Assessment of aerosol optical and physical properties and implications for radiative effects over the semiarid region of Indo‐Gangetic Basin
Pratima Gupta,
Ashok Jangid,
Ranjit Kumar
Abstract:This study assesses the physical and optical properties and estimated the radiative forcing of aerosol at Agra over the Indo‐Gangetic Basin (IGB) during July 2016–December 2019 using black carbon (BC) mass concentration (AE‐33 aethalometer), data sets from satellite and model simulations. The optical properties of aerosol and radiative forcing have been measured by the Optical and Physical Properties of Aerosols and Clouds (OPAC) and Santa Barbara Discrete Ordinate Radiative Transfer Atmospheric Radiative Tran… Show more
“…Among the six discussed distributions, Weibull (3P) distribution provides the best fit to model the meteorological data from the satellite: flood prediction can be obtained from the proposed model. Gupta, Jangid, et al (2023) measured the physical and optical properties and estimated the radiative forcing of aerosols at Agra over the Indo-Gangetic Basin (IGB) where they revealed that the postmonsoon seasons had increased aerosol loading and significant changes in vertical distribution, which affected the heating rate in the summer season, boundary layer dynamics and convection. This study improves our understanding of the importance of aerosol heating rate over the IGB region because it can alter the temperature and modify the monsoon.…”
“…Among the six discussed distributions, Weibull (3P) distribution provides the best fit to model the meteorological data from the satellite: flood prediction can be obtained from the proposed model. Gupta, Jangid, et al (2023) measured the physical and optical properties and estimated the radiative forcing of aerosols at Agra over the Indo-Gangetic Basin (IGB) where they revealed that the postmonsoon seasons had increased aerosol loading and significant changes in vertical distribution, which affected the heating rate in the summer season, boundary layer dynamics and convection. This study improves our understanding of the importance of aerosol heating rate over the IGB region because it can alter the temperature and modify the monsoon.…”
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