Near-real- time observations of Atmospheric Brown Cloud transport to high Himalayas by Nepal Climate Observatory – Pyramid, 5079 m
Report
2010
Summary
A thick haze is clearly discernible by NCO-P web-cam images taken on April 7 during morning and afternoon conditions, testifying the extension of Atmospheric Brown Cloud up to high Himalayas. Unusually high AOD values were detected at the NCO-P station by the in-situ AERONET measurements; high AOD values also characterized Kathmandu and Pohkara site. Aerosol profiles by CALIPSO confirm the extension and the strength of this event.
