Air pollution has large impacts on the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH), affecting not just the
health of people and ecosystems, but also climate, the cryosphere, monsoon patterns, water …

Exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a leading risk factor for the global
burden of disease. However, uncertainty remains about PM2. 5 sources. We use a global …

Aerosol, an uncertain component of the climate system, has attracted wide attention among
the researchers due to its role in hydrological cycle and radiation budget in a changing …

On 19 May 2016 the afternoon temperature reached 51.0 ºC in Phalodi in the northwest of
India, a new record for the highest observed maximum temperature in India. The previous …

Dust loading in West and South Asia has been a major environmental issue due to its
negative effects on air quality, food security, energy supply and public health, as well as on …

This paper provides a detailed description of the atmospheric conditions characterizing the
high Himalayas, thanks to continuous observations begun in March 2006 at the Nepal …

The Sistan region in southeast Iran is considered as one of the most active dust source
regions in South west Asia. The strong “Levar” winds in summer favor the uplift of large …

The northern part of India, adjoining the Himalaya, is considered as one of the global hot
spots of pollution because of various natural and anthropogenic factors. Throughout the …

We examine the distribution of aerosols and associated optical/radiative properties in the
Gangetic-Himalayan region from simultaneous radiometric measurements over the Indo …

We present a 3-D climatology of the desert dust distribution over South and East Asia
derived using CALIPSO (Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation) …