Mineral dust aerosols, the tiny soil particles suspended in the atmosphere, have a key role in
the atmospheric radiation budget and hydrological cycle through their radiative and cloud …

The recent heavy downpours in specific regions have initiated several studies on the
relationship between aerosol and precipitation. The increase in pollution/population and the …

Crop residue burning contributes to poor air quality and imposes a health burden on India.
Despite government bans and other interventions, this practice remains widespread. Here …

Dust storms, produced by the removal of surface materials from the world's drylands, are a
vital component of the environment. This is because of their role in biogeochemical cycling …

Partitioning of mineral dust, pollution, smoke, and mixtures using remote sensing techniques
can help improve accuracy of satellite retrievals and assessments of the aerosol radiative …

Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a leading risk factor for the global
burden of disease. However, uncertainty remains about PM2. 5 sources. We use a global …

This study evaluates the performance of MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
(MODIS) Collection 6 (C6) AOD retrieval algorithms, including Dark Target (DT) aerosol …

Aerosol optical properties and the spectral behavior of the aerosol optical depth (AOD) over
Kanpur, an urban‐industrial city in the Ganga basin, have been presented for the first time …

Crop residue burning (CRB) is a recurring problem, during October–November, in the
northwestern regions (Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh) of India. The emissions …

Long-term aerosol climatology is derived using Terra MODIS (Collection 6) enhanced Deep
Blue (DB) AOD retrieval algorithm to investigate decadal trend (2006–2015) in columnar …