Figures & data
Figure 1. Location of the sampling station at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, and distribution of anthropogenic PM10 emissions (30 min × 30 min resolution) in Southeast Asia in 2006 (data source: Zhang et al., Citation2009).
![Figure 1. Location of the sampling station at Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, and distribution of anthropogenic PM10 emissions (30 min × 30 min resolution) in Southeast Asia in 2006 (data source: Zhang et al., Citation2009).](/cms/asset/3a8228ce-743d-439d-8621-f9990c4f0d3c/uawm_a_1042094_f0001_b.gif)
Table 1. Measurements of precursor gases
Table 2. Summary statistics of measured data at Cheras station, Kuala Lumpur
Figure 2. Time-series plots of PM10, CO, NO, NO2, NOx, SO2, CH4, and NMHC using 1-hr and yearly median for 2004–2011.
![Figure 2. Time-series plots of PM10, CO, NO, NO2, NOx, SO2, CH4, and NMHC using 1-hr and yearly median for 2004–2011.](/cms/asset/5820acd2-5068-4012-9f94-d40214d444c8/uawm_a_1042094_f0002_b.gif)
Figure 4. Diurnal plots of PM10, meteorological factors and major air pollutants in 2004–2011 (overall average, weekday [WD], weekend [WE], and WE/WD ratio).
![Figure 4. Diurnal plots of PM10, meteorological factors and major air pollutants in 2004–2011 (overall average, weekday [WD], weekend [WE], and WE/WD ratio).](/cms/asset/1615bb24-cc47-408a-a284-a0509cf44a41/uawm_a_1042094_f0004_b.gif)
Figure 6. Mean cluster of HYSPLIT back trajectory plots (500 m above sea level and 12:00 a.m. UTC) annotating MODIS fire hot spot counts.
![Figure 6. Mean cluster of HYSPLIT back trajectory plots (500 m above sea level and 12:00 a.m. UTC) annotating MODIS fire hot spot counts.](/cms/asset/a0e0ee34-b283-4bf0-983b-e0159b5cf1a0/uawm_a_1042094_f0006_b.gif)
Figure 7. (a) Loading of PCA factors of PM10 for the period of 2004–2010. (b) The linear correlation plot of measured and predicted PM10.
![Figure 7. (a) Loading of PCA factors of PM10 for the period of 2004–2010. (b) The linear correlation plot of measured and predicted PM10.](/cms/asset/35601cf5-ad75-4022-83b1-fdeff663a51b/uawm_a_1042094_f0007_b.gif)
Figure 8. (a) Contribution of the PM10 sources using PCA-APCS-MLRA. (b) The time series of the predicted contribution of PM10 sources.
![Figure 8. (a) Contribution of the PM10 sources using PCA-APCS-MLRA. (b) The time series of the predicted contribution of PM10 sources.](/cms/asset/a14b3c9e-e1c2-4f6b-b0e4-f32c715f3923/uawm_a_1042094_f0008_b.gif)