Temporal Variations of PM₂.₅ and Its Meteorological Determinants in an Urban Background Site of Butuan City, Philippines

Authors

  • GRETHYL C. JAMERO Department of General Education, Caraga State University, Cabadbaran City, Philippines
  • REY MARC T. CUMBA Department of Physics, College of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Caraga State University, Ampayon, Butuan City, Philippines
  • JERICO D. CATIPAY Department of General Sciences, Institute of Aquatic and Applied Sciences, Davao del Norte State College, Panabo City, Philippines
  • ROXAN JIMENEZ Legal Unit, Environmental Management Bureau-Caraga, Butuan City, Philippines
  • KENNETH ALBERT ARCAMO Ambient Monitoring and Technical Services Section, Environmental Management Bureau-Caraga, Butuan City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v28i3.3304

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Published

07-09-2026

How to Cite

JAMERO, G. C., CUMBA, R. M. T., CATIPAY, J. D., JIMENEZ, R., & ARCAMO, K. A. (2026). Temporal Variations of PM₂.₅ and Its Meteorological Determinants in an Urban Background Site of Butuan City, Philippines. Journal of Agrometeorology, 28(3), 422–425. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v28i3.3304