[HTML][HTML] Record-breaking dust loading during two mega dust storm events over northern China in March 2021: Aerosol optical and radiative properties and …

K Gui, W Yao, H Che, L An, Y Zheng, L Li… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Although a remarkable reduction in the frequency of sand and dust storms (SDSs) in the
past several decades has been reported over northern China (NC), two unexpected mega …

Current status of aerosol-cloud interactions and their impact over the Northern Indian Ocean: A comprehensive review

S Tiwari, H Kumar, S Singh, A Kumar - Atmospheric Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The interactions between aerosol and cloud play a vital role in global climate change and
associated with one of the largest uncertainties. In last few decades, due to unique …

[HTML][HTML] An analysis of air pollution associated with the 2023 sand and dust storms over China: Aerosol properties and PM10 variability

M Filonchyk, MP Peterson, L Zhang, H Yan - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
Every spring, a large part of China is confronted with sand and dust storms (SDS)–mainly
originating in the Gobi (including Chinese and Mongolian Gobi) and Taklamakan deserts. In …

Identifying a transport mechanism of dust aerosols over South Asia to the Tibetan Plateau: A case study

T Wang, J Tang, M Sun, X Liu, Y Huang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dust aerosol, one of the important light-absorbing impurities in snow and ice sheets in the
Tibet Plateau (TP), can significantly affect the magnitude and timing of snow melting and …

The role of the Intertropical discontinuity region and the heat low in dust emission and transport over the Thar Desert, India: A Premonsoon case study

UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, D Francis… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A severe dust storm occurred over north India during 12–16 June 2018 is analyzed using
satellite observations, reanalysis, ground‐based measurements, and model (Meso‐NH) …

Forecasting of an unusual dust event over western India by the Air Quality Early Warning System

G Kalita, PP Yadav, R Jat, G Govardhan… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study presents the successful implementation of an operational Air Quality Early
Warning System (AQEWS) in forecasting an unprecedented dust storm event that occurred …

Investigation of June 2020 giant Saharan dust storm using remote sensing observations and model reanalysis

A Asutosh, V Vinoj, N Murukesh, R Ramisetty… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
This paper investigates the characteristics and impact of a major Saharan dust storm during
June 14th–19th 2020 on atmospheric radiative and thermodynamics properties over the …

Quantification of long-range transported aeolian dust towards the Indian peninsular region using satellite and ground-based data-A case study during a dust storm …

MA Aswini, A Kumar, SK Das - Atmospheric Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arabian Sea is an enclosed basin surrounded by land and is prone to receive
large amount of aeolian dust from the continent. This can significantly impact surface water …

Seasonal characteristics of PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 over Varanasi during 2019–2020

PK Chauhan, A Kumar, V Pratap… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Particulate matter (PM) concentrations and aerosol optical depth (AOD) are measured and
correlated simultaneously using a high-volume sampler and a MICROTOPS-II …

Characterization of columnar aerosol over a background site in Central Asia

D Rupakheti, M Rupakheti, M Rai, X Yu, X Yin… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ground-based observational characterization of atmosphere aerosols over Central Asia is
very limited. This study investigated the columnar aerosol characteristics over Issyk-Kul …