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 …

Global‐scale attribution of anthropogenic and natural dust sources and their emission rates based on MODIS Deep Blue aerosol products

P Ginoux, JM Prospero, TE Gill, NC Hsu… - Reviews of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Our understanding of the global dust cycle is limited by a dearth of information about dust
sources, especially small‐scale features which could account for a large fraction of global …

Use of satellite observations for long-term exposure assessment of global concentrations of fine particulate matter

A Van Donkelaar, RV Martin, M Brauer… - Environmental health …, 2015 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Background: More than a decade of satellite observations offers global information about the
trend and magnitude of human exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5). Objective: In this …

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 …

Multiangle Imaging SpectroRadiometer global aerosol product assessment by comparison with the Aerosol Robotic Network

RA Kahn, BJ Gaitley, MJ Garay… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A statistical approach is used to assess the quality of the Multiangle Imaging
SpectroRadiometer (MISR) version 22 (V22) aerosol products. Aerosol optical depth (AOD) …

Ambient PM2.5 exposure and expected premature mortality to 2100 in India under climate change scenarios

S Chowdhury, S Dey, KR Smith - Nature communications, 2018 - nature.com
Premature mortality from current ambient fine particulate (PM2. 5) exposure in India is large,
but the trend under climate change is unclear. Here we estimate ambient PM2. 5 exposure …

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 …

Source contributions to fine particulate matter and attributable mortality in India and the surrounding region

D Chatterjee, EE McDuffie, SJ Smith… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) exposure is a leading mortality risk factor in India and the
surrounding region of South Asia. This study evaluates the contribution of emission sectors …

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 …

Monitoring particulate matter in India: recent trends and future outlook

P Pant, RM Lal, SK Guttikunda, AG Russell… - Air Quality, Atmosphere …, 2019 - Springer
Air quality remains a significant environmental health challenge in India, and large sections
of the population live in areas with poor ambient air quality. This article presents a summary …