Research Article
Meteorological Influences on Seasonal Variation of Fine Particulate Matter in Cities over Southern Ontario, Canada
Table 1
Characteristics for the 12 Ontarian cities in 2006. The cities are ordered by descending latitude see Figure
1(a).
| City | Lat. (°) | Lon. (°) | Elevation (m) | Population | Annual average of PM2.5 concentration (g/m3) | Characteristics | Annual total emission (tons/y) |
| Thunder Bay | 48.38 | −89.29 | 192 | 109,140 | 4.80 | Urban | 366 | Sault Ste. Marie | 46.53 | −84.31 | 244 | 74,948 | 5.23 | Urban | 376 | Sudbury | 46.48 | −80.96 | 260 | 21,392 | 4.65 | Urban | 47 | North Bay | 46.32 | −79.45 | 219 | 53,996 | 4.93 | Urban | 23 | Cornwall | 45.02 | −74.74 | 55 | 45,965 | 6.46 | Urban | 39 | Barrie | 44.38 | −79.70 | 226 | 128,430 | 6.64 | Urban | 8 | Toronto | 43.71 | −79.54 | 141 | 2,503,281 | 8.07 | Metropolitan | 474 | Oakville | 43.49 | −79.70 | 165 | 164,613 | 7.34 | Urban | 8 | Hamilton | 43.26 | −79.91 | 96 | 504,559 | 8.20 | Industrial, urban | 1416 | London | 43.01 | −81.21 | 270 | 352,395 | 6.91 | Urban | 66 | Sarnia | 42.98 | −82.41 | 179 | 71,419 | 11.28 | Industrial | 723 | Windsor | 42.32 | −83.04 | 176 | 216,473 | 9.18 | Industrial, urban | 287 |
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