Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory
Abstract We use extreme value theory to develop point process statistical models relating the probability of extreme winter particulate pollution events in Beijing (“winter haze”) to local meteorological variables. The models are trained with the 2009–2017 record of fine particulate matter concentra...
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| description | Abstract We use extreme value theory to develop point process statistical models relating the probability of extreme winter particulate pollution events in Beijing (“winter haze”) to local meteorological variables. The models are trained with the 2009–2017 record of fine particulate matter concentrations (PM2.5) from the U.S. embassy. We find that 850‐hPa meridional wind velocity (V850) and relative humidity successfully predict the probability for 24‐hr average PM2.5 to exceed 300 μg/m3 (95th percentile of the frequency distribution) as well as higher thresholds. We apply the point process models to mid‐21st century climate projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 model ensemble under two radiative forcing scenarios (RCP8.5 and RCP4.5). We conclude that 21st century climate change alone is unlikely to increase the frequency of severe PM2.5 pollution events (PM2.5 > 300 μg/m3) in Beijing and is more likely to marginally decrease the probability of such events. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e24cfe7d63aa4c0fbcf7a0a520e024372025-08-20T03:09:45ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072019-02-014631824183010.1029/2018GL080102Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value TheoryD. C. Pendergrass0L. Shen1D. J. Jacob2L. J. Mickley3Harvard College Cambridge MA USASchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA USASchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA USASchool of Engineering and Applied Sciences Harvard University Cambridge MA USAAbstract We use extreme value theory to develop point process statistical models relating the probability of extreme winter particulate pollution events in Beijing (“winter haze”) to local meteorological variables. The models are trained with the 2009–2017 record of fine particulate matter concentrations (PM2.5) from the U.S. embassy. We find that 850‐hPa meridional wind velocity (V850) and relative humidity successfully predict the probability for 24‐hr average PM2.5 to exceed 300 μg/m3 (95th percentile of the frequency distribution) as well as higher thresholds. We apply the point process models to mid‐21st century climate projections from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 model ensemble under two radiative forcing scenarios (RCP8.5 and RCP4.5). We conclude that 21st century climate change alone is unlikely to increase the frequency of severe PM2.5 pollution events (PM2.5 > 300 μg/m3) in Beijing and is more likely to marginally decrease the probability of such events.https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080102extreme value theoryparticulate matterBeijingclimate changesmogwinter haze |
| spellingShingle | D. C. Pendergrass L. Shen D. J. Jacob L. J. Mickley Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory Geophysical Research Letters extreme value theory particulate matter Beijing climate change smog winter haze |
| title | Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory |
| title_full | Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory |
| title_fullStr | Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory |
| title_short | Predicting the Impact of Climate Change on Severe Wintertime Particulate Pollution Events in Beijing Using Extreme Value Theory |
| title_sort | predicting the impact of climate change on severe wintertime particulate pollution events in beijing using extreme value theory |
| topic | extreme value theory particulate matter Beijing climate change smog winter haze |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL080102 |
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