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The present study aims to analyse the influences of five meteorological parameters (temperature, wind speed, barometric pressure, rainfall, and solar radiations) on ground-level ozone (GLO) concentrations over the region of Ranchi Municipal Corporation (Jharkhand, India). The diurnal variation of GLO concentration and the meteorological parameters were analysed in each month to understand the associations. The results indicated that the correlation coefficients of GLO concentration with SR, AT, and DPT are found to be positive in each month and also statistically significant. But, the association between WS and GLO concentration was not uniform between the study days. Furthermore, the study also demonstrates an approach for identifying the hot spots that are having the higher level of GLO concentration. The hot spot maps were produced for each month to understand the shifting of the locations of hot spot locations. The results reveal that the hot spot locations are changes frequently in each case. Since the hot spot analysis was conducted with limited data, the presented hot spots are indicative and dependent on the meteorological conditions of the specific period and cannot be considered as a robust epidemiological study.
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Stn. no. | Ward no. | Benchmark | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | BIT More | 23°23′42.5″N | 85°23′04.3″E |
2 | 5 | Jhumar Bridge | 23°24′32.7″N | 85°24′05.8″E |
3 | Outside the RMC boundary | Booty More | 23°25′32″N | 85°54′43.6″E |
4 | 5 | D.A.V School | 23°24′01.3″N | 85°22′22″E |
5 | 4 | RIMS Gate Ranchi | 23°23′31.4″N | 85°20′48.1″E |
6 | 3 | Tagore Hill More | 23°24′00.4″N | 85°20′18.8″E |
7 | Outside the RMC boundary | IICM | 23°25′28.5″N | 85°19′01.3″E |
8 | Outside the RMC boundary | New Dump Site, Jhiri | 23°24′37.9″N | 85°15′27.8″E |
9 | 34 | Piska More | 23°22′54.6″N | 85°17′49.7′′E |
10 | Outside the RMC boundary | Pandra Gate | 23°23′18.5″N | 85°15′44.7″E |
11 | 15 | Karbala Chowk | 23°21′41.8″N | 85°19′45.6″E |
12 | 2 | Rock Garden main gate | 23°24′06.2 N | 85°18′54.1″E |
13 | 1 | Jawahar Nagar | 23°23′22.6″N | 85°18′51.6″E |
14 | 22 | Katchari Chowk | 23°22′43.7″N | 85°19′30.0″E |
15 | 22 | Ranchi College More | 23°23′00.9″N | 85°19′09.7″E |
16 | 30 | Ratu Road Chowk | 23°22′43.9″N | 85°18′55.7″E |
17 | 23 | St. Xaviers Chowk | 23°22′07.7″N | 85°19′29.1″E |
18 | 3 | Karmatoli Chowk | 23°23′18.9″N | 85°19′51.5″E |
19 | Outside the RMC boundary | Katal more | 23°21′48.1″N | 85°15′04.3″E |
20 | Outside the RMC boundary | Namkum Chowk | 23°19′47.5″N | 85°22′38.2″E |
21 | 45 | Birsa Chowk | 23°19′24.1 N | 85°18′25.3″E |
22 | 50 | Doranda | 23°20′19.8″N | 85°19′27.8″E |
23 | 15 | Sujata Chowk | 23°21′11.4″N | 85°19′29.2″E |
24 | 14 | Ranchi Station | 23°21′0.7″N | 85°20′46.6″E |
25 | 14 | KFC more | 23°21′13.4″N | 85°19′58.6E |
26 | 38 | Algora Chowk | 23°21′00.2″N | 85°17′52.4″E |
27 | 11 | Carmel School | 23°21′32.3″N | 85°21′35″E |
28 | 12 | ESCI Hosital | 23°21′5.2″N | 85°22′0.4″E |
29 | 8 | Kokar Chowk | 23°22′37.7″N | 85°21′34.4″E |
30 | 14 | Lower Chutiya | 23°21′2.3″N | 85°21′7.4″E |
31 | 10 | Katatoli chowk | 23°21′53.2″N | 85°20′42.8″E |
32 | 10 | Lalpur chowk | 23°22′19″N | 85°20′18.5″E |
33 | Outside the RMC boundary | B.I.T Gate | 23°23′35.2″N | 85°25′52.5″E |
34 | Outside the RMC boundary | Birsa Agri. College | 23°26′33.6″N | 85°18′48.4″E |
35 | 42 | Dhurwa Golchakar | 23°18′20.4″N | 85°17′25.1″E |
36 | Outside the RMC boundary | Dhurwa Dam | 23°17′33.7″N | 85°15′32.2″E |
37 | Outside the RMC boundary | Tantan Toli | 23°16′15.3″N | 85°14′53.8″E |
38 | 55 | Hulhundu | 23°15′30.7″N | 85°18′08.2″E |
39 | Outside the RMC boundary | Singhmore | 23°18′09.7″N | 85°18 51.4″E |
40 | 52 | Hinoo | 23°19′44.4″N | 85°18′55.2″E |
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Gorai, A.K., Biswal, S.S. & Mitra, G. Effects of meteorology on ground-level ozone (GLO) concentrations and identifying the hot spots having significantly higher GLO concentration in a semi-urban area. Environ Dev Sustain 20, 1461–1481 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-017-9947-3
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