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 …

Observing and understanding the Southeast Asian aerosol system by remote sensing: An initial review and analysis for the Seven Southeast Asian Studies (7SEAS) …

JS Reid, EJ Hyer, RS Johnson, BN Holben… - Atmospheric …, 2013 - Elsevier
Southeast Asia (SEA) hosts one of the most complex aerosol systems in the world, with
convoluted meteorological scales, sharp geographic and socioeconomic features, high …

MODIS Collection 6 aerosol products: Comparison between Aqua's e‐Deep Blue, Dark Target, and “merged” data sets, and usage recommendations

AM Sayer, LA Munchak, NC Hsu… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Atmospheres data
product suite includes three algorithms applied to retrieve midvisible aerosol optical depth …

Indian annual ambient air quality standard is achievable by completely mitigating emissions from household sources

S Chowdhury, S Dey, S Guttikunda… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Exposures to ambient and household fine-particulate matter (PM2. 5) together are among
the largest single causes of premature mortality in India according to the Global Burden of …

Validation, stability, and consistency of MODIS Collection 6.1 and VIIRS Version 1 Deep Blue aerosol data over land

AM Sayer, NC Hsu, J Lee, WV Kim… - Journal of Geophysical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Deep Blue (DB) algorithm has been used to retrieve aerosol optical depth
(AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) over land from multiple satellite instruments, including …

What caused severe air pollution episode of November 2016 in New Delhi?

VP Kanawade, AK Srivastava, K Ram, E Asmi… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract In recent years, South Asia is experiencing severely degraded air quality, with
particulate matter less than 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) reaching unprecedented high levels. Here, we …

[HTML][HTML] Aerosol characteristics from earth observation systems: A comprehensive investigation over South Asia (2000–2019)

A Mhawish, M Sorek-Hamer, R Chatfield… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study summarizes two decades (2000–2019) of climatology and trends in
aerosol loading and optical properties using a high spatial resolution data obtained from …

Global and regional trends of aerosol optical depth over land and ocean using SeaWiFS measurements from 1997 to 2010

NC Hsu, R Gautam, AM Sayer… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - acp.copernicus.org
Both sensor calibration and satellite retrieval algorithm play an important role in the ability to
determine accurately long-term trends from satellite data. Owing to the unprecedented …

Cause-specific premature death from ambient PM2. 5 exposure in India: Estimate adjusted for baseline mortality

S Chowdhury, S Dey - Environment international, 2016 - Elsevier
In India, more than a billion population is at risk of exposure to ambient fine particulate
matter (PM 2.5) concentration exceeding World Health Organization air quality guideline …

An analysis of global aerosol type as retrieved by MISR

RA Kahn, BJ Gaitley - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In addition to aerosol optical depth (AOD), aerosol type is required globally for climate
forcing calculations, constraining aerosol transport models and other applications. However …