Air pollution in the hindu kush Himalaya

E Saikawa, A Panday, S Kang, R Gautam… - The Hindu Kush …, 2019 - Springer
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 effect of absorbing aerosols on Indian monsoon circulation and rainfall: A review

SD Sanap, G Pandithurai - Atmospheric Research, 2015 - Elsevier
Aerosol, an uncertain component of the climate system, has attracted wide attention among
the researchers due to its role in hydrological cycle and radiation budget in a changing …

Global Sources of Fine Particulate Matter: Interpretation of PM2.5 Chemical Composition Observed by SPARTAN using a Global Chemical Transport Model

CL Weagle, G Snider, C Li… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
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 …

Extreme heat in India and anthropogenic climate change

GJ van Oldenborgh, S Philip, S Kew, M van Weele… - 2018 - nhess.copernicus.org
On 19 May 2016 the afternoon temperature reached 51.0 ºC in Phalodi in the northwest of
India, a new record for the highest observed maximum temperature in India. The previous …

Atmospheric Brown Clouds in the Himalayas: first two years of continuous observations at the Nepal Climate Observatory-Pyramid (5079 m)

P Bonasoni, P Laj, A Marinoni… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
This paper provides a detailed description of the atmospheric conditions characterizing the
high Himalayas, thanks to continuous observations begun in March 2006 at the Nepal …

Dust storms and their horizontal dust loading in the Sistan region, Iran

A Rashki, DG Kaskaoutis, CJW Rautenbach… - Aeolian Research, 2012 - Elsevier
The Sistan region in southeast Iran is considered as one of the most active dust source
regions in South west Asia. The strong “Levar” winds in summer favor the uplift of large …

Accumulation of aerosols over the Indo-Gangetic plains and southern slopes of the Himalayas: distribution, properties and radiative effects during the 2009 pre …

R Gautam, NC Hsu, SC Tsay, KM Lau… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
We examine the distribution of aerosols and associated optical/radiative properties in the
Gangetic-Himalayan region from simultaneous radiometric measurements over the Indo …

Impact of deadly dust storms (May 2018) on air quality, meteorological, and atmospheric parameters over the northern parts of India

S Sarkar, A Chauhan, R Kumar, RP Singh - GeoHealth, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The northern part of India, adjoining the Himalaya, is considered as one of the global hot
spots of pollution because of various natural and anthropogenic factors. Throughout the …

Nine-year spatial and temporal evolution of desert dust aerosols over South and East Asia as revealed by CALIOP

E Proestakis, V Amiridis, E Marinou… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - acp.copernicus.org
We present a 3-D climatology of the desert dust distribution over South and East Asia
derived using CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) …

Premonsoon aerosol characterization and radiative effects over the Indo‐Gangetic Plains: Implications for regional climate warming

R Gautam, NC Hsu, KM Lau - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
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 …