Effects of agriculture crop residue burning on aerosol properties and long-range transport over northern India: A study using satellite data and model simulations

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 178-179, Issue , 2016, Pages 155-163

  Vijayakumar, K ^a   Safai, P D ^b   Devara, P C S ^c   Rao, S Vijaya Bhaskara ^a   Jayasankar, C K ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^c AMITY UNIVERSITY HARYANA   (India)

Author keywords

Agriculture crop residue burning; CALIPSO; ECMWF; Long range transport; Smoke aerosols

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AGRICULTURE; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; SATELLITES; SMOKE;

AGRICULTURE CROPS; CALIPSO; ECMWF; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; SMOKE AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; BURNING; CALIPSO; CROP RESIDUE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; SATELLITE DATA; SMOKE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA;

EID: 84962811932     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.04.003     Document Type: Article

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