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ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH
卷 174, 期 -, 页码 52-61出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.01.014
关键词
Aerosol optical properties; Single-scattering albedo; Indo-Gangetic Plain; Fog; Haze; Dust storm
资金
- ISRO-GBP office (Bengaluru, India)
- Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India [IFA-EAS-02]
- Banaras Hindu University
In this study, we report on three important optical parameters, viz. absorption and scattering coefficients (b(abs), b(scat)) and single scattering abledo (SSA) based on one-year chemical-composition data collected from an urban site (Kanpur) in the Indo-Gangetic-Plain (IGP) of northern India. In addition, absorption Angstrom exponent (AAE) was also estimated in order to understand the wavelength dependence of absorption and to decipher emission sources of carbonaceous aerosols, in particular of black carbon. The absorption and scattering coefficients ranged between 8.3 to 95.2 Mm(-1) (1 Mm(-1) = 10(-6) m(-1)) and 58 to 564 Mm(-1), respectively during the study period (for n = 66; from January 2007 to March 2008) and exhibit large seasonal variability with higher values occurring in winter and lower in the summer. Single scattering albedo varied from 0.65 to 0.92 whereas ME ranged from 0.79 to 1.40 during pre-monsoon and winter seasons, respectively. The strong seasonal variability in aerosol optical properties is attributed to varying contribution from different emission sources of carbonaceous aerosols in the IGP. A case study of haze and dust events further provide information on extreme variability in aerosol optical parameters, particularly SSA, a crucial parameter in atmospheric radiative forcing estimates. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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