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ArticleEnvironmental science & technology2020

Deep Learning for Prediction of the Air Quality Response to Emission Changes.

Jia Xing, Shuxin Zheng, Dian Ding, James T Kelly, Shuxiao Wang, Siwei Li, Tao Qin, Mingyuan Ma, Zhaoxin Dong, Carey Jang and 5 more

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Article in Environmental science & technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Jia XingState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3716-8646
Shuxin ZhengMicrosoft Research Asia, Beijing 100080, China.
Dian DingState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
James T KellyOffice of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States.
Shuxiao WangState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9727-1963
Siwei LiSchool of Remote Sensing and Information Engineering, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China.
Tao QinMicrosoft Research Asia, Beijing 100080, China.
Mingyuan MaSchool of Electronics Engineering and Computer Science, Peking University, Beijing 100084, China.
Zhaoxin DongState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Carey JangOffice of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States.
Yun ZhuCollege of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China.
Haotian ZhengState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Lu RenState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Tie-Yan LiuMicrosoft Research Asia, Beijing 100080, China.
Jiming HaoState Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Efficient prediction of the air quality response to emission changes is a prerequisite for an integrated assessment system in developing effective control policies. Yet, representing the nonlinear response of air quality to emission controls with accuracy remains a major barrier in air quality-related decision making. Here, we demonstrate a novel method that combines deep learning approaches with chemical indicators of pollutant formation to quickly estimate the coefficients of air quality response functions using ambient concentrations of 18 chemical indicators simulated with a comprehensive atmospheric chemical transport model (CTM). By requiring only two CTM simulations for model application, the new method significantly enhances the computational efficiency compared to existing methods that achieve lower accuracy despite requiring 20+ CTM simulations (the benchmark statistical model). Our results demonstrate the utility of deep learning approaches for capturing the nonlinearity of atmospheric chemistry and physics and the prospects of the new method to support effective policymaking in other environment systems.

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionDeep LearningEnvironmental MonitoringModels, StatisticalAir Pollutants

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PMID32551547
PMCPMC7375937

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