The nexus between meteorological parameters and COVID-19 pandemic: case of Islamabad, Pakistan

被引:5
作者
Rehman, Abdul [1 ]
Ashraf, Fatima [3 ]
Javed, Zeeshan [4 ]
Hussain, Mudassar [5 ]
Farooq, Taimoor Hassan [6 ]
Shakoor, Awais [2 ]
Shahzad, Sher Muhammad [7 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sci & Technol China, Sch Earth & Space Sci, CAS Key Lab Crust Mantle Mat & Environm, Hefei 230026, Peoples R China
[2] Univ Lleida, Dept Environm & Soil Sci, Avinguda Alcalde Rovira Roure 191, Lleida 25198, Spain
[3] Women Univ, Dept Chem, Lahore Coll, Lahore, Pakistan
[4] Nanjing Univ Informat Sci & Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Nanjing 210044, Peoples R China
[5] Nanjing Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Econ & Management, Nanjing 210094, Peoples R China
[6] Cent South Univ Forestry & Technol, Coll Life Sci & Technol, Changsha 410004, Hunan, Peoples R China
[7] Univ Sargodha, Dept Soil & Environm Sci, Coll Agr, Sargodha 40100, Punjab, Pakistan
关键词
Islamabad; COVID-19; Meteorological parameters; Correlation analysis; AIR-POLLUTION;
D O I
10.1007/s42398-020-00125-x
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The study aimed to investigate the correlation between meteorological parameters and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Islamabad, Pakistan. The meteorological parameters include temperature minimum (degrees C), temperature maximum (degrees C), temperature average (degrees C), humidity minimum (%), humidity maximum (%), humidity average (%), and rainfall (mm). The data of COVID-19, such as the number of new confirmed cases and deaths was obtained from the Ministry of Health, Pakistan. The correlations of various types, i.e., Pearson, Spearman, and Kendall correlations between meteorological parameters and COVID-19, were employed for data analyses. The results exhibited a highly significant relationship between COVID-19 and temperature minimum and temperature average among all meteorological parameters. The study findings may help competitive authorities to combat this disease in Pakistan.
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页码:527 / 531
页数:5
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