Table 5.

Comparison statistics and linear regression parameters ^a for each data set.

Sensor	Location	N (hr)	Slope	Intercept	r2	MBE (µg/m3)	NRMSE (%)
AQY	AIRS—Ambient	2815	0.84	−0.14	0.45 *	−1.39	53
	AIRS—Prescribed Fire	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Natchez	181	2.18	−7.89	0.86 *	63.89	146
	Pole Creek	63	0.54	0.87	0.77 *	−1.18	45
	Alder Pinehurst	136	1.35	1.40	0.52 *	5.91	82
PA (CF = atm)	AIRS—Ambient	4750	1.61	−1.46	0.87 *	2.98	66
	AIRS—Prescribed Fire	10	1.61	−2.49	1.00 *	6.16	70
	Natchez	367	1.20	15.23	0.96 *	32.82	44
	Pole Creek	88	0.93	0.36	0.74 *	0.13	50
	Alder Pinehurst	161	1.30	9.78	0.62 *	13.79	117
PA (CF = 1)	AIRS—Ambient	4750	1.63	−1.58	0.87 *	3.00	48
	AIRS—Prescribed Fire	10	2.44	−7.97	0.99 *	12.36	154
	Natchez	367	1.85	18.41	0.96 *	91.17	125
	Pole Creek	88	0.93	0.36	0.74 *	0.13	50
	Alder Pinehurst	161	1.81	4.76	0.62 *	15.67	145
RAMP	AIRS—Ambient	3493	0.89	2.58	0.91 *	1.83	37
	AIRS—Prescribed Fire	10	1.35	−0.05	0.99 *	4.89	15
	Natchez	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Pole Creek	-	-	-	-	-	-
	Alder Pinehurst	107	0.77	6.61	0.69 *	3.69	5
	Alder Springville	802	1.48	−2.48	0.85 *	14.47	3

^a PM_{2.5 sensor} = Intercept + Slope PM_{2.5 reference} * Statistically significant at p < 0.01.