Seasonal climatology of aerosol optical depth over the Indian subcontinent: trend and departures in recent years

A. K. PRASAD*{{, R. P. SINGH{§ and A. SINGH{ {Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, 208016, India {United Nations Environment Programme/Global Resources Information Database (UNEP/GRID), US Geological Survey/Earth Resources Observation Systems (USGS/EROS) Data Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57198, USA §Center for Earth Observing and Space Research, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia 22030, USA

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