Evaluation of WRF-Chem-simulated meteorology and aerosols over northern India during the severe pollution episode of 2016

P Agarwal, DS Stevenson… - Atmospheric Chemistry and …, 2024 - acp.copernicus.org
We use a state-of-the-art regional chemistry transport model (WRF-Chem v4. 2.1) to simulate
particulate air pollution over northern India during September–November 2016. This period …

Aging of biomass burning emissions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain outflow: Implications for black carbon light-absorption enhancement

SK Kompalli, SS Babu, TC Ajith, KK Moorthy… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent studies worldwide have demonstrated that coating on atmospheric black carbon
(BC) aerosol enhances its absorption potential. However, studies quantifying the light …

The critical role of policy enforcement in achieving health, air quality, and climate benefits from India's clean electricity transition

W Peng, H Dai, H Guo, P Purohit… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The coal-dominated electricity system poses major challenges for India to tackle air pollution
and climate change. Although the government has issued a series of clean air policies and …

[HTML][HTML] Seasonal contrast in size distributions and mixing state of black carbon and its association with PM chemical composition from the eastern coast of India

SK Kompalli, SN Suresh Babu… - Atmospheric …, 2020 - acp.copernicus.org
Over the Indian region, aerosol absorption is considered to have a potential impact on the
regional climate, monsoon and hydrological cycle. Black carbon (BC) is the dominant …

[HTML][HTML] Mixing state of refractory black carbon aerosol in the South Asian outflow over the northern Indian Ocean during winter

SK Kompalli, SNS Babu, KK Moorthy… - Atmospheric …, 2021 - acp.copernicus.org
Regional climatic implications of aerosol black carbon (BC), which has a wide variety of
anthropogenic sources in large abundance, are well recognized over South Asia. Significant …

Spatial distribution in surface aerosol light absorption across India

TS Kapoor, C Navinya, A Apte, NJ Shetty… - Geophysical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐absorbing carbonaceous aerosols that dominate atmospheric aerosol warming over
India remain poorly characterized. Here, we delve into UV‐visible‐IR spectral aerosol …

Long-term changes in tropospheric temperature in India: Insights from radiosonde measurements, reanalysis data and CMIP6 model projections

R Kumar, J Kuttippurath - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
The continuous rise in greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere is one of the major
factors responsible for the global warming and enhanced tropospheric temperature. In this …

Can Delhi's pollution be affected by crop fires in the Punjab region?

M Takigawa, PK Patra, Y Matsumi, SK Dhaka… - Sola, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
The severe air pollution events continue to occur every year during late October and early
November in Delhi, forcing air/land traffic disruptions and anxiety in the daily life of the …

Identification of key aerosol types and mixing states in the central Indian Himalayas during the GVAX campaign: The role of particle size in aerosol classification

UC Dumka, DG Kaskaoutis, N Mihalopoulos… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies in aerosol properties, types and sources in the Himalayas are important for
atmospheric and climatic issues due to high aerosol loading in the neighboring plains. This …

Multisite scenarios of black carbon and biomass burning aerosol characteristics in India

V Kumar, PCS Devara, VK Soni - Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2023 - aaqr.org
Black Carbon (BC) aerosols are not only substantial climate-forcing drivers but also impact
human health. The spatial distribution of BC aerosols depends on the combination of …