Air pollution in South Asia has attracted increasing attention in recent years, which has led South Asia to be included in the target area of the Model Inter-Comparison Study for Asia (MICS-Asia) Phase IV. However, the adoption of different air quality control policies among countries increases the difficulty of investigating the formation of air pollution in this region. With a focus on air pollution in South Asia, this Research Topic aims to collect extensive research results, conclude the characteristics, formation, and depletion (e.g. dry and wet depositions) of air pollution, as well as identify the pollutant sources. The findings will help policymakers develop precise pollution control measures in the future.
Although several atmospheric environmental studies have focused on this area, the observation data, emission inventories, and modeling results are still lacking, resulting in an unclear mechanism of air pollution and hence inefficiency of pollution control measures in South Asia. This Research Topic aims to address the problem by collecting recent relevant studies and calling on researchers from all over the world, especially in South Asia, to strengthen the scientific and technological cooperation for more integrated air pollution management.
In this Research Topic, Original Research Articles and Reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
• Air pollution and climate change in South Asia;
• Field measurements and modelling simulations of air pollution and depositions;
• Data fusion of PM2.5, O3 as well as relevant chemical components in South Asia;
• Source identification of the air pollution in South Asia;
• Relations between the air pollution and human activities; and
• Prediction of future trends of air pollution as well as the depositions in South Asia.
Air pollution in South Asia has attracted increasing attention in recent years, which has led South Asia to be included in the target area of the Model Inter-Comparison Study for Asia (MICS-Asia) Phase IV. However, the adoption of different air quality control policies among countries increases the difficulty of investigating the formation of air pollution in this region. With a focus on air pollution in South Asia, this Research Topic aims to collect extensive research results, conclude the characteristics, formation, and depletion (e.g. dry and wet depositions) of air pollution, as well as identify the pollutant sources. The findings will help policymakers develop precise pollution control measures in the future.
Although several atmospheric environmental studies have focused on this area, the observation data, emission inventories, and modeling results are still lacking, resulting in an unclear mechanism of air pollution and hence inefficiency of pollution control measures in South Asia. This Research Topic aims to address the problem by collecting recent relevant studies and calling on researchers from all over the world, especially in South Asia, to strengthen the scientific and technological cooperation for more integrated air pollution management.
In this Research Topic, Original Research Articles and Reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
• Air pollution and climate change in South Asia;
• Field measurements and modelling simulations of air pollution and depositions;
• Data fusion of PM2.5, O3 as well as relevant chemical components in South Asia;
• Source identification of the air pollution in South Asia;
• Relations between the air pollution and human activities; and
• Prediction of future trends of air pollution as well as the depositions in South Asia.
