Aerosol-CCN characteristics and dynamics during a pre-monsoon dust storm (April 6-11, 2015) over a high-altitude site ((17.92°N, 73.66°E, and 1348 m above mean sea level (MSL)) in Western Ghats, India, has been studied using ground-based observations, satellite, and reanalysis datasets.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLarge rivers, which act as natural integrators of surface processes, contribute massive volume of terrestrial materials to the coastal oceans. However, the accelerated climate warming and increasing anthropogenic activities recorded in recent years have been severely affecting the hydrologic and physical regimes of river systems. These changes have a direct impact on river discharge and runoff, some of which are occurred rapidly in the past two decades.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF