Principal component and multiple regression analysis in modelling of ground-level ozone and factors affecting its concentrations

Environmental Modelling and Software

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1263-1271

  Abdul Wahab, Sabah A ^a   Bakheit, Charles S ^a   Al Alawi, Saleh M ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Principal component analysis; Regression analysis; Statistical analysis; Variable selection methods

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN OXIDES; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION;

METEOROLOGICAL VARIABLES; OZONE CONCENTRATIONS; PREDICTOR VARIABLES; VARIABLE SELECTION METHODS;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; MODELING; OZONE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 16244417840     PISSN: 13648152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envsoft.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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