Fireworks induced particle pollution: A spatio-temporal analysis

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 180, Issue , 2016, Pages 78-91

  Kumar, M ^a   Singh, R K ^b   Murari, V ^a   Singh, A K ^a   Singh, R S ^c   Banerjee, T ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b International Center for Agriculture Research in the Dry Areas   (India)

^c BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol; CALIPSO; Fireworks; Indo Gangetic Plain; MODIS AOD; OMI

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; EXPLOSIVES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; POLLUTION; RADIOMETERS;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; CALIPSO; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; FIREWORKS; INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS; MODIS-AOD; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY MODELING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALIPSO; DUST; MODIS; SMOKE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

GANGETIC PLAIN;

EID: 84969764657     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.05.014     Document Type: Article

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