FINAL PROJECT

Introduction

Deliverable: Provide a scientific report as a web page using the following writing guidelines:

Write a paragraph explaining problems with air pollution in urban areas . Use at least three academic, peer-reviewed articles to provide context to this issue. This paragraph should conclude by explaining why we need to develop continuous surfaces of air pollution.

Write a paragraph explaining geostatistics and how they can be used in the context of your study. Use at least three academic, peer-reviewed articles to provide context to this issue (these should be different than the three you have used in the above paragraph). Describe that there are several methods, each having different parameters that can influence the outcome of the surface interpolation. Therefore, you should explain the necessity of this analysis in which you will evaluate different methods and their parameters in order to provide recommendations about the appropriate method and its details. You can use a statement such as, "Therefore, the objective this research is to....".

Audience: scientific community without background to use these specific methods ... explain & demonstrate use; no unnecessary info; looking for facts & results, not opinions or bias

Tone: should attract audience; formal, active tone, informative; PAST TENSE - experiment already done; no personal 'I' 'you' pronouns - don't assume you know who reader is; simple language; use 3rd person - 1st too informal, 2nd no distance between writer & reader; be clear & direct & readable, concise; cite facts; don't generalize; purpose for writing paper/conducting study;

Context: general problem - accessible & interesting; why is study needed - what have other researchers done [cite]; justify why to do this study [cite background knowledge - credit & credibility]

ID Problem Statement / Research Objective: a clear statement - goal/objective is . . . describe how . . . purpose for experiment; hypothesis of end result; summary of achievement; propose an arguement - support with evidence - Citations; create outline with key points not to miss

Citation formatting
[#Intro1].
[#Intro2].
[#Intro3]
[#Intro4]
[#Intro5]
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Study Site:

Write a paragraph explaining the study site (area, average temperature, pollution levels, etc.). This paragraph should make the reader familiar with the study area.

Provide a corresponding study area map with the necessary map elements. This map should be created in R.

Describe study site, why is research important at this site?

Citation formatting
[#StudySite1].
[#StudySite2].

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Figure 1. . . .. . . .

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Data

Write a paragraph explaining /describe your datasets, including a sentence for each of: where / when they were collected, type of format, their projections, and any other relevant metadata; any formatting necessary before analysis? Reproducible?

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Methods

Describe each method used for spatial interpolation (in chronological order). Provide enough information so that someone else can replicate your methods. Again, do not make this software-specific. Describe how the methods work and include formulas where necessary, and provide details on the different parameters that you will be testing, including the parameter values that you will test. Feel free to use sub-headings to divide the methods.

Reproducible? without being to specific to software (software can be mentioned at end of methods section)

    Methods Marking Matrix
  1. Study Site and data description [5]
  2. Description of methods used [5]
  3. Description of testing procedures [5]

Data Preparation

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Results

Provide the results from the spatial interpolation methods. Provide all plots and maps, and interpret them so that the reader understands what they are showing. However, do not make any conclusions at this point about the appropriateness of the method for creating a SWE surface. Organize the results in a way that is professional, well-organized, and easy to interpret.

in same chronological order as methods section; describe info for interpreting results, but don't yet talk about importance of results

Figures: supply all figures to explain methods results - use only what's necessary; describe each figure in a sentence - anything helpful e.g. graph axis, different parameters used for different results; don't repeat what figure shows

    Results Marking Matrix
  1. Results from each method [10]
  2. Description of results [10]

Data Preparation

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Figure 2. . . . . . . . .

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Discussion

Write a very brief paragraph on the general (very general) findings of the study.

Write a brief paragraph to explain both the benefits and drawbacks of the surfaces created by each interpolation method. Refer to your figures from the results section to help your discussion. You should provide a different paragraph for each method.

Write a paragraph explain which method you selected to use for estimating a pollution surface dataset and your reason for selecting it. You need to be convincing and demonstrate that you have made an educated decision.

Describe your findings in the context of the existing literature. Using at least three peer-reviewed papers, explain how your decision aligns or conflicts with what others have done regarding spatial interpolation for creating SWE or similar datasets.

importance of results; most important section - show reader objective achieved / research question answered; "The results from this research have shown that...."; 'a single, clear, message'; After statement, give specifics - how results contribute to message; connect to results; refer to figures & tables; one paragraph per result; explain results in relation to other researchers findings: consistent with other results? - CITE other result findings; if not, why different? [CITE]; any new knowledge provided?

Shortcomings: positive, constructive, explain what to avoid if others do this; recommend how to overcome issue

Final Summary Sentence: why was study performed? what was found? what was contributed? - Main message of results

    Discussion Marking Matrix
  1. General findings from study [5]
  2. Findings related to each method [20]
  3. Justification of most appropriate method for this specific application [5]
  4. Describe findings in context of the literature [10]

Citation formatting
[#Discuss1].
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References

List of References Marking Matrix

  1. List of references [5] - no websites; use peer-reviewed, credible references
  2. Cite 3 (explaining problems with air pollution in urban areas) + Cite 3 (explaining geostatistics and how they can be used in the context of your study) in Intro
  3. Cite 3 (Describe your findings in the context of the existing literature. Using at least three peer-reviewed papers, explain how your decision aligns or conflicts with what others have done regarding spatial interpolation for creating SWE or similar datasets) in Discussion

#Intro1 Xie, Xingzhe, Ivana Semanjski, Sidharta Gautama, Evaggelia Tsiligianni, Nikos Deligiannis, Raj Thilak Rajan, Frank Pasveer and Wilfried Philips. (2017). A Review of Urban Air Pollution Monitoring and Exposure Assessment Methods. In International Journal of GeoInformation, 2017, 6, 389. Retrieved 2019-10-17 from https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/6/12/389/pdf
(Xie, Semanjski, Gautama, Tsiligianni, Deligiannis, Rajan, Pasveer and Philips, 2017.)
(Xie, et.al., 2017.)


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Presentation Marking Matrix

  1. Spelling, grammar, and overall presentation [5]

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