Statistical Analysis And Modeling Of The Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide In The Middle East And Comparisons With USA, EU And South Korea

Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2016     |     PP. 32-47      |     PDF (931 K)    |     Pub. Date: January 16, 2017
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Author(s)

Maryam I. Habadi, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, US
Chris. P. Tsokos, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, US

Abstract
Global warming is considered one of the important issues facing our planet. Global warming is the increase in average global temperatures caused mostly by increases in Carbon Dioxide CO_2. During the last two decades, the CO_2 emission in the Middle Eastern countries increased by over 200% based on The Energy Information Administration (EIA). Thus, the aim of this study is to structure a good statistical model for atmospheric CO_2 in the Middle East to identify significant attributable variables that produce the CO_2 emissions. Fossil fuel burning (gas fuel, liquid fuel, and solid fuel) cement manufacture, and gas flaring and their interactions have been identified and ranked based on their percentage of contribution to CO_2 in the atmosphere. Finally, the results of this modeling are compared to the results of the United States, European Union, and South Korea.

Keywords
Global warming, Middle East, Climate changes, Carbon Dioxide, CO_2 emission, Fossil fuels

Cite this paper
Maryam I. Habadi, Chris. P. Tsokos, Statistical Analysis And Modeling Of The Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide In The Middle East And Comparisons With USA, EU And South Korea , SCIREA Journal of Environment. Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2016 | PP. 32-47.

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