Sahu, S. K. and Beig, G. and Sharma, C. (2008) Decadal growth of black carbon emissions in India. Geophysical Research Letters , 35 (2). L02807-1. ISSN 0094-8276

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[1] A Geographical Information System (GIS) based methodology has been used to construct the black carbon (BC) emission inventory for the Indian geographical region. The distribution of emissions from a broader level to a spatial resolution of 1° × 1° grid has been carried out by considering micro level details and activity data of fossil fuels and bio-fuels. Our calculated total BC emissions were 1343.78 Gg and 835.50 Gg for the base years 2001 and 1991 respectively with a decadal growth of around 61%, which is highly significant. The district level analysis shows a diverse spatial distribution with the top 10% emitting districts contributing nearly 50% of total BC emission. Coal contributes more than 50% of total BC emission. All the metropolitan cities show high BC emissions due to high population density giving rise to high vehicular emissions and more demand of energy.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Geology
Divisions:	UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User:	Ms Neetu Chandra
Date Deposited:	05 Apr 2013 07:49
Last Modified:	05 Apr 2013 07:49
URI:	http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/968

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