Three years aerosol meteorology derived from ground based sun radiometry over Mohal in the Kullu valley of Northwest Himalayan region, India

Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics

Volumn 77, Issue , 2012, Pages 26-39

  Sharma, Nand Lal ^a   Kuniyal, Jagdish Chandra ^b   Singh, Mahavir ^c   Dhyani, Pitamber Prasad ^b   Mathela, Chandra Shekhar ^d   Guleria, Raj Paul ^b   Sharma, Manum ^b  

^a Government Post Graduate College   (India)

^b G B PANT INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT   (India)

^c HIMACHAL PRADESH UNIVERSITY   (India)

^d KUMAUN UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

ngstr m parameters; Aerosol optical depth; Moderate resolution imaging spectro radiometer (MODIS); Multi wavelength radiometer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTH; AEROSOL OPTICAL DEPTHS; ASYMMETRY FACTOR; CLEAR SKY; CLIMATE FORCINGS; COARSE PARTICLES; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FINE PARTICLES; GROUND BASED; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MODERATE RESOLUTION; MULTIWAVELENGTH; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS; WIND DIRECTIONS; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; LANDFORMS; RADIOMETERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TURBIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 84857658352     PISSN: 13646826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jastp.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

References (66)

1. Ångström A. Technique of determining turbidity of the atmosphere. Tellus 1961, 13:214-223.
2. Ångström A. The parameters of atmospheric turbidity. Tellus 1964, 16:64-75.
3. Bansal M.K., Verma T.S. Aerosol measurements at Roorkee relating to the total solar eclipse of 24 October 1995. Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics 1998, 27:260-265.
4. Barnes J.E., Hofmann D.J. Lidar measurements of stratospheric aerosol over Mauna Loa Observatory. Geophysical Research Letters 1997, 24:1923-1926. 10.1029/97GL01943.
5. Charlson R.J., Schwartz S.E., Hales J.M., Cess R.D., Coakley J.A., Hansen J.E., Hoffman D.J. Climate forcing by anthropogenic aerosols. Science 1992, 225:423-430. 10.1126/science.255.5043.423.
6. Chiapello I., Prospero J.M., Herman J., Hsu C. Detection of mineral aerosols over the North Atlantic Ocean and Africa with Nimbus 7 TOMS. Journal of Geophysical Research 1999, 104:9277-9292. 10.1029/1998JD2000.
7. Devara P.C.S., Pandithurai G., Raj P.E., Sharma S. Investigations of aerosol optical depth variations using spectroradiometer at urban station, Pune, India. Journal of Aerosol Science 1996, 27:621-632. 10.1016/0021-8502(95)00550-1.
8. Devara P.C.S., Saha S.K., Raj P.E., Sonbawne S.M., Dani K.K., Tiwari Y.K., Maheskumar R.S. A four-year climatology of total column tropical urban aerosol, ozone and water vapor distribution over Pune, India. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 2005, 5(1):103-114. ISSN: 1680-8584.
9. Dockery D.W., Rope C. Acute respiratory effects of particulate air pollution. Annual Review of Public Health 1994, 15:107-132. 10.1146/annurev.pu.15.050194.000543.
10. Dumka U.C., Moorthy K.K., Pant P., Hegde P., Sagar R., Pandey K. Physical and optical characteristics of atmospheric aerosols during ICARB at Manora Peak, Nainital: a sparsely inhabited, high-altitude location in the Himalayas. Journal of Earth System Science 2008, 117(S1):399-405. doi:10.1007/s12040-008-0041-y.
11. Eck T.F., Holben B.N., Reid J.S., Dubovik O., Smirnov A., O'Neill N.T., Slutsker I., Kinne S. The wavelength dependence of the optical depth of biomass burning, urban and desert dust aerosols. Journal of Geophysical Research 1999, 104:31333-31350. 10.1029/1999JD900923.
12. Gajananda K., Kuniyal J.C., Momin G.A., Rao P.S.P., Safai P.D., Ali K. Trend of atmospheric aerosols over north western Himalayan region, India. Atmospheric Environment 2005, 39(27):4817-4825. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.01.038.
13. Ganesh, K.E., Umesh, T.K., Narasimhamurthy, B., 2007. Unusual behavior of Ångström turbidity parameters. In: Proceedings of the Conference on "Emerging trend on Aerosols: Technology & Application" (IASTA 2007), New Delhi, India, November 14-16, pp. 91-92, ISSN: 0971-4510.
14. Ganesh K.E., Umesh T.K., Narasimhamurthy B. Site specific aerosol optical thickness characteristics over Mysore. Aerosol and Air Quality Research 2008, 8(3):295-307. ISSN: 1680-8584.
15. Goel R.K., Varshneya N.C., Verma T.S. Effect of relative humidity on the angular distribution of scattered light intensity for rural and urban aerosols. Journal of Earth System Science 1984, 93(4):363-369.
16. Goel R.K., Varshneya N.C., Verma T.S. Study of size distributions of large aerosols at Roorkee. Annals of Geophysics 1985, 3:339-342.
17. Goyal, J.K., Sharma, J.N., 1963. Mathematical Statistics. Krishna Prakashan Mandir, Meerut (India).
18. Gogoi M.M., Bhuyan P.K., Moorthy K.K. Estimation of the effect of long-range transport on seasonal variation of aerosols over north eastern India. Annals of Geophysics 2008, 26(6):1365-1377. ISSN: 1593-5213.
19. Holben B.N., Tanr D., Smirnov A., Eck T.F., et al. An emerging ground-based aerosol climatology: aerosol optical depth from AERONET. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere 2001, 106:12067-12097. 10.1029/2001JD900014.
20. Iqbal M. An Introduction to Solar Radiation 1983, Academic Press Inc., New York, London.
21. Jaenicke R., Schutz L. Comprehensive study of physical and chemical properties of the surface aerosol in the Cape Verde Islands region. Journal of Geophysical Research 1978, 83:3585-3599. 10.1029/JC083iC07p03585.
22. Jayaraman A. Aerosol radiation cloud interaction over tropical Indian Ocean prior to onset of the summer monsoon. Current Science (India) 2001, 81(11):1437-1445.
23. Kaskaoutis D.G., Kambezidis H.D., Hatzianastassiou N., Kosmopoulos P.G., Badarinath K.V.S. Aerosol climatology: dependence of the Ångström exponent on wavelength over four AERONET sites. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussion 2007, 7:7347-7397. 10.5194/acpd-7-7347-2007.
24. Kaufman Y.J., Fraser R.S. The effect of smoke particles on clouds and climate forcing. Science 1997, 277:1636-1639. 10.1126/science.277.5332.1636.
25. Kaufman Y.J., Ichoku C., Giglio L., Korontzi S., Chu D.A., Hao W.M., Li R.R., Justice C.O. Fire and smoke observed from the Earth Observing System MODIS instrument: products, validation, and operational use. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2003, 24(8):1765-1781. 10.1080/01431160210144741.
26. Kumar K.R., Narasimhulu K., Reddy R.R., Gopal K.R., Reddy L.S.S., Balakrishnaiah G., Moorthy K.K., Babu S.S. Temporal and spectral characteristics of aerosol optical depths in a semi arid region of southern India. Science of the Total Environment 2009, 407:2673-2688. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.10.028.
27. Kumar, S., Manoj, M.J., Dewara, P.C.S., Pandithurai, G., Safai, P.D., 2007. Aerosol characteristics variations in Different environments over Indian Region. Proc. Conference on "Emerging Trend on Aerosols: Technology & Application" (IASTA 2007), New Delhi, India, November 14-16, pp. 293-297.
28. Kuniyal J.C., Rao P.S.P., Momin G.A., Safai P.D., Ali K. Trace gases behavior in sensitive area of North West Himalaya-a case of Kullu Manali tourist complex: India. Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics 2007, 36:197-203. ISSN: 0367-8393.
29. Kuniyal, J.C., Vishvakarma, S.C.R., Badola, H.K., Jain, A.P., 2004. In: Bishen Singh, Mohindra Pal (Eds.), Tourism in Kullu Valley: An Environmental Assessment. Dehradun, India, pp. 1-210. ISBN: 81-211-0392-4.
30. Kunzli N., Kaiser R., Medina S., Studnicka M. Public-health impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution: an European assessment. Lancet 2000, 356:795-801. 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02653-2.
31. Maheskumar R.S., Devara P.C.S., Ernest R.P., Dani K.K., Saha S.K., Sonbawne S.M. Study of atmospheric turbidity parameters using multichannel solar radiometer at Pune (India). Indian Aerosol Science and Technology Association Bulletin 2000, 13(1):193-196. ISSN: 0971-4510.
32. McCartney E.J. Optics of the Atmosphere: Scattering by Molecules and Particles 1976, John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, ISBN:10-0471015261.
33. Moorthy K.K., Nair P.R., Murthy B.V.K. Size distribution of coastal aerosols: effects of local sources and sinks. Journal of Applied Meteorology 1991, 30:844-852. ISSN: 1520-0450.
34. Moorthy, K.K., Niranjan, K., Narsimhamurty, B., Agashe, V.V., Murthy, B.V.K., 1994. Characteristics of Aerosol Spectral Optical Depths Over India. ISRO-IMAP-Scientific Report, SR-43, pp. 1-78.
35. Moorthy K.K., Satheesh S.K., Krishna Murthy B.V. Investigations of marine aerosols over the Tropical Indian Ocean. Journal of Geophysical Research 1997, 102:18827-18842. 10.1029/97JD01121.
36. Moorthy K.K., Satheesh S.K., Krishna Murthy B.V. Characteristics of spectral optical depths and size distributions of aerosols over tropical oceanic regions. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 1998, 60(10):981-992. 10.1016/S1364-6826(98)00044-3.
37. Moorthy, K.K., Niranjan, K., Narsimhamurty, B., Agashe, V.V., Murthy B.V.K., 1999. Aerosol Climatology over India: ISRO-GBP, MWR Network and Data Base. Scientific Report, SR-03, pp. 1-30.
38. Moorthy, K.K., Pillai, P.S., 2004. Aerosol Climatology and Effects-II: Characteristics of Near Surface Aerosols at Thumba. ISRO-GBP: Scientific Report, SR-06, pp. 1-83.
39. Moorthy K.K., Babu S.S., Satheesh S.K. Temporal heterogeneity in aerosol characteristics and the resulting radiative impact at a tropical coastal station-II: direct short wave radiative forcing. Annals of Geophysics 2007, 25:2308-2320. 10.5194/angeo-25-2293-2007.
40. Moorthy K.K., Satheesh S.K., Babu S.S., Dutt C.B.S. Integrated Campaign for Aerosols, gases and Radiation Budget (ICARB): an overview. Journal of Earth System Science 2008, 117:243-262. ISSN: 0253-4126.
41. Oberdorster G., Ferin J., Finkelstein G., Wade P., Corson N. Increased pulmonary toxicity of ultrafine particles? II Lung lavage studies. Journal of Aerosol Science 1990, 21:384-387. 10.1016/0021-8502(90)90065-6.
42. Pant P., Hegde P., Dumka U.C., Saha A., Srivastava M.K., Sagar R. Aerosol characteristics at a high-altitude location during ISRO-GBP Land Campaign-II. Current Science (India) 2006, 91:1053-1061. ISSN: 0011-3891.
43. Parameswaran K., Nair P.R., Rajan R., Ramana M.V. Aerosol loading in coastal and marine environments in the Indian Ocean region during winter season. Current Science (India) 1999, 76:947-955. ISSN: 0011-3891.
44. Pekkanen J., Timonen K.L., Ruuskanen J., Reponen A., Mirme A. Effects of ultrafine and fine particles in urban air on peak expiratory flow among children with asthmatic symptoms. Environmental Research 1997, 74:24-33. 10.1006/enrs.1997.3750.
45. Penndorf R. Tables of the refractive index for standard air and the Rayleigh scattering coefficient for the spectral region between 0.2 and 20.0μm and their application to atmospheric optics. Journal of the Optical Society of America 1957, 47:176-182. 10.1364/JOSA.47.000176.
46. Ramanathan V., Crutzen P.J., Kiehl J.T., Rosenfeld D. Aerosol, climate and the hydrological cycle. Science 2001, 294:2119-2124. 10.1126/science.1064034.
47. Ramanathan V., Ramana M.V., Podgorny I.A., Pradhan B.B., Shrestha A.B. The direct observation of large aerosol radiative forcing in Himalayan region. Journal of Geophysical Research Letters 2003, 31(L05111). 10.1029/2003GL018824.
48. Russell L.M., Pandis S.N., Seinfeld J.H. Aerosol production and growth in marine boundary layer. Journal of Geophysical Research 1994, 99:20989-21003. 10.1029/94JD01932.
49. Satheesh S.K. Aerosol Radiative forcing by Indian Ocean aerosols: effect of cloud and surface reflection. Annals of Geophysics 2004, 20:2105-2109. 10.5194/angeo-20-2105-2002.
50. Satheesh, S.K., Moorthy, K.K., Srinivasan, J., 2004. Introduction to Aerosols and Impacts on Atmosphere: Basic Concepts. ISRO-GBP Scientific Report, SR 05, pp. 1-36.
51. Satheesh S.K., Deepshikha S., Srinivasan J. Impact of dust aerosols on Earth-Atmosphere clear-sky albedo and its short wave radiative forcing over African and Arabian regions. International Journal of Remote Sensing 2006, 27:1691-1706. 10.1080/01431160500462162.
52. Schuster G.L., Dubovik O., Holben B.N. Ångström exponent and bimodal aerosol size distributions. Journal of Geophysical Research 2006, 111:D07207. 10.1029/2005JD006328.
53. Seinfeld J.H., Pandis S.N. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change 1998, John Wiley and Sons (Inc.), New York.
54. Sharma N.L., Kuniyal J.C., Singh M., Negi A.K., Singh K., Sharma P. Number concentration characteristics of ultrafine aerosols (atmospheric nanoparticles/aitken nuclei) during 2008 over western Himalayan region Kullu-Manali, India. Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics 2009, 38:326-337. ISSN: 0367-8393.
55. Sharma N.L., Kuniyal J.C., Singh M., Sharma M., Guleria R.P. Characteristics of Aerosol optical depth and Ångström parameters over Mohal in the Kullu Valley of Northwest Himalayan region, India. Acta Geophysica 2011, 59(2):334-360. 10.2478/s11600-010-0046-01.
56. Sharma N.L., Kuniyal J.C., Singh M., Sharma M., Sharma P., Chand K. Atmospheric ultrafine aerosol number concentration and its correlation with vehicular flow at two sites in the western Himalayan region Kullu-Manali, India. Journal of Earth System Science 2011, 120(2):281-290.
57. Shaw G.E. Solar spectral irradiance and atmospheric transmission at Mauna Loa Observatory. Applied Optics 1982, 21:2006-2011. 10.1364/AO.21.002006.
58. Shaw G.E. Error analysis of multiwavelength sun photometry. Pure and Applied Geophysics 1976, 114:1-14. 10.1007/BF00875487.
59. Shaw G.E., Regan J.A., Herman B.M. Investigation of atmospheric extinction using direct solar radiation measurements made with multiple wavelength radiometers. Journal of Applied Meteorology 1973, 12:374-380. 10.1175/1520-0450.
60. Subbaraya B.H., Jayaraman A., Moorthy K.K., Mohan M. Atmospheric aerosol studies under ISRO-GBP. Journal of Indian Geophysical Union 2000, 4:77-90.
61. Tegen I., Lacis A., Fung I. The influence of mineral aerosol from distribution soils on the global radiation budget. Nature 1996, 380:419-422. 10.1038/380419a0.
62. Tomasi C., Prodi F., Sentimenti M., Cesari G. Multi wavelength sun photometers for accurate measurements of atmospheric extinction in the visible and near-IR spectral range. Applied Optics 1983, 22:622-630. 10.1364/AO.22.000622.
63. Verma N., Bagare S.P., Ningombam S.K.S., Singh R.B. Aerosol optical properties retrieved using Skyradiometer at Hanle in western Himalayas. Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 2010, 72:115-124. doi:101016/j.jastp.2009.10.016.
64. Verma T.S., John S.K. Elemental analysis of atmospheric aerosols in Gaborone. African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 2009, 3(12):422-428.
65. Wang Y., Xin J., Li Z., Wang S., Wang P., Hao W.M., Nordgren B.L., Chen H., Wang L., Sun Y. Seasonal variations in aerosol optical properties over China. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 2008, 8:8431-8453. 10.5194/acpd-8-8431.
66. Xin J., Wang Y., Li Z., Wang P., Hao W.H., Nordgren B.L., Wang S., Liu G., Wang L., Wen T., Sun Y., Ho B. Aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent of aerosols observed by the Chinese Sun Haze meter Network from August 2004 to September 2005. Journal of Geophysical Research 2007, 112:D05203. 10.1029/2006JD007075.