Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

Z Li, WKM Lau, V Ramanathan, G Wu… - Reviews of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …

Black carbon aerosol in India: A comprehensive review of current status and future prospects

A Rana, S Jia, S Sarkar - Atmospheric Research, 2019 - Elsevier
India is currently the second-largest emitter of black carbon (BC) in the world, with emissions
projected to rise steadily in the coming decades. In view of the large variations associated …

Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre …

R Gautam, NC Hsu, SC Tsay, KM Lau… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
We examine the distribution of aerosols and associated optical/radiative properties in the
Gangetic-Himalayan region from simultaneous radiometric measurements over the Indo …

Variability in atmospheric particulates and meteorological effects on their mass concentrations over Delhi, India

S Tiwari, DS Bisht, AK Srivastava, AS Pipal… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - Elsevier
Simultaneous and continuous measurements of PM 2.5 and PM 10 along with other co-
existent pollutants viz., black carbon (BC), CO, NO and NOx were carried out over Delhi with …

Intra-urban variability of particulate matter (PM2. 5 and PM10) and its relationship with optical properties of aerosols over Delhi, India

S Tiwari, PK Hopke, AS Pipal, AK Srivastava… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Highly time-resolved measurements of particulate matter (PM: PM 2.5 and PM 10) were
made at three different sites across Delhi (CCRI: a highly traffic site, IMD: a less traffic site …

What controls the seasonal cycle of black carbon aerosols in India?

R Kumar, MC Barth, GG Pfister, VS Nair… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The seasonal variability of black carbon (BC) aerosols in India is studied using high
resolution (10 km) BC simulations conducted using the Weather Research and Forecasting …

Morphology and mineralogy of ambient particulate matter over mid-Brahmaputra Valley: Application of SEM–EDX, XRD, and FTIR techniques

J Bora, P Deka, P Bhuyan, KP Sarma, RR Hoque - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Ambient particulate matter (PM), collected during a dust event over mid-Brahmaputra Valley
of India, was characterized. The PM samples were analyzed using scanning electron …

Aerosol properties and radiative forcing over Kanpur during severe aerosol loading conditions

DG Kaskaoutis, PR Sinha, V Vinoj… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
The present work analyzes the aerosol episode (AE) days and examines the modification in
aerosol properties and radiative forcing during the period 2001–2010 based on Kanpur …

High altitude (∼ 4520 m amsl) measurements of black carbon aerosols over western trans‐Himalayas: Seasonal heterogeneity and source apportionment

SS Babu, JP Chaubey… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The first ever, year‐round measurements of aerosol black carbon (BC) over the western part
of trans‐Himalayas are reported from Hanle (∼ 4520 m above mean sea level). The daily …

A review on air pollution monitoring and management using plants with special reference to foliar dust adsorption and physiological stress responses

SS Ram, S Majumder, P Chaudhuri… - Critical reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Air pollution has become a major environmental risk as far as public health is concerned. It
has been proposed that reduction in levels of air pollution may result in lessening of the …