The Himalayas have a profound effect on the South Asian climate and the regional
hydrological cycle, as it forms a barrier for the strong monsoon winds and serves as an …

Sun/sky radiometer observations over the Indo-Gangetic Basin (IGB) region during pre-
monsoon (from April–June 2009) have been processed to analyze various aerosol …

Fundamental to the onset of the Indian Summer Monsoon is the land‐sea thermal gradient
from the Indian Ocean to the Himalayas‐Tibetan Plateau (HTP). The timing of the onset is …

Winter-specific characteristics of airborne particulates over middle Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP)
were evaluated in terms of aerosol chemical and micro-physical properties under three …

Indo-Gangetic (IG) alluvial plains, one of the largest river basins in the world, suffers from the
long range transport of mineral dust from the western arid and desert regions of Africa …

We examine the distribution of aerosols and associated optical/radiative properties in the
Gangetic-Himalayan region from simultaneous radiometric measurements over the Indo …

We present 5‐year (2001–2005) monthly mean estimates of direct radiative effects (DRE)
due to aerosols over Kanpur region in the Indo‐Gangetic basin for the first time. Further, the …

Preliminary observational evidences are presented showing that the Indian subcontinent
and surrounding regions are subject to heavy loading of absorbing aerosols, ie, dust and …

Seasonal variations in mixing states of aerosols over an urban (Kanpur) and a rural location
(Gandhi College) in the Indo‐Gangetic Plain (IGP) are determined using the measured and …

The impact of aerosols above and around the Tibetan Plateau on the Asian Summer
Monsoon during pre-monsoon seasons March-April-May 2007, 2008, and 2009 is …