Aerosol Optical Depth and Black Carbon Concentration along the Coast of Bay of Bengal

Abstract

Climate can be affected by Atmospheric Aerosols through the Earths’ incoming solar radiation. Monitoring of aerosol concentrations is essential for understanding the atmospheric effect on the earth’s surface. Therefore, the Aerosol and their radiative effects are important in climate forcing studies. This study is undertaken to investigate the aerosol optical depth and black carbon concentration by satellite based measurements over Bay of Bengal.