Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

Z Li, WKM Lau, V Ramanathan, G Wu… - Reviews of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …

[HTML][HTML] Carbonaceous matter in the atmosphere and glaciers of the Himalayas and the Tibetan plateau: An investigative review

C Li, F Yan, S Kang, C Yan, Z Hu, P Chen, S Gao… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbonaceous matter, including organic carbon (OC) and black carbon (BC), is an important
climate forcing agent and contributes to glacier retreat in the Himalayas and the Tibetan …

On downward shortwave and longwave radiations over high altitude regions: Observation and modeling in the Tibetan Plateau

K Yang, J He, W Tang, J Qin, CCK Cheng - Agricultural and Forest …, 2010 - Elsevier
The downward solar or shortwave radiation (SWD) and atmospheric longwave radiation
(LWD) play essential roles in controlling alpine environment and ecosystem. Meanwhile …

Wintertime aerosol characteristics over the Indo‐Gangetic Plain (IGP): Impacts of local boundary layer processes and long‐range transport

VS Nair, KK Moorthy, DP Alappattu… - Journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The Indo‐Gangetic Plain (IGP) encompasses a vast area,(accounting for∼ 21% of the land
area of India), which is densely populated (accommodating∼ 40% of the Indian population) …

Spatio-temporal variability in atmospheric abundances of EC, OC and WSOC over Northern India

K Ram, MM Sarin - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The atmospheric abundances of elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC) and water-
soluble organic carbon (WSOC) have been measured in aerosol samples collected during …

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 …

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 …

Variations in particulate matter over Indo-Gangetic Plains and Indo-Himalayan Range during four field campaigns in winter monsoon and summer monsoon: role of …

A Sen, AS Abdelmaksoud, YN Ahammed… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Both in-situ and space-borne observations reveal an extremely high loading of particulates
over the Indo-Gangetic Plains (IGP), all year around. With a burgeoning population and …

A 1 year record of carbonaceous aerosols from an urban site in the Indo‐Gangetic Plain: Characterization, sources, and temporal variability

K Ram, MM Sarin, SN Tripathi - Journal of Geophysical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
This study presents a comprehensive 1 year (January 2007–March 2008) data set on the
chemical composition of ambient aerosols collected from an urban location (Kanpur) in the …

Long-term record of aerosol optical properties and chemical composition from a high-altitude site (Manora Peak) in Central Himalaya

K Ram, MM Sarin, P Hegde - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
A long-term study, conducted from February 2005 to July 2008, involving chemical
composition and optical properties of ambient aerosols from a high-altitude site (Manora …