Publications by authors named "M C Rajwar"
The pristine Himalayas are sensitive to pollutants from different source regions, including its foothills that have adverse effects on air quality and climate. Despite this, there are no observations of aromatic hydrocarbons in the central Himalayas. Thus, online observations of aromatics (C-C, defined here as BTEX) were conducted for the first time at the mountain site (Nainital, 1958 m) in the central Himalayas during January 2017-December 2022 period.
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- The Himalayan region is facing increasing pollution due to emissions from the nearby Indo-Gangetic plain, and research on carbon monoxide (CO) sources there is lacking.
- This study uses five years of ground data to analyze CO levels and differentiate between fossil fuel and biomass burning emissions at a high-altitude site in the Central Himalayas.
- The findings indicate discrepancies in CO estimates from various models, with the study's method showing better accuracy and highlighting seasonal variations in CO sources related to local environmental factors.