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Application of the threshold method to air quality data

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A new threshold method is explained in a manner suitable for workers in the general scientific area. Its application to the prediction of extreme pollutant concentrations is described and the results are compared with those of a conventional procedure, using a set of published data. A discussion concerning the difficulties of the presently used statistical technique is also included.

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  1. G. R. Dargahi-Noubary

    Present address: Division of Statistics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University, 60115, Dekalb, IL, U.S.A.

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  1. Department of Technomathematics, University of Kaiserslautern, West Germany

    G. R. Dargahi-Noubary

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Dargahi-Noubary, G.R. Application of the threshold method to air quality data. Nat Hazards 1, 227–233 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00137228

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