Abstract：
:Atmospheric visibility (AV) is an indicator for assessing air quality and is measured in standard weather stations. The AV can change as a result of two main factors: air pollution and atmospheric humidity. This study aimed to investigate trends in the number of days with AV equal or less than 2 km (DAV2) in Iran during 1968-2013. Consequently, 43 weather stations with different climates were evaluated across the country, using the Mann-Kendall (MK) trend test. The results show that the number of stations with positive (i.e., significant or non-significant) MK z values was equal to, or greater than, those with negative MK z values, in all months and seasons of the year, as well as annually. Furthermore, summer and autumn had, respectively, the least and most stations with positive MK z values. Fewer trends in DAV2 were detected in the central, east, and northeast regions of the country. Analyzing the DAV2 and relative humidity together indicated that over 30% of stations had at-risk air quality in January, and that the largest number of stations with at-risk air quality was in the autumn and winter. These results are useful for better environmental planning to improve air quality, especially in developing countries such as Iran, where reduced air quality has been a major problem in recent decades.
journal_name
Environ Monit Assessjournal_title
Environmental monitoring and assessmentauthors
Araghi A,Mousavi-Baygi M,Adamowski J,Martinez CJdoi
10.1007/s10661-019-7381-8subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2019-03-27 00:00:00pages
249issue
4eissn
0167-6369issn
1573-2959pii
10.1007/s10661-019-7381-8journal_volume
191pub_type
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