The non-hydrostatic icosahedral atmospheric model: Description and development

M Satoh, H Tomita, H Yashiro, H Miura… - Progress in Earth and …, 2014 - Springer
This article reviews the development of a global non-hydrostatic model, focusing on the
pioneering research of the Non-hydrostatic Icosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM). Very …

Carbonaceous aerosols and pollutants over Delhi urban environment: temporal evolution, source apportionment and radiative forcing

DS Bisht, UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, AS Pipal… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Particulate matter (PM 2.5) samples were collected over Delhi, India during January
to December 2012 and analysed for carbonaceous aerosols and inorganic ions (SO 4 2 …

A multi-model evaluation of aerosols over South Asia: common problems and possible causes

X Pan, M Chin, R Gautam, H Bian, D Kim… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Atmospheric pollution over South Asia attracts special attention due to its effects on regional
climate, water cycle and human health. These effects are potentially growing owing to rising …

Meteorological aspects associated with dust storms in the Sistan region, southeastern Iran

DG Kaskaoutis, A Rashki, EE Houssos, A Mofidi… - Climate Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
Dust storms are considered natural hazards that seriously affect atmospheric conditions,
ecosystems and human health. A key requirement for investigating the dust life cycle is the …

Year-long variability of the fossil fuel and wood burning black carbon components at a rural site in southern Delhi outskirts

UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, PCS Devara, R Kumar… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines year-long (April 2015–March 2016) measurements of black carbon
(BC) concentrations acquired with a 7-wavelength Aethalometer (ΑΕ-42) at Panchgaon, in …

Exploring the relationship between surface PM and meteorology in Northern India

JL Schnell, V Naik, LW Horowitz… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
Northern India (23–31° N, 68–90° E) is one of the most densely populated and polluted
regions in world. Accurately modeling pollution in the region is difficult due to the extreme …

Recent improvements of the Meteorological Radiation Model for solar irradiance estimates under all-sky conditions

HD Kambezidis, BE Psiloglou, D Karagiannis… - Renewable Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
This study presents the recent improvements of the Meteorological Radiation Model (MRM
v6) against previous model versions for more accurate estimates of the solar radiation …

Hourly aerosol assimilation of Himawari‐8 AOT using the four‐dimensional local ensemble transform Kalman filter

T Dai, Y Cheng, K Suzuki, D Goto… - Journal of Advances …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The next‐generation geostationary satellite Himawari‐8 has a much higher observation
frequency of the aerosol field than polar‐orbiting satellites. Aerosol analyses with a …

Influence of anomalous dry conditions on aerosols over India: transport, distribution and properties

DG Kaskaoutis, R Gautam, RP Singh… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A synergy of satellite and ground‐based radiometric observations, along with chemical
transport modeling, was used for the assessment of the influence of drought monsoon …

Long term studies on characteristics of black carbon aerosols over a tropical urban station Pune, India

PD Safai, MP Raju, KB Budhavant, PSP Rao… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Continuous monitoring of surface black carbon (BC) was carried out using an Aethalometer
in Pune, an inland urban tropical location in SW India. BC data for the period of 6 years …