Table 3:
The correlation between BAM/TEOM and FRM PM2.5 daily averaged measurements by site
Region | Site ID | Days with BAM | FRM-BAM Pearson’s r | BAM RMSE | Days with TEOM | FRM-TEOM Pearson’s r | TEOM RMSE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seattle | PSCA3 | --- | --- | --- | 149 | 0.99 | 0.71 |
Metropolitan | PSCA4 | 309 | 0.98 | 2.44 | 385 | 0.98 | 1.82 |
LA | L001 | 532 | 0.96 | 4.86 | --- | --- | --- |
L(R)002 | 337 | 0.97 | 3.21 | --- | --- | --- | |
L005 | 457 | 0.97 | 3.07 | --- | --- | --- | |
Baltimore | B009 | 345 | 0.93 | 1.68 | --- | --- | --- |
B011 | 25 | 0.94 | 1.34 | --- | --- | --- | |
Chicago | C004* | 91 | 0.78 | 4.23 | --- | --- | --- |
C008 | 149 | 0.93 | 1.76 | --- | --- | --- | |
NYC | N001 | --- | --- | --- | 115 | 0.88 | 2.62 |
N005* | --- | --- | --- | 53 | 0.84 | 2.50 | |
N006* | --- | --- | --- | 188 | 0.87 | 2.14 | |
Minneapolis/St. Paul | S006 | 66 | 0.98 | 0.81 | --- | --- | --- |
Winston-Salem | W001* | --- | --- | --- | 76 | 0.95 | 1.10 |
Note:
Indicates sites with NRMs (TEOM/BAM) whose method code is not classified by EPA as FEM. In present study NRMs were grouped into “FEM” category