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10 Feb 2015
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| 10 Feb 2015
Evaluation of black carbon emission inventories using a Lagrangian dispersion model – a case study over southern India
H. S. Gadhavi
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National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, 517 112, India
K. Renuka
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, 517 112, India
V. Ravi Kiran
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, 517 112, India
A. Jayaraman
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, 517 112, India
A. Stohl
Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Instituttveien 18, 2027 Kjeller, Norway
Z. Klimont
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, 2361 Laxenburg, Austria
G. Beig
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411 004, India
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Emission inventories are a key component of simulating past, present and future climate. In this article we have evaluated three black carbon emission inventories for emissions of India using observations made from a strategic location. Annual average simulated black carbon concentration is found to be 35% to 60% lower than observed concentration because of underestimation of emissions of southern India in the inventories.
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