Spatial Characteristics Analysis for Coupling Strength among Air Pollutants during a Severe Haze Period in Zhengzhou, China

Linan Sun, Antao Wang and Jiayao Wang
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Linan Sun: College of Resources and Environment, Henan University of Economics and Law, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Antao Wang: Department of Cyber Security, Henan Police College, Zhengzhou 450046, China
Jiayao Wang: College of Geography and Environmental Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 14, 1-19

Abstract: This paper investigates the multifractal characteristics of six air pollutants using the coupling detrended fluctuation analysis method. The results show that coupling correlations exist among the air pollutants and have multifractal characteristics. The sources of multifractality are identified using the chi square test. The coupling strengths between different pollutants are quantified. In addition, the coupling contribution of a series in the haze system is calculated, and SO 2 , as the main pollutant, plays a key role in the pollution system. Moreover, the Kriging interpolation method is used to analyze the spatial characteristic on coupling contribution of SO 2 . The spatial analysis of coupling strength for air pollutants will provide an effective approach for pollution control.

Keywords: spatial interpolation; CDFA; multifractality; coupling correlation; coupling contribution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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