Articles | Volume 25, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18675-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-18675-2025
Research article
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22 Dec 2025
Research article |  | 22 Dec 2025

High resolution air quality simulation in the Himalayan valleys, a case study in Bhutan

Bertrand Bessagnet, Narayan Thapa, Dikra Prasad Bajgai, Ravi Sahu, Arshini Saikia, Arineh Cholakian, Laurent Menut, Guillaume Siour, Tenzin Wangchuk, Monica Crippa, and Kamala Gurung

Model code and software

chimere_v2023r1 L. Menut et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10907951

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Impact of wildfires on Bhutan environment Bertrand Bessagnet https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16526751

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This study highlights the use of numerical tools at very high resolution to support the Air Quality monitoring strategy in the Himalayan valley which suffer from Air Pollution. For the first time ever, a high resolution simulation is performed in Bhutan showing the high PM2.5 concentrations within the valleys and potential contaminations up to the glaciers enhancing climate related risks.
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