Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: In this work the authors analyze time series of Nitritic Oxide (NO) and Nitrogen Dioxide (NO${}_{2}$) concentrations and find that the probability distributions of these pollutants exhibit heavy tails. The observed dynamics is consistently explained by a superposition of local exponential, respectively local Maxwell-Boltzmann distributions with time-varying parameters in the pollutant concentration trajectory, allowing for precise risk estimates of high pollution situations.
Source: Physical Review Research
Institution: Queen Mary University of London
Language: English
Subfield: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,625
OpenAlex ID: W2974369449