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Table 1 Comparison statistics between BG daily estimates and ground-based monitoring data in an eastern portion of the U.S., by year

From: U.S. census unit population exposures to ambient air pollutants

Concentration (unit)

Year

M

N

MAD

(12 km grid)

MAD

(36 km grid)

R

(12 km grid)

R

(36 km grid)

PM 2.5 (μg/m3)

2001

813

113401

2.23

1.69

0.89

0.93

PM 2.5 (μg/m3)

2002

899

127779

2.31

1.55

0.88

0.95

PM 2.5 (μg/m3)

2003

894

117879

2.36

1.56

0.88

0.94

PM 2.5 (μg/m3)

2004

833

116326

2.25

1.47

0.89

0.95

PM 2.5 (μg/m3)

2005

860

111552

2.41

1.58

0.90

0.95

PM 2.5 (μg/m3)

2006

807

105158

2.18

1.42

0.89

0.95

Ozone (ppb)

2001

790

195035

4.53

3.22

0.94

0.97

Ozone (ppb)

2002

856

223175

3.83

3.23

0.96

0.97

Ozone (ppb)

2003

873

226947

3.69

3.07

0.96

0.97

Ozone (ppb)

2004

896

232081

3.51

2.98

0.95

0.96

Ozone (ppb)

2005

883

230270

3.75

3.09

0.96

0.97

Ozone (ppb)

2006

887

227576

3.63

3.01

0.95

0.96

  1. M: The number of monitoring sites; N: The number of records;
  2. MAD: Mean absolute deviation; R: Correlation coefficient