Research Article

Enhancing PM2.5 Measurement Accuracy: Insights from Environmental Factors and BAM-Light Scattering Device Correlation

Table 2

Data size and range by city.

SymbolDefinitionNumber of data points (°C)RH (%)- (°C)WS (m/s) (hPa) (mm)PM2.5 (μg/m3)
Minimum/median/maximum

GCGwacheon (where BAM and LS measurements were conducted simultaneously)26711.1/18.5/31.239/83/960.6/3.0/15.40.0/0.9/4.9989/999/10080.0/0.0/0.46/19/68
SSeoul5034-18.5/13.7/36.319/63/1000.1/6.9/24.90.0/2.3/8.3987/1005/10240.0/0.0/64.71/19/172
SWSuwon4959-18.3/12.8/36.319/72/1000.0/4.9/23.70.0/1.7/9.7993/1011/10310.0/0.0/20.10/16/146
YPYangpyeong4918-19.0/13.3/34.610/70/1000.0/5.3/30.40.0/1.1/7.6992/1010/10300.0/0.0/18.71/16/114
IIcheon5053-21.1/13.2/35.612/70/1000.0/5.3/29.40.0/1.0/6.0988/1006/10260.0/0.0/19.21/22/197
INIncheon4887-17.5/12.0/34.010/61/970.5/7.3/33.00.0/2.6/12.0989/1007/10260.0/0.0/18.31/17/150

Note. : temperature; RH: relative humidity; -: temperature–dew point temperature; WS: wind speed; : pressure; : precipitation (rain).