Abstract:Accurate prediction of temporal variations in particulate matter concentrations inside greenhouses is essential for data-driven,real-time environmental control. Focusing on representative production scenarios in Northeast China,the temporal characteristics and coupling mechanisms of indoor and outdoor particulate matter across different size fractions (PM2.5 and PM10) were systematically analyzed,and a dynamic particulate transport model applicable to multiple ventilation modes was developed. Key environmental drivers were then identified to build machine-learning models for predicting particulate concentrations in greenhouse environments. The results showed that indoor and outdoor concentrations exhibited the strongest correlations within the same particle-size fraction,and that outdoor concentration was the dominant driver of indoor variability. Compared with PM2.5,indoor PM10 responded more weakly to outdoor fluctuations. Across ventilation modes,the dynamic transport model achieved mean deviations of 0.68%~9.73% between simulated and observed values,enabling quantitative characterization of indoor-outdoor particulate exchange. For data-driven prediction,outdoor particulate concentration,indoor temperature,relative humidity,and air velocity were selected as input variables;the proposed GA-WNN model demonstrated excellent performance,with coefficients of determination of 0.912~0.938 and 0.898~0.917 for PM2.5 and PM10,respectively. Moreover,over 92.7% and 90.3% of measured PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations fell within the 95% prediction intervals,confirming the accuracy and reliability of the model. Overall,the proposed framework integrating outdoor pollution levels with indoor microclimate parameters provided an effective approach for interpreting and predicting particulate matter dynamics in greenhouses,supporting precision environmental regulation and effective crop production management.