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Evaluating the Performance of a Regional-Scale Photochemical Modelling System: Part I—Ozone Predictions

Table 6

Statistics corresponding to air-quality stations associated with air-quality simulations of ozone concentration according to the monitor location classification (urban, suburban, rural, and all locations).


Monitor location classification	Number	Hourly MNBE (%)		1 h max MNBE (%)		8 h max MNBE (%)
Monitor location classification	Number	2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010

All data	40	−15.22	−19.27	−12.35	−13.20	−12.24	−12.51
Urban	16	−15.07	−24.33	−7.35	−13.52	−8.46	−13.52
Suburban	12	−15.51	−18.98	−11.11	−11.89	−11.61	−11.94
Rural	12	−15.14	−14.31	−19.31	−14.11	−16.78	−11.81

		Hourly MNGE (%)		1 h max MNGE (%)		8 h max MNGE (%)
		2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010

All data	40	22.31	25.90	21.37	20.88	19.50	19.49
Urban	16	24.08	30.59	21.30	22.20	19.84	21.19
Suburban	12	22.71	26.09	20.43	20.78	18.39	19.32
Rural	12	20.61	20.95	22.37	19.25	20.20	17.55

		Hourly IOA		1 h max IOA		8 h max IOA
		2009	2010	2009	2010	2009	2010

All data	40	0.569	0.558	0.560	0.576	0.825	0.820
Urban	16	0.544	0.504	0.547	0.523	0.848	0.823
Suburban	12	0.590	0.574	0.596	0.592	0.850	0.829
Rural	12	0.557	0.590	0.531	0.600	0.764	0.798