Black carbon and biomass burning associated high pollution episodes observed at Doon valley in the foothills of the Himalayas

Published 08 May 2020

Ground-based BC showed positive relationship with MERRA2-BC and CAMS-BC
CBPF analysis identified the local sources of BC and BCbb

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Ground-based BC showed positive relationship with MERRA2-BC and CAMS-BC
CBPF analysis identified the local sources of BC and BCbb
CWT analysis identified regional and long-range sources of BC and BCbb
CRB in NW-IGP enhanced BCbb during November
Forest-fire burning in Himalayas and CRB in NW-IGP enhanced BCbb during May
Local meteorological conditions and biomass burning activities enhanced BCbb during January

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105001

*Ashish Soni, Sandeep Madhwal, Amitesh Gupta, Sangeeta Sundriyal, Vijay Shridhar, and Parth Sarathi Mahapatra are other authors of this article.

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Date	08 May 2020
Type	Academic Papers
Contributors	Vignesh Prabhu S Sreekanth Vakacherla
Publisher	Atmospheric Research, Elsevier
Related areas	Clean Air for All Air Quality Modelling Air Quality Observations

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