Effect of Meteorological Parameters on PM10 Concentrations in Ardahan by Wavelet Coherence Analysis

Abstract

In the city of Ardahan, the PM10 concentrations are high especially in winter and autumn due toheating in buildings. This paper investigates the impact of meteorological parameters (air temperature,air pressure, humidity and wind speed) on the PM10 concentrations in the city of Ardahan by using theWavelet Coherence analysis. The data have been provided from the records of the Ministry ofEnvironment and Urbanization Continuous Monitoring Center and the Turkish State MeteorologicalService in between 2010-2020. The results of the study show that selected meteorological parametershave the different effects on the PM10 concentrations in a period of ten years. Wavelet coherenceapproach presents clearly the influence of meteorological factors on the PM10 concentrations, and theapproach is quite useful in terms of the practical explanation of available data, also.