The aerosol loading in south Asia has increased considerably because of the growing
population, urbanization, and industrialization in recent years. To understand the effects of …

Satellite aerosol data provide good temporal sampling and superior spatial coverage
relative to ground-based stations, especially over the Indian subcontinent. We have used …

Differences and similarities in aerosol characteristics, for the first time, over two
environmentally distinct locations in Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP)–Kanpur (KPR)(urban …

We examine the spatio‐temporal characteristics of aerosols in the recent years (2000–2003)
over the Indian region with special emphasis on the Indo‐Gangetic basin (northern India) …

High aerosol loading over the northern Indian subcontinent can result in poor air quality
leading to human health consequences and climate perturbations. The international 2008 …

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 …

Recurrent and large forest fires negatively impact ecosystem, air quality, and human health.
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer fire product is used to identify forest fires …

Each year, prior to the onset of the Indian Summer Monsoon, the Gangetic Plains (GP),
bounded by the high‐altitude Himalayan mountains, are strongly influenced by the transport …

Quantifying the dust optical depth (DOD) and its uncertainty across spatiotemporal scales is
key to understanding and constraining the dust cycle and its interactions with the Earth …

Abstract The South Asian haze builds up from December to May, is mostly of anthropogenic
origin, and absorbs part of the solar radiation. The influence of interannual variations of …