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Prakash V. Bhave

Prakash V. Bhave

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
39
Citations
7240
World Ranking
8288
National Ranking
2961

Overview

Prakash V. Bhave is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and specializes in environmental science, contributing extensively to research in this domain. Their work spans multiple subfields, particularly health, toxicology and mutagenesis, environmental engineering, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, and pollution.

Their research has a strong focus on air quality and its health impacts, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and the effects of COVID-19 on air quality. They also explore topics related to energy and environmental impacts, hybrid renewable energy systems, as well as electric vehicles and infrastructure.

Frequent collaborators include Michael Bergin, David Carlson, Mike Bergin, Sandeep Madhwal, and S. N. Tripathi.

Prakash V. Bhave has published in several academic venues, with multiple contributions to Atmospheric Environment, Atmospheric Pollution Research, and SSRN Electronic Journal. Additional publications appear in Energy Reports and The Science of The Total Environment.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Estimation of air pollutant emissions from captive diesel generators and its mitigation potential through microgrid and solar energy, 2022, Energy Reports
  • Emission factors and emission inventory of diesel vehicles in Nepal, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Evaluation of PM2.5 spatio-temporal variability and hotspot formation using low-cost sensors across urban-rural landscape in Lucknow, India, 2023, Atmospheric Environment
  • Identifying Waste Burning Plumes Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning: A Case Study in the Maldives, 2023, Environmental Science & Technology Letters
  • A hybrid approach for integrating micro-satellite images and sensors network-based ground measurements using deep learning for high-resolution prediction of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) over an Indian city, Lucknow, 2024, Atmospheric Environment

Best Publications

  • Receptor modeling of ambient particulate matter data using positive matrix factorization: review of existing methods.

    Adam Reff;Shelly I. Eberly;Prakash V. Bhave

  • Estimates of the contributions of biogenic and anthropogenic hydrocarbons to secondary organic aerosol at a southeastern US location

    Tadeusz E. Kleindienst;Mohammed Jaoui;Michael Lewandowski;John H. Offenberg

  • Incremental testing of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling system version 4.7

    K. M. Foley;S. J. Roselle;K. W. Appel;P. V. Bhave

  • Model Representation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in CMAQv4.7

    Annmarie G Carlton;Prakash V Bhave;Sergey L Napelenok;Edward O Edney

  • To What Extent Can Biogenic SOA be Controlled

    Annmarie G. Carlton;Robert W. Pinder;Prakash V. Bhave;George A. Pouliot

  • Emissions inventory of PM2.5 trace elements across the United States.

    Adam Reff;Prakash V Bhave;Heather Simon;Thompson G Pace

  • Heterogeneous Atmospheric Chemistry, Ambient Measurements, and Model Calculations of N2O5: A Review

    Wayne L. Chang;Prakash V. Bhave;Steven S. Brown;Nicole Riemer

  • The chemical composition of atmospheric ultrafine particles

    Glen R Cass;Lara A. Hughes;Prakash Bhave;Michael J. Kleeman

  • The development and uses of EPA’s SPECIATE database

    Heather Simon;Lee Beck;Prakash V. Bhave;Frank Divita

  • Primary and secondary organic aerosols over the United States: estimates on the basis of observed organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC), and air quality modeled primary OC/EC ratios

    Shaocai Yu;Robin L. Dennis;Prakash V. Bhave;Brian K. Eder

  • Examining the impact of heterogeneous nitryl chloride production on air quality across the United States

    G. Sarwar;H. Simon;P. Bhave;G. Yarwood

  • Evaluation of the community multiscale air quality (CMAQ) model version 4.5: Sensitivities impacting model performance; Part II—particulate matter

    K. Wyat Appel;Prakash V. Bhave;Alice B. Gilliland;Golam Sarwar

  • Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): emissions of particulate matter from wood- and dung-fueled cooking fires, garbage and crop residue burning, brick kilns, and other sources

    Thilina Jayarathne;Chelsea E. Stockwell;Prakash V. Bhave;Puppala S. Praveen

  • Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): Emissions of trace gases and light-absorbing carbon from wood and dung cooking fires, garbage and crop residue burning, brick kilns, and other sources

    Chelsea E. Stockwell;Chelsea E. Stockwell;Ted J. Christian;J. Douglas Goetz;Thilina Jayarathne

  • Parameterization of N 2 O 5 reaction probabilities on the surface of particles containing ammonium, sulfate, and nitrate

    J. M. Davis;J. M. Davis;P. V. Bhave;K. M. Foley

  • Evolution of atmospheric particles along trajectories crossing the Los Angeles basin

    L. S. Hughes;J. O. Allen;P. Bhave;M. J. Kleeman

  • Size distribution of sea-salt emissions as a function of relative humidity

    K. Max Zhang;Eladio M. Knipping;Anthony S. Wexler;Prakash V. Bhave

  • Simulating emission and chemical evolution of coarse sea-salt particles in the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model

    J. T. Kelly;J. T. Kelly;P. V. Bhave;C. G. Nolte;U. Shankar

  • Observable indicators of the sensitivity of PM2.5 nitrate to emission reductions—Part I: Derivation of the adjusted gas ratio and applicability at regulatory-relevant time scales

    Robert W. Pinder;Robin L. Dennis;Prakash V. Bhave

  • Seasonal and regional variations of primary and secondary organic aerosols over the continental United States: semi-empirical estimates and model evaluation.

    Shaocai Yu;Prakash V. Bhave;Robin L. Dennis;Rohit Mathur

  • Comparison of Two Methods for Obtaining Quantitative Mass Concentrations from Aerosol Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Measurements

    Xueying Qin;Prakash V. Bhave;Kimberly A. Prather

  • Determining the spatial and seasonal variability in OM/OC ratios across the US using multiple regression

    H. Simon;P. V. Bhave;J. L. Swall;N. H. Frank

  • Size Distribution of Sea-Salt Emissions as a Function of Relative Humidity

    K. M. Zhang;E. M. Knipping;A. S. Wexler;P. V. Bhave

Frequent Co-Authors

George Pouliot
George Pouliot Environmental Protection Agency
Elizabeth A. Stone
Elizabeth A. Stone University of Iowa
Kimberly A. Prather
Kimberly A. Prather University of California, San Diego
Robin L. Dennis
Robin L. Dennis Environmental Protection Agency
K. Max Zhang
K. Max Zhang Cornell University
Anthony S. Wexler
Anthony S. Wexler University of California, Davis
Christopher G. Nolte
Christopher G. Nolte Environmental Protection Agency
Robert J. Yokelson
Robert J. Yokelson University of Montana
Robert W. Pinder
Robert W. Pinder Environmental Protection Agency
Michael J. Kleeman
Michael J. Kleeman University of California, Davis

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