New Directions: Can a "blue sky" return to Indian megacities?

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2013, Pages 198-201

  Kumar, Prashant ^a   Jain, Suresh ^b   Gurjar, B R ^c   Sharma, Prateek ^b   Khare, Mukesh ^d   Morawska, Lidia ^e   Britter, Rex ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b TERI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^e QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^f MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air Pollution; Clear air; Indian megacities; Particulate matter; Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; CLEAR AIR; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; HIGH RISE BUILDING; MEGACITIES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION LEVEL; RE-SUSPENSION; SUSTAINABLE GROWTH; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; URBAN DWELLERS;

AIR POLLUTION; TALL BUILDINGS;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; CITY; HUMAN; INDIA; LETTER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84874746004     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.01.055     Document Type: Letter

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