| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1777100 | Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics | 2011 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Vertical profiles of aerosols (BC mass concentration, total number concentration and optical depths) up to â¼2000 m are deduced from spaced measurements over Himalayas. ⺠These profiles showed sharp changes in concentration and AOD with height, across the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL). ⺠Within the ABL, the aerosols were finer in nature and of more absorbing type than those above and at the peak. ⺠The ABL aerosols are strongly influenced by inhabited valley and the ABL dynamics that loft them to the peak by the afternoon. ⺠The estimated aerosol heating rates were higher in the plains and within the ABL and found to decrease sharply with increase in altitude.
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Authors
U.C. Dumka, K. Krishna Moorthy, S.N. Tripathi, P. Hegde, Ram Sagar,