Variability in air pollutants and AOD over Varanasi region for years 2005-2010

Abstract

This study is carried out in order to examine long term (2005-2016) trends of different air pollutants viz. (AOD, BC, SO2, NO2, CO and dust) over Varanasi, India. Varanasi (25.3o N, 83.0o E, 83 m amsl), located in the west bank of the Ganges river in the central Indo-Gangetic Plain region. Varanasi has a population of around 1.5 million, with very high traffic density and anthropogenic pollution, while the surrounding regions are very fertile for growing rice, wheat and major cereal crop production. © 2019 URSI. All rights reserved.