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Is there a correlation between wind speed and ozone concentration in NC?

Is there a correlation between wind speed and ozone concentration in NC?. Erin Cooper. Purpose. Surface ozone is harmful at extreme levels 0.075 ppm ozone = 100 AQI Ozone and weather both change constantly and affect us.

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Is there a correlation between wind speed and ozone concentration in NC?

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  1. Is there a correlation between wind speed and ozone concentration in NC? Erin Cooper

  2. Purpose • Surface ozone is harmful at extreme levels • 0.075 ppm ozone = 100 AQI • Ozone and weather both change constantly and affect us Polluted ozone can irritate and/or damage lungs, reduce lung function, or aggravate asthma or other chronic lung diseases

  3. Hypothesis • A region’s wind speed and ozone concentration will have a climatology correlation, but a very little correlation. • If my hypothesis is correct, I can expect a negative correlation between wind speed and ozone concentration

  4. Procedure • Chose DAQ stations near weather stations • Pull DAQ data from selected stations • Pull daily average wind speed data from weather stations • Organize data sets to correlate easier • Make correlation and graph data

  5. Data Collections

  6. Correlation: -0.168775

  7. Correlation: -0.01392

  8. Correlation: -0.22414

  9. Correlation: -0.17288

  10. Correlation: -0.28868

  11. Correlation: 0.001754

  12. Correlation: -0.01844

  13. Correlation: -0.09244

  14. The Piedmont in general had the most correlation The Northern Coastal Plain region had a positive correlation, disproving my hypothesis I also noticed that regions with major manufacturing cities had the highest correlation The Southern Piedmont area had the most correlation, supporting my hypothesis

  15. Conclusion • The piedmont region supported my hypothesis the most, having the most negative correlation • Most regions had VERY little correlation • The Northern Coastal Plain region completely rejected my hypothesis by having a positive correlation

  16. Future Work More ways to figure out what affects Ozone concentration… • Analyze data by a different time period • Incorporate wind direction to see if that affects ozone concentrations

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