Trends in aerosol optical depth over Indian region: Potential causes and impact indicators

SS Babu, MR Manoj, KK Moorthy… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The first regional synthesis of long‐term (back to~ 25 years at some stations) primary data
(from direct measurement) on aerosol optical depth from the ARFINET (network of aerosol …

Buildup of aerosols over the Indian Region

K Krishna Moorthy, S Suresh Babu… - Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change has great significance globally in general and South Asia in particular. Here
we have used data from a network of 35 aerosol observatories over the Indian region to …

Impact of biomass burning on regional aerosol optical properties: A case study over northern India

DS Shaik, Y Kant, D Mitra, A Singh… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study examines the spatial, seasonal and inter annual variation of biomass
burning and its impact on regional aerosol optical properties over Northern India using multi …

Aerosol climatology at Delhi in the western Indo‐Gangetic Plain: Microphysics, long‐term trends, and source strengths

NK Lodhi, SN Beegum, S Singh… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
We present the climatology of aerosol microphysics, its trends, and impact of potential
sources based on the long term measurements (for a period of 11.5 years from December …

Seasonal characteristics of PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 over Varanasi during 2019–2020

PK Chauhan, A Kumar, V Pratap… - Frontiers in Sustainable …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Particulate matter (PM) concentrations and aerosol optical depth (AOD) are measured and
correlated simultaneously using a high-volume sampler and a MICROTOPS-II …

Radiative effects of absorbing aerosols over northeastern India: Observations and model simulations

MM Gogoi, SS Babu, KK Moorthy… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Multiyear measurements of spectral properties of aerosol absorption are examined over four
geographically distinct locations of northeastern India. Results indicated significant …

Performance of MODIS C6. 1 dark target and deep blue aerosol products in Delhi national capital region, India: application for aerosol studies

V Sharma, S Ghosh, M Bilal, S Dey, S Singh - Atmospheric Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) of India is one of the most polluted regions in
the world, yet only two ground-based monitoring sites under the AEROsol RObotic NETwork …

Examining mineral dust transport over the Indian subcontinent using the regional climate model, RegCM4. 1

S Das, S Dey, SK Dash, G Basil - Atmospheric research, 2013 - Elsevier
Mineral dust transported to the Indian subcontinent every year from the Great Indian Desert
and West-Asian dust sources influence the regional air quality and climate. Here, the …

Direct radiative effects of aerosols over South Asia from observations and modeling

VS Nair, SS Babu, MR Manoj, KK Moorthy, M Chin - Climate Dynamics, 2017 - Springer
Quantitative assessment of the seasonal variations in the direct radiative effect (DRE) of
composite aerosols as well as the constituent species over the Indian sub continent has …

Seasonal characteristics of black carbon aerosol mass concentrations and influence of meteorology, New Delhi (India)

MC Sharma, VK Pandey, R Kumar, SU Latief… - Urban climate, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigates seasonal variability in black carbon (BC) aerosol mass
concentrations at New Delhi, a monsoon-influenced urban agglomeration located at the …