Research Article
Fine Particulate Matter Concentrations during Independence Day Fireworks Display in the Lower Rio Grande Valley Region, South Texas, USA
Table 2
Meteorological parameters during the study period at the various CAMS sites.
| Met parameters | CAMS sites | July 03, 19 : 00—July 04, 18 : 59 hours | July 04, 19 : 00—July 05, 18 : 59 hours | July 05, 19 : 00—July 06, 18 : 59 hours | Mean | STD | Min | Max | Mean | STD | Min | Max | Mean | STD | Min | Max |
| Temp (°C) | C43 | 30.06 | 3.59 | 25.44 | 35.72 | 29.28 | 2.62 | 26.11 | 33.67 | 26.98 | 1.89 | 24.44 | 32.17 | C80 | 29.17 | 2.20 | 26.72 | 32.78 | 29.02 | 2.30 | 25.72 | 32.44 | 26.95 | 2.28 | 22.67 | 30.06 | C323 | 30.18 | 1.24 | 28.72 | 32.00 | 30.25 | 1.04 | 28.94 | 32.00 | 28.69 | 2.26 | 24.11 | 31.11 | C1023 | 29.51 | 2.67 | 26.33 | 33.89 | 29.37 | 2.71 | 26.06 | 33.44 | 26.58 | 2.36 | 22.39 | 31.11 | C1046 | 29.92 | 3.37 | 25.78 | 35.17 | 29.44 | 3.08 | 25.83 | 34.00 | 26.73 | 2.14 | 23.56 | 31.89 |
| RWS (m/s) | C43 | 2.83 | 0.90 | 1.74 | 4.96 | 3.09 | 0.80 | 1.21 | 5.27 | 2.08 | 1.03 | 0.27 | 3.84 | C80 | 2.97 | 1.07 | 1.52 | 4.74 | 3.32 | 1.56 | 0.13 | 5.10 | 2.98 | 1.44 | 0.13 | 5.36 | C323 | 3.38 | 1.07 | 1.65 | 4.96 | 3.36 | 0.70 | 2.32 | 4.87 | 3.50 | 0.72 | 1.52 | 4.78 | C1023 | 3.02 | 1.09 | 1.52 | 5.23 | 3.66 | 1.17 | 1.70 | 5.54 | 2.73 | 0.81 | 1.52 | 4.34 | C1046 | 2.69 | 0.84 | 1.30 | 4.34 | 3.03 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 5.14 | 1.97 | 1.25 | 0.22 | 4.51 |
| Solar | C43 | 0.43 | 0.52 | 0.00 | 1.35 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.87 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.19 | Radiation (Langleys per minute) | C80 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 1.39 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.42 |
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