Improving regional air quality predictions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain – case study of an intensive pollution episode in November 2017

Roozitalab, Behrooz; Carmichael, Gregory R.; Guttikunda, Sarath K.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-2837-2021

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Improving regional air quality predictions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain – case study of an intensive pollution episode in November 2017

Behrooz Roozitalab, Gregory R. Carmichael, and Sarath K. Guttikunda

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WRF-Chem model outputs of surface PM2.5 concentrations in India during November 2017 Behrooz Roozitalab, Gregory R. Carmichael, and Sarath K. Guttikunda https://doi.org/10.25820/data.006126

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We used air quality modeling to study an extreme pollution episode in November 2017 in India. We found both local and regional emissions contribute to high pollution levels. The extreme pollution values were the result of agricultural fires in the northwest of India. Ozone should be considered in future air quality management strategies.