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India Aerosol Production: Effects & Policy Recommendations. India Facts. 1.16 Billion people Population growth rate 1.548%. India Facts. 29% live in urban areas Urban population increasing 2.4% annually. India Facts. GDP per capita $2,900 166th in world GDP growth 7.4%.
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India Facts • 1.16 Billion people • Population growth rate 1.548%
India Facts • 29% live in urban areas • Urban population increasing 2.4% annually
India Facts • GDP per capita $2,900 166th in world • GDP growth 7.4%
Aerosol Production • Burning Biomass http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/viewImage.php?id=110
Aerosol Production • Coal
Aerosol Production • Oil
Sources • Smith, K. R., A. L. Aggarwal, and R. M. Dave. "Air Pollution and Rural Biomass Fuels in Developing Countries: A Pilot Village Study in India and Implications for Research and Policy." Atmospheric Environment 17, no. 11 (1983): 2343-2362. • Novakov, T., M. O. Andreae, R. Gabriel, T. W. Kirchstetter, O. L. Mayol-Bracero, and V. Ramanathan. "Origin of carbonaceous aerosols over the tropical Indian Ocean: Biomass burning or fossil fuels?" Geophysical Research Letters 27, no. 24 (2000): 4061-4063. • "CIA - The World Factbook -- India." The World Factbook. Available from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html. Internet; accessed 28 October 2009. • NASA. "Image of the Week - February 20, 2005." CLIMATE. Available from http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/viewImage.php?id=110. Internet; accessed 29 October 2009.