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Data description paper
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Data description paper |
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Spatially resolved hourly traffic emission over megacity Delhi using advanced traffic flow data
Akash Biswal
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, AP, 517112, India
Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
160014, India
National Atmospheric Research Laboratory, Gadanki, AP, 517112, India
Leeza Malik
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology
(Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad, Jharkhand 826004, India
Geetam Tiwari
Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Programme, Indian
Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
Khaiwal Ravindra
Department of Community Medicine and School of Public Health, Post
Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh
160012, India
Suman Mor
Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh,
160014, India
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This paper presents detailed emission estimates of on-road traffic exhaust emissions of nine major pollutants for Delhi. We use advanced traffic data and emission factors as a function of speed to estimate emissions for each hour and 100 m × 100 m spatial resolution. We examine the source contribution according to the vehicle, fuel, road and Euro types to identify the most polluting vehicles. These data are useful for high-resolution air quality modelling for developing suitable strategies.
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