Variability in radiative properties of major aerosol types: A year-long study over Delhi-An urban station in Indo-Gangetic Basin

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 473-474, Issue , 2014, Pages 659-666

  Srivastava, A K ^a   Yadav, V ^b   Pathak, V ^b   Singh, Sachchidanand ^c   Tiwari, S ^a   Bisht, D S ^a   Goloub, P ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (India)

^d UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol types; Heating rate; Indo Gangetic Basin; Optical properties; Radiative forcing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; HEATING RATE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AEROSOL MEASUREMENT; AEROSOL TYPES; ATMOSPHERIC HEATING RATE; INDO-GANGETIC BASIN; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIATIVE PROPERTIES; SINGLE SCATTERING ALBEDO; SUN/SKY RADIOMETERS;

AEROSOLS;

BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; ATMOSPHERIC FORCING; BLACK CARBON; HEATING; ORGANIC CARBON; RADIATIVE FORCING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; INDIA; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION ATTENUATION; RADIATION DETECTOR; RADIATIVE FORCING; RIVER BASIN; URBAN AREA;

GANGES BASIN; GANGETIC PLAIN;

AEROSOL TYPES; HEATING RATE; INDO-GANGETIC BASIN; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATIVE FORCING;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOT TEMPERATURE; INDIA; SOOT;

EID: 84891953218     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.064     Document Type: Article

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