A review of particulate pollution over Himalaya region: Characteristics and salient factors contributing ambient PM pollution

MA Hassan, T Mehmood, J Liu, X Luo, X Li… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Himalayas, which include delicate and unspoiled ecosystems, have the third-largest
glacier ice store in the world. Recent research reveals that anthropogenic and natural factors …

Radiative forcing bias calculation based on COSMO (Core-Shell Mie model Optimization) and AERONET data

P Tiwari, JB Cohen, X Wang, S Wang… - npj Climate and …, 2023 - nature.com
Direct radiative forcing (DRF) of aerosols is driven by aerosol concentration, size, and
mixing state, and solar radiation. This work introduces Core-Shell Mie model optimization …

Aerosol optical depth climatology over Central Asian countries based on Aqua-MODIS Collection 6.1 data: Aerosol variations and sources

D Rupakheti, S Kang, M Bilal, J Gong, X Xia… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to explore the aerosol optical depth (AOD)–an indicator of air quality,
based on satellite data over Central Asia. Due to limited studies and lack of knowledge …

Aerosol properties over Tibetan Plateau from a decade of AERONET measurements: baseline, types, and influencing factors

M Pokharel, J Guang, B Liu, S Kang… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, a decade long measurement of aerosol optical properties at two AERONET
stations (Nam Co during 2006–2016 and QOMS during 2009–2017) in the Tibetan Plateau …

Spatial and temporal variation of aerosol optical depths over six major cities in Bangladesh

SU Zaman, MRS Pavel, KS Joy, F Jeba, MS Islam… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) is a crucial parameter for assessing aerosol
content and determining the level of air pollution. In this study, we represent almost seven …

Early-life exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution and infant mortality: pooled evidence from 43 low-and middle-income countries

N Goyal, M Karra, D Canning - International journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Many low-and middle-income countries are experiencing high and increasing
exposure to ambient fine particulate air pollution (PM2. 5). The effect of PM2. 5 on infant and …

Atmospheric aerosol over Ukraine region: Current status of knowledge and research efforts

G Milinevsky, V Danylevsky - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In this paper the current status of knowledge and research efforts on atmospheric aerosol
investigation over Ukraine region are reviewed. Several earlier results of atmospheric …

Insights on aerosol properties using two decades-long ground-based remote sensing datasets in Moldova, Eastern Europe

D Rupakheti, A Aculinin, M Rupakheti, S Dahal… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Aerosol optical properties were studied over Chisinau in Moldova, one of the longest
running AERONET sites in Eastern Europe. During two decades (September 1999 …

Identification of absorbing aerosol types at a site in the northern edge of Indo-Gangetic Plain and a polluted valley in the foothills of the central Himalayas

D Rupakheti, S Kang, M Rupakheti, Z Cong… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Identification of atmospheric aerosol types and characterization of absorbing aerosols,
based on AErosol RObotic NETwork (AERONET) data collected during 2013–2014 over two …

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 …