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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-3433-2019
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Research article
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19 Mar 2019
Research article |
| 19 Mar 2019
| 19 Mar 2019
What caused the extreme CO concentrations during the 2017 high-pollution episode in India?
Iris N. Dekker
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CA, the Netherlands
Sander Houweling
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, the Netherlands
Sudhanshu Pandey
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CA, the Netherlands
Department of Earth Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1081 HV, the Netherlands
Maarten Krol
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CA, the Netherlands
Department of Meteorology and Air Quality, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, 6708 PB, the Netherlands
Thomas Röckmann
Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CA, the Netherlands
Tobias Borsdorff
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
Jochen Landgraf
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
Ilse Aben
SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Utrecht, 3584 CC, the Netherlands
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During November 2017, very high pollution levels were measured in the northern part of India. In this study, satellite (TROPOMI) data and model (WRF) data on carbon monoxide (CO) are studied to investigate the main sources of the CO pollution over the Indo-Gangetic Plain. We found that residential and commercial combustion was a much more important source of CO than the post-monsoon crop burning during this period. Meteorology was found important in the accumulation and ventilation of CO.
During November 2017, very high pollution levels were measured in the northern part of India. In...
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