The cluster analysis method needs continuous improvement and perfection in the research and application of the spatial differentiation and change of pollutants.In this paper,the date of monthly highest concentration o...The cluster analysis method needs continuous improvement and perfection in the research and application of the spatial differentiation and change of pollutants.In this paper,the date of monthly highest concentration of ozone(O_(3))and the concentration value of that day were selected as the similarity coefficient between classes.Single-factor cluster analysis was performed on O_(3)during 2016-2019 and the COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 in Hunan Province using the Ward method.The clustering results showed that the spatial distribution of atmospheric O_(3)in the 14 regions of Hunan Province was most suitable to be classified according to class III clustering areas.That is,the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration was the center,and the high-value area was in northern Hunan.The transition area was in central and southern Hunan,while the low-value area was centered in western Hunan.The partition results were in good agreement with the homogeneous subset of one-way ANOVA and the distribution of monitoring values during the same period.The comparison showed that the inter-class plates in the two periods corresponded well,and the intra-class area showed a continuous geographical distribution,and there were dynamic changes in the spatial differentiation of the O_(3)plates in different periods.In 2020,the center of the O_(3)high-value area plate in Hunan Province moved eastward and extended southward,focusing on the middle and lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River basin,and extending to the upstream area;the regional plate in the transition area expanded significantly;the low-value area plate shrank to the two cities in western Hunan.The abnormal emissions and abnormal climate during the COVID-19 epidemic had an impact on the spatial differentiation of O_(3)in Hunan Province.展开更多
文摘The cluster analysis method needs continuous improvement and perfection in the research and application of the spatial differentiation and change of pollutants.In this paper,the date of monthly highest concentration of ozone(O_(3))and the concentration value of that day were selected as the similarity coefficient between classes.Single-factor cluster analysis was performed on O_(3)during 2016-2019 and the COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 in Hunan Province using the Ward method.The clustering results showed that the spatial distribution of atmospheric O_(3)in the 14 regions of Hunan Province was most suitable to be classified according to class III clustering areas.That is,the Changsha-Zhuzhou-Xiangtan urban agglomeration was the center,and the high-value area was in northern Hunan.The transition area was in central and southern Hunan,while the low-value area was centered in western Hunan.The partition results were in good agreement with the homogeneous subset of one-way ANOVA and the distribution of monitoring values during the same period.The comparison showed that the inter-class plates in the two periods corresponded well,and the intra-class area showed a continuous geographical distribution,and there were dynamic changes in the spatial differentiation of the O_(3)plates in different periods.In 2020,the center of the O_(3)high-value area plate in Hunan Province moved eastward and extended southward,focusing on the middle and lower reaches of the Xiangjiang River basin,and extending to the upstream area;the regional plate in the transition area expanded significantly;the low-value area plate shrank to the two cities in western Hunan.The abnormal emissions and abnormal climate during the COVID-19 epidemic had an impact on the spatial differentiation of O_(3)in Hunan Province.
