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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
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of
Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City,
IA, USA
Gregory R. Carmichael
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of
Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa, Iowa City,
IA, USA
Sarath K. Guttikunda
Urban Emissions, New Delhi, India
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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.
We used air quality modeling to study an extreme pollution episode in November 2017 in India. We...
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