Diurnal mountain wind systems are local thermally driven wind systems that form over
mountainous terrain and are produced by the buoyancy effects associated with the diurnal …

Air pollution has large impacts on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), affecting not just the
health of people and ecosystems, but also climate, the cryosphere, monsoon patterns, water …

The Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE) characterized
widespread and under-sampled combustion sources common to South Asia, including brick …

In studies examining the health effects of household air pollution (HAP), lack of affordable
monitoring devices often precludes collection of actual air pollution data, forcing use of …

ABSTRACTIn situ measurements of PM (PM2. 5 and PM10) particles were carried out using
a medium volume air sampler (offline) and particle number concentrations of PM were …

The terrain effect on atmospheric environment is poorly understood in particular for the
polluted region with underlying complex topography. Therefore, this study targeted the …

Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development proposes to considerably reduce
the number of deaths and diseases caused by air pollution. It pays special attention to …

Kathmandu is the capital city of Nepal and a 'hotspot'of urban air pollution in South Asia. Its
bowl-shaped structure (altitude 1300 m above sea level (masl); floor area 340 km 2) …

The lack of a comprehensive, up-to-date emission inventory for the Himalayan region is a
major challenge in understanding the extensive regional air pollution, including its causes …

Measurement of particulate matter (PM) over an urban site with relatively high concentration
of aerosol particles is critically important owing to its adverse health, environmental and …