Research

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Title :

Aerosol brown carbon, humic-like substances and nitroaromatics in the Himalayas: implications for regional climate.

Area of research :

Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences

Focus area :

Atmospheric Science

Principal Investigator :

Dr. Sayantan Sarkar, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Mandi, Himachal Pradesh Kamand, HP - 175005; Himachal Pradesh.ac.in

Timeline Start Year :

2022

Details

Executive Summary :

The proposal aims to utilize a coupled chemical-optical characterization approach to link bulk optical properties and climate effects of BrC with chromophoric composition, potential sources, and the nature of atmospheric processing. The primary importance of the proposed project lies in the fact that it aims to generate the first field-based measurements of BrC, HULIS and NAC optical parameters under a wide range of emission and atmospheric conditions in the Himalayas.

Total Budget (INR):

78,00,636

Organizations involved