A Review of Convolutional Neural Network Architectures for Air Quality Prediction

Author: Krishna Veni V, Bibhabasu Mohanty
Published Online: January 5, 2026
Abstract
References

Steep increase in urbanization and industrialization has always contributed to air pollution around, delay in monitoring the air pollutant can risk ecological balance including human health. Therefore, accurate and timely prediction of air quality enables public health and supports effective policy interventions. Though many models are developed, here only Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are focussed to make niche reviews, with their ability to draw spatiotemporal features from historical environmental data, have recently gained significant attention for air quality prediction. This review synthesizes findings from peer-reviewed studies published between 2020 - 2025, focusing on the application of CNNs in air quality modelling. The review explicitly examines and compares data sources, CNN architectures, and validation techniques used. However, challenges remain in model interpretability, and real-time deployment. This paper contributes a structured taxonomy of CNN-based approach, finds strengths and limitations, and highlights open research gaps.

Keywords: Convolutional Neural Networks, Air Quality Prediction, Deep Learning, AQI, Environmental Monitoring
Download PDF Pages ( 9-19 ) Download Full Article (PDF)
←Previous Next →