Influence of Temperature and Relative Humidity on Air Pollution in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Mulu Fikeraddis Department of Physics, Worabe University, Worabe, Ethiopia Lake Endeshaw Department of Physics, Worabe University, Worabe, Ethiopia DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jees.v2i2.2286 Abstract In this paper we access the effects of two atmospheric variables (temperature and relative humidity) on two important pollutants in the atmosphere (Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon monoxide (CO)) by using one year (2016) data of Addis Ababa. Temperature has impact on atmospheric mixing and cause for the reduction of NOx as temperature increases. There are positive correlation between temperature and CO concentration from January to April with (R 2 = 0.69), negative correlation from May to August with (R 2 = 0.92) and no correlation for the remaining months. NOx and CO have moderate positive and negative correlation with relative humidity during the months January-April (R 2 = 0.294 for NOx and R 2 = 0291 for CO) and in the months May-August are R...