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Ozone Table

Table 1. Correlation coefficients between daily ozone averages for the four Auckland ozone monitoring sites.
Sky Tower
Whangaparaoa
Musick Point
Pukekohe
Sky Tower
1
Whangaparaoa
0.75
1
Musick Point
0.70
0.74
1
Pukekohe
0.52
0.58
0.49
1
 
Table 2.

Table 1. Correlation coefficients between daily ozone averages for the four Auckland ozone monitoring sites.

Sky Tower Whangaparaoa Musick Point Pukekohe
Sky Tower 1
Whangaparaoa 0.75 1
Musick Point 0.70 0.74 1
Pukekohe 0.52 0.58 0.49 1

Table 2. Frequency of occurrence of simultaneous high ozone levels (defined as days during which the ozone concentration exceeded, at least for 1 hour, the 95 percentile values of all ozone levels at each site).

Sky Tower Whangaparaoa Musick Point Pukekohe
Sky Tower 100%
Whangaparaoa 35% 100%
Musick Point 47% 34% 100%
Pukekohe 43% 27% 30% 100%

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