Black and Brown Carbon Particles in the Atmosphere of a Northeast Indian City – Study of properties, sources, and impacts through field study and modelling

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dc.contributor.authorSingh, Sameer
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-20T08:07:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-19T12:32:51Z
dc.date.available2023-02-20T08:07:27Z
dc.date.available2023-10-19T12:32:51Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionSupervisor: Gokhale, Sharaden_US
dc.description.abstractThis research was about the quantification of Black Carbon (BC), and Brown Carbon (BrC) found in the atmosphere of Guwahati. The radiative properties of BC and BrC particles and their source apportionment have been done for the winter season in 2020. This research emphasizes using the site-specific properties and absorption coefficient of particles originating from biomass and fossil fuels, which are apportioned by an Aethalometer (AE33) using standard absorption coefficients. The source apportionment method was thus refined using the site-specific properties, which improved the source apportionment between fossil fuel and biomass. Further, the light absorption due to winter BC and BrC in a complex terrain region of Northeast India has been studied. AERMOD model was used to estimate the BC concentrations from fossil fuel (mainly automobiles) sources in hilly terrain and compared with the observations. The modelling outcomes revealed that the hilly terrain in the study area facilitates the trapping of BC aerosols and blocks the low-level flow's lateral dispersion. Apart from source apportionment and the light absorption properties, exposure to BC in winter, which might cause a higher health risk, has been estimated to be equivalent to passive cigarette smoking per day. These results and the methodology developed in the research are useful for healthoriented policy framework and also for mitigating BC particles from our atmosphere by reducing it at the source. This is one of its kind study of the atmosphere of Northeast India, which will promote the implementation of strict regulations aiming to improve deteriorating air quality in the hilly regions of the Brahmaputra River Basin.en_US
dc.identifier.otherROLL NO.166104024
dc.identifier.urihttps://gyan.iitg.ac.in/handle/123456789/2298
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTH-2979;
dc.subjectAethalometeren_US
dc.subjectBlack Carbonen_US
dc.subjectBrown Carbonen_US
dc.subjectSource Apportionmenten_US
dc.subjectOptical Propertiesen_US
dc.subjectAERMODen_US
dc.subjectHealth Risksen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19en_US
dc.subjectBrahmaputra River Valleyen_US
dc.subjectNortheast Indiaen_US
dc.titleBlack and Brown Carbon Particles in the Atmosphere of a Northeast Indian City – Study of properties, sources, and impacts through field study and modellingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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