Tracking ambient PM2. 5 build-up in Delhi national capital region during the dry season over 15 years using a high-resolution (1 km) satellite aerosol dataset

S Chowdhury, S Dey, L Di Girolamo, KR Smith… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) is among the most polluted areas in the
world. We tracked ambient PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter) build-up in Delhi NCR during the …

A Satellite-Based High-Resolution (1-km) Ambient PM2.5 Database for India over Two Decades (2000–2019): Applications for Air Quality Management

S Dey, B Purohit, P Balyan, K Dixit, K Bali, A Kumar… - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a major criteria pollutant affecting the environment, health
and climate. In India where ground-based measurements of PM2. 5 is scarce, it is important …

Analysis of air pollution data in India between 2015 and 2019

D Sharma, D Mauzerall - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2022 - aaqr.org
India suffers from among the worst air pollution in the world. In response, a large
government effort to increase air quality monitoring is underway. We present the first …

A framework for setting up a country-wide network of regional surface PM2. 5 sampling sites utilising a satellite-derived proxy–The COALESCE project, India

NL Lekinwala, A Bhardwaj, RS Raman… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Air quality management and assessment of aerosol climate effects over a large area require
the strategic placement of regionally representative monitoring sites (RRMS) to capture the …

Diurnal patterns in ambient PM2. 5 exposure over India using MERRA-2 reanalysis data

K Bali, S Dey, D Ganguly - Atmospheric Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Modeling of ambient PM 2.5 exposure has improved in recent years with the application of
satellite data, but in India, where the ground-based measurements are still inadequate …

Satellite-based estimates of outdoor particulate pollution (PM10) for Agra City in northern India

S Chitranshi, SP Sharma, S Dey - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2015 - Springer
Air quality of north Indian cities has worsened over the last few decades which has been
posing a great risk to consequential health-related issues. Ground-based monitoring of …

[PDF][PDF] Estimating ground-level PM2. 5 using fine-resolution satellite data in the megacity of Beijing, China

R Li, J Gong, L Chen, Z Wang - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2015 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTEstimating ground-level PM2. 5 in urban areas from satellite-retrieved AOD data
is limited because of the coarse resolution of the data. The spatial resolution of recent …

Evolution of India's PM 2.5 pollution between 1998 and 2020 using global reanalysis fields coupled with satellite observations and fuel consumption patterns

S Guttikunda, KA Nishadh - Environmental Science: Atmospheres, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
General practice is to rely on ambient monitoring data for reporting and regulatory
applications in air quality management. Based on data collated for 2021, Delhi ranked the …

[HTML][HTML] Use of spatiotemporal characteristics of ambient PM2. 5 in rural South India to infer local versus regional contributions

MK Kumar, V Sreekanth, M Salmon, C Tonne… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study uses spatiotemporal patterns in ambient concentrations to infer the contribution of
regional versus local sources. We collected 12 months of monitoring data for outdoor fine …

Particulate matter variability in Kathmandu based on in-situ measurements, remote sensing, and reanalysis data

S Becker, RP Sapkota, B Pokharel, L Adhikari… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - Elsevier
Kathmandu has one of the highest particulate matter air pollution levels in the world.
However, few direct measurement data are available for long-term analyses, limiting policy …