CLIMATIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM ERROR VARIANCE ANALYSIS. STATISTICAL ASPECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING

This report summarizes the work performed by Systems Control, Inc. (SCI) under the generic title 'CIAP Error Variance Analysis,' for the six month period from 1 January 1975 to 30 June 1975. The primary effort by SCI during this period was related to statistical aspects of monitoring. This report begins with a discussion of the factors that must be considered in monitoring network design. The next several sections of the report are devoted to specific analytical studies in trend analysis, sensitivity analysis, and causal discrimination analysis. The report concludes with a summary of the current knowledge of ozone spatial and temporal distributions and their causes.

• Corporate Authors:

  Systems Control, Incorporated

  260 Sheridan Avenue
  Palo Alto, CA  United States  94306

  Department of Transportation

  Climatic Impact Assessment Program, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Schainker, R B
• Publication Date: 1975-7

Media Info

• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Alternatives analysis; Atmosphere; Climate change; Confidence limits; Kinetics; Measurement; Methodology; Monitoring; Motor reactions; Ozone; Statistical analysis; Statistical trends; Weather and climate
• Uncontrolled Terms: Parameters
• Old TRIS Terms: Atmospheric composition; Reaction kinetics
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00093497
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: SCI-5108-5 Final Rpt., DOT/TST-75-134
• Contract Numbers: DOT-OS-40042
• Files: NTIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM