Research Article

Studying Air Pollutants Origin and Associated Meteorological Parameters over Seoul from 2000 to 2009

Table 1

The characteristics and source of data used in this study.

ParameterTime periodFrequencySource

SO22000–2009HourlyNational Institute of Environmental Research (NIER)
NO22000–2009Hourly
CO2000–2009Hourly
PM102000–2009Hourly
Dust frequency2000–2009Monthly

Precipitation2000–2007DailyAutomatic Weather System (AWS)
Temperature2000–2007Daily
Relative humidity (RH)2000–2009MonthlyKorea Meteorological Administration (KMA)

Wind speed2000–2007DailyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Fine mode fraction (FMF)2000–2009MonthlyThe Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Retrieval/Terra
Aerosol optical depth (AODsat)2000–2009Monthly
Ångström exponent2000–2009Monthly

Aerosol optical thickness (AODaeronet)2000–2007MonthlyAerosol Robotic Network (AERONET)