Evolution of India's PM <sub>2.5</sub> pollution between 1998 and 2020 using global reanalysis fields coupled with satellite observations and fuel consumption patterns
Sarath Guttikunda, Nishadh KA
Abstract
Between 1998 and 2020, based on reanalysis data, India's annual average PM 2.5 values steadily increased, and the combustion of coal, petrol, diesel, gas, biomass, and waste and resuspended dust are responsible for 81% of the problem.
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