Trends in aerosol optical depth over Indian region: Potential causes and impact indicators

SS Babu, MR Manoj, KK Moorthy… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The first regional synthesis of long‐term (back to~ 25 years at some stations) primary data
(from direct measurement) on aerosol optical depth from the ARFINET (network of aerosol …

Aerosol optical depth over India

LM David, AR Ravishankara, JK Kodros… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Tropospheric aerosol optical depth (AOD) over India was simulated by Goddard Earth
Observing System (GEOS)‐Chem, a global 3‐D chemical‐transport model, using SMOG …

A study of aerosol optical depth variations over the Indian region using thirteen years (2001–2013) of MODIS and MISR Level 3 data

M Mehta - Atmospheric Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Aerosols affect the earth's climate system both on a regional as well as on a global scale.
Several studies have identified India (the second most populous country) as one of the …

Aerosol optical depth trends over different regions of India

S Ramachandran, S Kedia, R Srivastava - Atmospheric Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Seasonal and annual mean trends in aerosol optical depths (AODs) for the last decade are
derived using MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Level 2 10 km× 10 …

Physical and optical properties of aerosols over an urban location in western India: Seasonal variabilities

D Ganguly, A Jayaraman… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
We present results on various physical and optical properties of aerosols measured over
Ahmedabad, an urban location in western India, from 2002 to 2005 and discuss their …

Aerosol characteristics in north-east India using ARFINET spectral optical depth measurements

B Pathak, T Subba, P Dahutia, PK Bhuyan… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Four years (2010–2014) of spectral aerosol optical depth (AOD) data from 4 Indian
Space Research Organisation's ARFINET (Aerosol Radiative Forcing over India) stations …

Variability of aerosol parameters over Kanpur, northern India

RP Singh, S Dey, SN Tripathi, V Tare… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol optical properties and the spectral behavior of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) over
Kanpur, an urban‐industrial city in the Ganga basin, have been presented for the first time …

Variations in the aerosol optical properties and types over the tropical urban site of Hyderabad, India

DG Kaskaoutis, KVS Badarinath… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol measurements over the tropical urban site of Hyderabad, India, provide a way of
determining the variability of the aerosol characteristics over a duration of 1 year (October …

Spatial and temporal variation of aerosol optical depths over six major cities in Bangladesh

SU Zaman, MRS Pavel, KS Joy, F Jeba, MS Islam… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is a crucial parameter for assessing aerosol
content and determining the level of air pollution. In this study, we represent almost seven …

Long-term spatiotemporal trends in aerosol optical depth and its relationship with enhanced vegetation index and meteorological parameters over South Asia

S Tariq, F Qayyum, Z Ul-Haq, U Mehmood - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Satellite-based aerosol optical depth (AOD) is columnar light extinction by aerosol
absorption and scattering and has become the most important variable for the assessment of …