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 …

Seasonal impact of regional outdoor biomass burning on air pollution in three Indian cities: Delhi, Bengaluru, and Pune

T Liu, ME Marlier, RS DeFries, DM Westervelt… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
Air pollution in many of India's cities exceeds national and international standards, and
effective pollution control strategies require knowledge of the sources that contribute to air …

Spatial flood susceptibility prediction in Middle Ganga Plain: comparison of frequency ratio and Shannon's entropy models

A Arora, M Pandey, MA Siddiqui, H Hong… - Geocarto …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This work focuses on comparing results of flood susceptibility modelling in the part of Middle
Ganga Plain, Ganga foreland basin. Following inclusivity rule, 12 major flood explanatory …

Diurnal and seasonal variations of black carbon and PM2. 5 over New Delhi, India: Influence of meteorology

S Tiwari, AK Srivastava, DS Bisht, P Parmita… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC), which is one of the highly absorbing capacities of solar radiation,
reduces albedo of atmospheric aerosol. BC along with fine particulate matters (PM2. 5) …

Black carbon aerosols and the third polar ice cap

S Menon, D Koch, G Beig, S Sahu… - Atmospheric …, 2010 - acp.copernicus.org
Recent thinning of glaciers over the Himalayas (sometimes referred to as the third polar
region) have raised concern on future water supplies since these glaciers supply water to …

Characterization, seasonal variation, source apportionment and health risk assessment of black carbon over an urban region of East India

B Ambade, TK Sankar, AS Panicker, AS Gautam… - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) is produced due to the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and rapidly
accelerates the globe. The study of the source apportionment exploration of BC is inaccurate …

Carbonaceous aerosols and pollutants over Delhi urban environment: temporal evolution, source apportionment and radiative forcing

DS Bisht, UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, AS Pipal… - Science of the Total …, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Particulate matter (PM 2.5) samples were collected over Delhi, India during January
to December 2012 and analysed for carbonaceous aerosols and inorganic ions (SO 4 2 …

Assessment of biomass burning and fossil fuel contribution to black carbon concentrations in Delhi during winter

UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, S Tiwari, PD Safai… - Atmospheric …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aims to assess the contribution of fossil-fuel combustion (BC ff) and biomass (or
wood) burning (BC wb) to wintertime black carbon (BC) concentrations in Delhi using the …

Black carbon and chemical characteristics of PM10 and PM2.5 at an urban site of North India

S Tiwari, AK Srivastava, DS Bisht, T Bano… - Journal of Atmospheric …, 2009 - Springer
The concentrations of PM 10, PM 2.5 and their water-soluble ionic species were determined
for the samples collected during January to December, 2007 at New Delhi (28.63° N, 77.18° …

Black carbon emissions from biomass and fossil fuels in rural India

IH Rehman, T Ahmed, PS Praveen, A Kar… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Black carbon (BC) emission from biofuel cooking in South Asia and its radiative forcing is a
significant source of uncertainty for health and climate impact studies. Quantification of BC …