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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12617-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-12617-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
| 
24 Oct 2017
Research article |
| 24 Oct 2017
Wintertime aerosol optical and radiative properties in the Kathmandu Valley during the SusKat-ABC field campaign
Chaeyoon Cho
School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, South Korea
School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, South Korea
Maheswar Rupakheti
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Berliner Str. 130, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Jin-Soo Park
National Institute of Environmental Research, 22689 Incheon, South Korea
Arnico Panday
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 44700 Kathmandu, Nepal
Soon-Chang Yoon
School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, South Korea
Ji-Hyoung Kim
School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, South Korea
Hyunjae Kim
National Institute of Environmental Research, 22689 Incheon, South Korea
Haeun Jeon
National Institute of Environmental Research, 22689 Incheon, South Korea
Minyoung Sung
National Institute of Environmental Research, 22689 Incheon, South Korea
Bong Mann Kim
iGBu, Corona, CA 92882, USA
Seungkyu K. Hong
School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, South Korea
National Institute of Meteorological Sciences, 63568 Seogwipo, South Korea
Rokjin J. Park
School of Earth and Environmental Science, Seoul National University, 08826 Seoul, South Korea
Dipesh Rupakheti
Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
Khadak Singh Mahata
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Berliner Str. 130, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Puppala Siva Praveen
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 44700 Kathmandu, Nepal
Mark G. Lawrence
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Berliner Str. 130, 14467 Potsdam, Germany
Brent Holben
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA
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We investigated the optical and chemical properties and direct radiative effects of aerosols in the Kathmandu Valley. We concluded that the ratio of light-absorbing to scattering aerosols as well as the concentration of light-absorbing aerosols is much higher at Kathmandu than other comparable regions, and it contributes to a great atmospheric absorption efficiency. This study provides unprecedented insights into aerosol optical properties and their radiative forcings in the Kathmandu Valley.
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