Chemistry of atmospheric brown carbon

A Laskin, J Laskin, SA Nizkorodov - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Organic carbon (OC) accounts for a large fraction of atmospheric aerosol and has profound
effects on air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and climate forcing. The molecular composition …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Quantifying the influence of agricultural fires in northwest India on urban air pollution in Delhi, India

DH Cusworth, LJ Mickley, MP Sulprizio… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Since at least the 1980s, many farmers in northwest India have switched to mechanized
combine harvesting to boost efficiency. This harvesting technique leaves abundant crop …

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 …

Agricultural burning and air quality over northern India: a synergistic analysis using NASA's A-train satellite data and ground measurements

H Jethva, D Chand, O Torres, P Gupta… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2018 - Springer
In the recent years, New Delhi, the capital city of India, has ranked among the most polluted
cities in the world regarding its air quality related to the submicron Particulate Matter (PM …

How much does large-scale crop residue burning affect the air quality in Delhi?

SH Kulkarni, SD Ghude, C Jena… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
Elevated PM2. 5 concentrations frequently cause severe air pollution events in Delhi. Till
recently, the effect of crop residue burning on the air quality in Delhi has not been fully …

Crop residue burning: a threat to South Asian air quality

RP Singh, DG Kaskaoutis - Eos, Transactions American …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Crop Residue Burning: A Threat to South Asian Air Quality Page 1 © 2014. American
Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. Eos, Vol. 95, No. 37, 16 September 2014 EOS …

Changing agricultural stubble burning practices in the Indo-Gangetic plains: is the Happy Seeder a profitable alternative?

A Keil, PP Krishnapriya, A Mitra, ML Jat… - … Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Every year after the rice harvest, some 2.5 million farmers in northwest India burn the
remaining stubble to prepare their fields for the subsequent wheat crop. Crop residue …