Using Machine Learning for the Calibration of Airborne Particulate Sensors

Abstract

Airborne particulates are of particular significance for their human health impacts and their roles in both atmospheric radiative transfer and atmospheric chemistry. Observations of airborne particulates are typically made by environmental agencies using rather expensive instruments. Due to the expense of the instruments usually used by environment agencies, the number of sensors that can be deployed is limited. In this study we show that machine learning can be used to effectively calibrate lower cost optical particle counters. For this calibration it is critical that measurements of the atmospheric pressure, humidity, and temperature are also made.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 23, 2019
Source ID
10.3390/s20010099

Entities

People

  • Adam R. Aker
  • Daniel R Kiv
  • David J. Lary
  • Lakitha O H Wijeratne
  • Shawhin Talebi

Organizations

  • National Science Foundation
  • United States Army Medical Research and Development Command
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Spectroscopy.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Bayesian Inference
  • AI & ML - Neural Networks