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 …

[HTML][HTML] Atmospheric aerosols: some highlights and highlighters, past to recent years

Z Mushtaq, M Sharma, P Bangotra, AS Gautam… - Aerosol Science and …, 2022 - Springer
The severe harmful impact of atmospheric aerosols over the environment leads to create the
diverse human interests and concerns. Various progressive steps were taken by …

Effects of crop residue burning on aerosol properties, plume characteristics, and long‐range transport over northern India

DG Kaskaoutis, S Kumar, D Sharma… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol emissions from biomass burning are of specific interest over the globe due to their
strong radiative impacts and climate implications. The present study examines the impact of …

Climatological aspects of the optical properties of fine/coarse mode aerosol mixtures

TF Eck, BN Holben, A Sinyuk, RT Pinker… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosol mixtures composed of coarse mode desert dust combined with fine mode
combustion generated aerosols (from fossil fuel and biomass burning sources) were …

A climatology of aerosol optical and microphysical properties over the Indian subcontinent from 9 years (2000–2008) of Multiangle Imaging Spectroradiometer (MISR) …

S Dey, L Di Girolamo - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We present the first detailed analysis of a 9 year (2000–2008) seasonal climatology of size‐
and shape‐segregated aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) over the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …