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Annual Mean PM2.5 Components Trace Elements (TEs) 50m Urban and 1km Non-Urban Area Grids for Contiguous U.S., 2000-2019, v1

Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

The Annual Mean PM2.5 Components Trace Elements (TEs) 50m Urban and 1km Non-Urban Area Grids for Contiguous U.S., 2000-2019, v1 data set contains annual predictions of trace elements concentrations at a hyper resolution (50m x 50m grid cells) in urban areas and a high resolution (1km x 1km grid cells) in non-urban areas, for the years 2000 to 2019. Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 �m (PM2.5) is a human silent killer of millions worldwide, and contains many trace elements (TEs). Understanding the relative toxicity is largely limited by the lack of data. In this work, ensembles of machine learning models were used to generate approximately 163 billion predictions estimating annual mean PM2.5 TEs, namely Bromine (Br), Calcium (Ca), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Potassium (K), Nickel (Ni), Lead (Pb), Silicon (Si), Vanadium (V), and Zinc (Zn). The monitored data from approximately 600 locations were integrated with more than 160 predictors, such as time and location, satellite observations, composite predictors, meteorological covariates, and many novel land use variables using several machine learning algorithms and ensemble methods. Multiple machine-learning models were developed covering urban areas and non-urban areas. Their predictions were then ensembled using either a Generalized Additive Model (GAM) Ensemble Geographically-Weighted-Averaging (GAM-ENWA), or Super-Learners. The overall best model R-squared values for the test sets ranged from 0.79 for Copper to 0.88 for Zinc in non-urban areas. In urban areas, the R-squared model values ranged from 0.80 for Copper to 0.88 for Zinc. The Coordinate Reference System (CRS) used in the predictions is the World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) and the Units for the PM2.5 Components TEs are ng/m^3. The data are provided in RDS tabular format, a file format native to the R programming language, but can also be opened by other languages such as Python.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

Metadata Source

Harvested from NASA Data.json

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Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
Publisher SEDAC
Maintainer
Identifier C2673738199-SEDAC
Data First Published 2023-04-28
Language en-US
Data Last Modified 2023-04-28
Category AQDH, geospatial
Public Access Level public
Bureau Code 026:00
Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
Metadata Catalog ID https://data.nasa.gov/data.json
Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
Citation Amini, H., M. Danesh-Yazdi, Q. Di, W. Requia, Y. Wei, Y. AbuAwad, L. Shi, M. Franklin, C.-M. Kang, J. M. Wolfson, P. James, R. Habre, Q. Zhu, J. S. Apte, Z. J. Andersen, X. Xing, C. Hultquist, I. Kloog, F. Dominici, P. Koutrakis, and J. Schwartz. 2023-04-28. Annual Mean PM2.5 Components Trace Elements (TEs) 50m Urban and 1km Non-Urban Area Grids for Contiguous U.S., 2000-2019, v1. Version 1.00. Palisades, NY. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/10.7927/1x94-mv38. https://doi.org/10.7927/1x94-mv38.
Creator Amini, H., M. Danesh-Yazdi, Q. Di, W. Requia, Y. Wei, Y. AbuAwad, L. Shi, M. Franklin, C.-M. Kang, J. M. Wolfson, P. James, R. Habre, Q. Zhu, J. S. Apte, Z. J. Andersen, X. Xing, C. Hultquist, I. Kloog, F. Dominici, P. Koutrakis, and J. Schwartz
Graphic Preview Description Sample browse graphic of the data set.
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Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.7927/10.7927/1x94-mv38
Metadata Type geospatial
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Program Code 026:001
Release Place Palisades, NY
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Temporal 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z/2019-12-31T00:00:00Z

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