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- Title
Visualising Daily PM10 Pollution in an Open-Cut Mining Valley of New South Wales, Australia—Part I: Identification of Spatial and Temporal Variation Patterns.
- Authors
Jiang, Ningbo; Riley, Matthew L.; Azzi, Merched; Puppala, Praveen; Duc, Hiep Nguyen; Di Virgilio, Giovanni
- Abstract
The Upper Hunter Valley is a major coal mining area containing approximately 40% of the currently identified total coal reserves in New South Wales (NSW), Australia. Due to the ongoing increase in mining activities, PM10 (airborne particles with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 micrometres) pollution has become a major air quality concern in local communities. This paper summarises the spatial and temporal variability modes of PM10 pollution in the region, based on long-term multi-site monitoring data and the application of the rotated principal component analysis (RPCA) and wavelet analysis techniques. RPCA identified two distinct air quality clusters/subregions in the valley: one in the west/northwest and the other in the southeast. Wavelet analysis revealed the annual cycle to be the most persistent temporal mode of PM10 variability in both subregions, with intermittent signals also observed at time scales of around 120, 30~90, and under 30 days. How these variation modes are related to the effects of local PM10 emissions and the influence of meteorology at different time scales deserves further attention in future work. The findings will be used in air quality reporting and forecasting in NSW. The methodology and results can also be useful for air quality research in similar regions elsewhere.
- Subjects
NEW South Wales; AUSTRALIA; SPATIAL variation; COAL reserves; POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL components analysis; WAVELETS (Mathematics); STRIP mining
- Publication
Atmosphere, 2024, Vol 15, Issue 5, p565
- ISSN
2073-4433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/atmos15050565