Glossary of Air Pollutant Abbreviations and Terminology

TRS Total Reduced Sulphur gases, hourly average, measured in parts per billion, includes hydrogen sulphide, odourous compounds
PM10 Particulate matter less than 10 microns in diameter, hourly average, measured in micrograms per metre cubed
SO2 Sulphur Dioxide, hourly average, measured in parts per billion
NO Nitric Oxide, hourly average, measured in parts per billion
NO2 Nitrogen Dioxide, hourly average, measured in parts per billion
NOx Total Oxides of Nitrogen, hourly average, measured in parts per billion
CO Carbon Monoxide, hourly average, measured in parts per million
WS Wind Speed, hourly average, measured in kilometers per hour
WS1 Wind Speed at first level of three level tower, 10 metres
WS2 Wind Speed at second level of three level tower, 40 metres
WS3 Wind Speed at third level of three level tower, 90 metres
WSMx Wind Speed, maximum instantaneous value within the hour reported
WSMx_T Time of maximum Wind Speed value 
WD Wind Direction that wind blows from, hourly average, measured in degrees (0 to 360 clockwise, 0 and 360 = North, 90 = East, 180 = South, 270 = West)
WD1 Wind Direction at first level of three level tower, 10 metres
WD2 Wind Direction at second level of three level tower, 40 metres
WD3 Wind Direction at third level of three level tower, 90 metres
WDSD Wind Direction Standard Deviation
AT(oC) Ambient Temperature, hourly average, measured in degrees Celsius
ATMn(oC) Minimum Instantaneous Ambient Temperature within the hour reported
ATMx(oC) Maximum Instantaneous Ambient Temperature within the hour reported
ATMx_T Time of maximum Ambient Temperature value
TEM1 Ambient Temperature at first level of three level tower, 10 metres
TEM2 Ambient Temperature at second level of three level tower, 40 metres
TEM3 Ambient Temperature at third level of three level tower, 90 metres
DT1 Temperature Difference, Level 2 temperature minus Level 1 temperature. Normal temperature gradient is negative with increasing height , inversion is positive value. This measurement is used to identify temperature inversions when pollutants tend to accumulate.
DT2 Temperature Difference, Level 3 temperature minus Level 1 temperature. Normal temperature gradient is negative with increasing height, inversion is positive value. This measurement is used to identify temperature inversions when pollutants tend to accumulate.


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