South Brisbane (South East Queensland) 2023...

Period of operation: 1 January to 31 December 2023
Site location: Latitude: -27.4848; Longitude: 153.0321
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 site classification: Peak (roadside)
AS/NZS 3580.1.1 compliance (pollutants): Complies fully
AS/NZS 3580.14 compliance (meteorology): Complies, except for:

• Wind measurements will be perturbed by elevated ground and roadways to the north and west of the monitoring site.

Wind: Ultrasonic sensor

• Height above ground level: 10 metres.
• The wind direction sensor is aligned to magnetic north. The reported wind direction is referenced to true north by application of a magnetic declination correction of +11 degrees to the sensor output value.

Temperature: Capacative ceramic sensor

Oxides of nitrogen: Chemiluminescence analyser operated in accordance with AS/NZS 3580.5.1

• Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.

Carbon monoxide: Infrared absorption analyser operated in accordance with AS 3580.7.1

• Instrument output offset and/or scaled based on calibration and daily zero/span response data.

PM10/PM2.5: Scattered light spectrometry (TAPI Model 640X) operated in accordance with USEPA equivalence method designation requirements

• Reported concentrations are uncorrected instrument output values.