Air pollution forecasting


Air pollution forecasting is the application of science and technology to predict the composition of the Air pollution in the atmosphere for a given location and time.
The forecast may give the pollutants concentration or the air quality index.
Countries and cities are given forecasts by state and local government organizations, as well as private companies like Airly, AirVisual, Aerostate, BreezoMeter, PlumeLabs, and DRAXIS that give air pollution forecast.

Techniques

The forecast takes into account local emission sources and remote sources.
The forecast temporally resolution is usually daily or hourly and the spatial resolution can change from block resolution to dozens of km resolution.
Most forecasts of air quality cover two to five days.

Motivation