Black carbon dominates the aerosol absorption over the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayan foothills

This study, based on new and high quality in situ observations, quantifies for the first time, the individual contributions of light-absorbing aerosols (black carbon (BC), brown carbon (BrC) and dust) to aerosol absorption over the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) and the Himalayan foothill region, a relat...

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Main Authors: S. Ramachandran, Maheswar Rupakheti, Mark G. Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Environment International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412020317694