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Climate Controls On Air Quality In The Northeastern U.S.: An Examination Of Summertime Ozone Statistics During 1993-2012, Evan M. Oswald, Lesley Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Eric M. Leibensperger, Rich Poirot, Jeff Merrell

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Publications

The goal of this study is to better understand the linkages between the climate system and surface-level ozone concentrations in the Northeastern U.S. We focus on the regularity of observed high ozone concentrations between May 15 and August 30 during the 1993-2012 period. The first portion of this study establishes relationships between ozone and meteorological predictors. The second examines the linkages between ozone and large-scale teleconnections within the climate system. Statistical models for each station are constructed using a combination of Correlation Analysis, Principal Components Analysis and Multiple Linear Regression. In general, the strongest meteorological predictors of ozone are the …