is suitable for the multi-step high-precision forecasting of PM2.5 concentrations and has better performance than the benchmark models.展开更多
PM2.5 has a non-negligible impact on visibility and air quality as an important component of haze and can affect cloud formation and rainfall and thus change the climate,and it is an evaluation indicator of air pollut...PM2.5 has a non-negligible impact on visibility and air quality as an important component of haze and can affect cloud formation and rainfall and thus change the climate,and it is an evaluation indicator of air pollution level.Achieving PM2.5 concentration prediction based on relevant historical data mining can effectively improve air pollution forecasting ability and guide air pollution prevention and control.The past methods neglected the impact caused by PM2.5 flow between cities when analyzing the impact of inter-city PM2.5 concentrations,making it difficult to further improve the prediction accuracy.However,factors including geographical information such as altitude and distance and meteorological information such as wind speed and wind direction affect the flow of PM2.5 between cities,leading to the change of PM2.5 concentration in cities.So a PM2.5 directed flow graph is constructed in this paper.Geographic and meteorological data is introduced into the graph structure to simulate the spatial PM2.5 flow transmission relationship between cities.The introduction of meteorological factors like wind direction depicts the unequal flow relationship of PM2.5 between cities.Based on this,a PM2.5 concentration prediction method integrating spatial-temporal factors is proposed in this paper.A spatial feature extraction method based on weight aggregation graph attention network(WGAT)is proposed to extract the spatial correlation features of PM2.5 in the flow graph,and a multi-step PM2.5 prediction method based on attention gate control loop unit(AGRU)is proposed.The PM2.5 concentration prediction model WGAT-AGRU with fused spatiotemporal features is constructed by combining the two methods to achieve multi-step PM2.5 concentration prediction.Finally,accuracy and validity experiments are conducted on the KnowAir dataset,and the results show that the WGAT-AGRU model proposed in the paper has good performance in terms of prediction accuracy and validates the effectiveness of the model.展开更多
Nowadays,air pollution is a big environmental problem in develop-ing countries.In this problem,particulate matter 2.5(PM2.5)in the air is an air pollutant.When its concentration in the air is high in developing countr...Nowadays,air pollution is a big environmental problem in develop-ing countries.In this problem,particulate matter 2.5(PM2.5)in the air is an air pollutant.When its concentration in the air is high in developing countries like Vietnam,it will harm everyone’s health.Accurate prediction of PM2.5 concentrations can help to make the correct decision in protecting the health of the citizen.This study develops a hybrid deep learning approach named PM25-CBL model for PM2.5 concentration prediction in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Firstly,this study analyzes the effects of variables on PM2.5 concentrations in Air Quality HCMC dataset.Only variables that affect the results will be selected for PM2.5 concentration prediction.Secondly,an efficient PM25-CBL model that integrates a convolutional neural network(CNN)andBidirectionalLongShort-TermMemory(Bi-LSTM)isdeveloped.This model consists of three following modules:CNN,Bi-LSTM,and Fully connected modules.Finally,this study conducts the experiment to compare the performance of our approach and several state-of-the-art deep learning models for time series prediction such as LSTM,Bi-LSTM,the combination of CNN and LSTM(CNN-LSTM),and ARIMA.The empirical results confirm that PM25-CBL model outperforms other methods for Air Quality HCMC dataset in terms of several metrics including Mean Squared Error(MSE),Root Mean Squared Error(RMSE),Mean Absolute Error(MAE),and Mean Absolute Percentage Error(MAPE).展开更多
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province,China(Grant No.G2016001)
文摘Atmospheric particulate matter(PM2.5) seriously influences air quality. It is considered one of the main environmental triggers for lung and heart diseases. Air pollutants can be adsorbed by forest. In this study we investigated the effect of forest cover on urban PM2.5 concentrations in 12 cities in Heilongjiang Province,China. The forest cover in each city was constant throughout the study period. The average daily concentration of PM2.5 in 12 cities was below 75 lg/m^3 during the non-heating period but exceeded this level during heating period. Furthermore, there were more moderate pollution days in six cities. This indicated that forests had the ability to reduce the concentration of PM2.5 but the main cause of air pollution was excessive human interference and artificial heating in winter. We classified the 12 cities according to the average PM2.5 concentrations. The relationship between PM2.5 concentrations and forest cover was obtained by integrating forest cover, land area,heated areas and number of vehicles in cities. Finally,considering the complexity of PM2.5 formation and based on the theory of random forestry, we selected six cities and analyzed their meteorological and air pollutant data. The main factors affecting PM2.5 concentrations were PM10,NO_2, CO and SO_2 in air pollutants while meteorological factors were secondary.
基金The study is fully supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61873283)the Changsha Science&Technology Project(KQ1707017)the Innovation Driven Project of the Central South University(2019CX005).
文摘Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter no greater than 2.5 lm(PM2.5)concentration forecasting is desirable for air pollution early warning.This study proposes an improved hybrid model,named multi-feature clustering decomposition(MCD)–echo state network(ESN)–particle swarm optimization(PSO),for multi-step PM2.5 concentration forecasting.The proposed model includes decomposition and optimized forecasting components.In the decomposition component,an MCD method consisting of rough sets attribute reduction(RSAR),k-means clustering(KC),and the empirical wavelet transform(EWT)is proposed for feature selection and data classification.Within the MCD,the RSAR algorithm is adopted to select significant air pollutant variables,which are then clustered by the KC algorithm.The clustered results of the PM2.5 concentration series are decomposed into several sublayers by the EWT algorithm.In the optimized forecasting component,an ESN-based predictor is built for each decomposed sublayer to complete the multi-step forecasting computation.The PSO algorithm is utilized to optimize the initial parameters of the ESN-based predictor.Real PM2.5 concentration data from four cities located in different zones in China are utilized to verify the effectiveness of the proposed model.The experimental results indicate that the proposed forecasting model is suitable for the multi-step high-precision forecasting of PM2.5 concentrations and has better performance than the benchmark models.
基金supported by Central South University Research Programme of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies(2023QYJC041).
文摘PM2.5 has a non-negligible impact on visibility and air quality as an important component of haze and can affect cloud formation and rainfall and thus change the climate,and it is an evaluation indicator of air pollution level.Achieving PM2.5 concentration prediction based on relevant historical data mining can effectively improve air pollution forecasting ability and guide air pollution prevention and control.The past methods neglected the impact caused by PM2.5 flow between cities when analyzing the impact of inter-city PM2.5 concentrations,making it difficult to further improve the prediction accuracy.However,factors including geographical information such as altitude and distance and meteorological information such as wind speed and wind direction affect the flow of PM2.5 between cities,leading to the change of PM2.5 concentration in cities.So a PM2.5 directed flow graph is constructed in this paper.Geographic and meteorological data is introduced into the graph structure to simulate the spatial PM2.5 flow transmission relationship between cities.The introduction of meteorological factors like wind direction depicts the unequal flow relationship of PM2.5 between cities.Based on this,a PM2.5 concentration prediction method integrating spatial-temporal factors is proposed in this paper.A spatial feature extraction method based on weight aggregation graph attention network(WGAT)is proposed to extract the spatial correlation features of PM2.5 in the flow graph,and a multi-step PM2.5 prediction method based on attention gate control loop unit(AGRU)is proposed.The PM2.5 concentration prediction model WGAT-AGRU with fused spatiotemporal features is constructed by combining the two methods to achieve multi-step PM2.5 concentration prediction.Finally,accuracy and validity experiments are conducted on the KnowAir dataset,and the results show that the WGAT-AGRU model proposed in the paper has good performance in terms of prediction accuracy and validates the effectiveness of the model.
文摘Nowadays,air pollution is a big environmental problem in develop-ing countries.In this problem,particulate matter 2.5(PM2.5)in the air is an air pollutant.When its concentration in the air is high in developing countries like Vietnam,it will harm everyone’s health.Accurate prediction of PM2.5 concentrations can help to make the correct decision in protecting the health of the citizen.This study develops a hybrid deep learning approach named PM25-CBL model for PM2.5 concentration prediction in Ho Chi Minh City,Vietnam.Firstly,this study analyzes the effects of variables on PM2.5 concentrations in Air Quality HCMC dataset.Only variables that affect the results will be selected for PM2.5 concentration prediction.Secondly,an efficient PM25-CBL model that integrates a convolutional neural network(CNN)andBidirectionalLongShort-TermMemory(Bi-LSTM)isdeveloped.This model consists of three following modules:CNN,Bi-LSTM,and Fully connected modules.Finally,this study conducts the experiment to compare the performance of our approach and several state-of-the-art deep learning models for time series prediction such as LSTM,Bi-LSTM,the combination of CNN and LSTM(CNN-LSTM),and ARIMA.The empirical results confirm that PM25-CBL model outperforms other methods for Air Quality HCMC dataset in terms of several metrics including Mean Squared Error(MSE),Root Mean Squared Error(RMSE),Mean Absolute Error(MAE),and Mean Absolute Percentage Error(MAPE).