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U. C. Dumka is affiliated with the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences in India and contributes extensively to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric processes, aerosols, and air quality.

The scientist's recent publications highlight their engagement with various aspects of atmospheric chemistry and urban environmental studies. Notable recent papers include:

  • A Long-Term Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Greenness over the Himalayan Region Using Google Earth Engine, 2021, Climate
  • Apportionment of black and brown carbon spectral absorption sources in the urban environment of Athens, Greece, during winter, 2021, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Understanding Sources and Composition of Black Carbon and PM2.5 in Urban Environments in East India, 2022, Urban Science
  • Impacts of severe residential wood burning on atmospheric processing, water-soluble organic aerosol and light absorption, in an inland city of Southeastern Europe, 2022, Atmospheric Environment
  • In situ identification of aerosol types in Athens, Greece, based on long-term optical and on online chemical characterization, 2020, Atmospheric Environment

Dumka frequently collaborates with a consistent group of co-authors, including:

  • Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis
  • Balram Ambade
  • Rahul Sheoran
  • N. Mihalopoulos
  • Shantikumar S. Ningombam

The researcher has contributed to multiple scientific venues with a particular focus on high-impact journals in atmospheric and environmental sciences. Common publication venues include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Atmosphere
  • Atmospheric Research
  • Climate

Their primary fields of study are:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, their work concentrates on several subfields including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Pollution

Dumka's research topics cover various elements related to atmospheric conditions and their impacts, notably:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality

Best Publications

  • A review of biomass burning: Emissions and impacts on air quality, health and climate in China

    Jianmin Chen;Jianmin Chen;Chunlin Li;Zoran Ristovski;Andelija Milic

  • Aerosol characteristics at a high‐altitude location in central Himalayas: Optical properties and radiative forcing

    P. Pant;P. Hegde;U. C. Dumka;Ram Sagar

  • Characteristics of aerosol black carbon mass concentration over a high altitude location in the Central Himalayas from multi-year measurements

    U.C. Dumka;U.C. Dumka;K. Krishna Moorthy;Rajesh Kumar;P. Hegde

  • Aerosol Characteristics at a High Altitude Location in Central Himalayas: Optical Properties and Radiative Forcing

    P. Pant;P. Hegde;U. C. Dumka;Ram Sagar

  • Carbonaceous aerosols and pollutants over Delhi urban environment: Temporal evolution, source apportionment and radiative forcing.

    D. S. Bisht;U. C. Dumka;D. G. Kaskaoutis;A. S. Pipal

  • Spatial distribution of aerosol black carbon over India during pre-monsoon season

    S. Naseema Beegum;K. Krishna Moorthy;S. Suresh Babu;S.K. Satheesh

  • Influences of the springtime northern Indian biomass burning over the central Himalayas

    Rajesh Kumar;Rajesh Kumar;Manish Naja;Manish Naja;S. K. Satheesh;N. Ojha

  • Characteristics of aerosol spectral optical depths over Manora Peak: A high‐altitude station in the central Himalayas

    Ram Sagar;Brijesh Kumar;U. C. Dumka;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • Assessment of biomass burning and fossil fuel contribution to black carbon concentrations in Delhi during winter

    U.C. Dumka;D.G. Kaskaoutis;S. Tiwari;P.D. Safai

  • Characteristics of Aerosol Spectral Optical Depths over Manora Peak, Nainital $-$ A High Altitude Station in the Central Himalayas

    Ram Sagar;Brijesh Kumar;U.C. Dumka;K. Krishna Moorthy

  • A Long-Term Spatiotemporal Analysis of Vegetation Greenness over the Himalayan Region Using Google Earth Engine

    Nikul Kumari;Ankur Srivastava;Umesh Chandra Dumka

  • Long-term variability, source apportionment and spectral properties of black carbon at an urban background site in Athens, Greece

    E. Liakakou;I. Stavroulas;D.G. Kaskaoutis;G. Grivas

  • Effects of Monsoon, Shamal and Levar winds on dust accumulation over the Arabian Sea during summer – The July 2016 case

    Alireza Rashki;D.G.Kaskaoutis;Abbas Mofidi;F. Minvielle

  • Long-term brown carbon spectral characteristics in a Mediterranean city (Athens)

    E. Liakakou;D.G. Kaskaoutis;G. Grivas;I. Stavroulas

  • South Asian dust episode in June 2006: Aerosol observations in the central Himalayas

    P. Hegde;P. Pant;M. Naja;U. C. Dumka

  • Nature and Sources of Ionic Species in Precipitation across the Indo-Gangetic Plains, India

    Suresh Tiwari;Suresh Tiwari;Philip K. Hopke;Devraj Thimmaiah;Umesh C. Dumka

  • Characteristics of black carbon over Delhi and Manora Peak—a comparative study

    A. K. Srivastava;Sachchidanand Singh;P. Pant;U. C. Dumka

  • Temporal variability and radiative impact of black carbon aerosol over tropical urban station Hyderabad

    U.C. Dumka;U.C. Dumka;R.K. Manchanda;P.R. Sinha;S. Sreenivasan

  • Scattering and absorption properties of near-surface aerosol over Gangetic–Himalayan region: the role of boundary-layer dynamics and long-range transport

    U. C. Dumka;D. G. Kaskaoutis;M. K. Srivastava;P. C. S. Devara

  • Understanding Sources and Composition of Black Carbon and PM2.5 in Urban Environments in East India

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  • Aerosol chemical characterization and role of carbonaceous aerosol on radiative effect over Varanasi in central Indo-Gangetic Plain

    S. Tiwari;U.C. Dumka;D.G. Kaskaoutis;Kirpa Ram

  • Spectrally resolved observations of atmospheric emitted radiance in the H2O rotation band. Commentary

    R. Bhawar;G. Bianchini;A. Bozzo;M. Cacciani

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis
Dimitris G. Kaskaoutis University of Western Macedonia
K. Krishna Moorthy
K. Krishna Moorthy Indian Institute of Science
Suresh Tiwari
Suresh Tiwari Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Manish Naja
Manish Naja Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences
Atul Kumar Srivastava
Atul Kumar Srivastava Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
Nikos Mihalopoulos
Nikos Mihalopoulos National Observatory of Athens
S. K. Satheesh
S. K. Satheesh Indian Institute of Science
Evangelos Gerasopoulos
Evangelos Gerasopoulos National Observatory of Athens
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University
Deewan Singh Bisht
Deewan Singh Bisht Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

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