Daily Dose of Air Pollution

Thursday, October 14, 2010

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 14th, 2010

Today is the last day of the CWG 2010 in Delhi, India. Since, this morning, the traffic has been very less in the city compared to the other days, due to closing down of a number of institutions, malls, schools, etc.

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

Among many results available for the public to view, access to the animations of hourly concentrations for the individual pollutants for a period of 48 hours is here. These are not archived - latest is animated here.

For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 14th) and tomorrow (October 15th).

The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 13th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.

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Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

Full coverage on monitoring by multiple organizations, legislations, inventories, news, and documents related to the Commonwealth Games, is hosted by CAI-Asia
@ "Clean Air for Mega Events"

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In the blog, on air pollution in Delhi

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 13th, 2010

The air quality forecasting system for the National Capital Region (NCR) of Delhi is now operational and issuing daily reports to inform on the movement of the criteria pollutants in the city. This blog is now dedicated to support delivery of this information for the next two weeks to support the Commonwealth Games activities in Delhi, 2010. Page is updated every morning with forecast information for that day and next day (48 hrs).

For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 13th) and tomorrow (October 14th).

The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 11th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.

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Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

Monday, October 11, 2010

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 11th, 2010

For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 11th) and tomorrow (October 12th).

The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 10th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.

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Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Air Pollution Alerts - October 10th, 2010

News & Information; Every Sunday
(Last on October 03, 2010)

PNAS, October, 2010
Attribution of climate forcing to economic sectors.

The Hindu, October 10th, 2010
Buslines from Ashok Leyland in India.

Chinfographics, October 10th, 2010
The Long Tail – 60 Chinese Cities with a Population of Over 1 Million.

The Hindu, October 10th, 2010
Games lanes may be here to stay.

The Australian, October 8th, 2010
Games athletes wake to pollution haze.

UI News, October 8th, 2010
UI researchers help forecast air quality for India’s Commonwealth Games.

Grist Magazine, October 7th, 2010
The Clean Air Act has been cheaper and more effective than industry predicts, again and again.

News Center, October 7th, 2010
Beijing organisers switch on lights as smog descends.

CSE, October 7th, 2010
Alarm over worsening air quality and traffic congestion in Hyderabad, city needs to do much more in the interest of public health.

Indian Express, October 6th, 2010
Bad food to ignorant drivers: On Day 2 of Games, the complaint book looks full.

Indian Express, October 6th, 2010
Traffic police restrict entry of goods vehicles.

PR Log, October 6th, 2010
Air Pollution Control Market for Coal Fired Power Plants to 2020.

MICP, October 5th, 2010
Possible joint efforts on Reducing air pollution in Ulaanbaatar.

Times of India, October 5th, 2010
Traffic police site to give updates on roadblocks.

Environmental Leader, October 5th, 2010
UN Estimates Annual Global Environmental Costs Equal $6 Trillion.

LB Post, October 4th, 2010
Commission to Meet Wednesday on Clean Air Action Plan.

Nature Geoscience, September, 2010
Short Lived Uncertainty?

IIASA, September 23rd, 2010
Subsidies and financing could change cooking fuel use in India.

NY Times, September 23rd, 2010
A Path to Cleaner Cooking in Africa.

NY Times, September 21st, 2010
Prospects Rise for Clean Cooking in Poor Places.

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 10th, 2010

For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 10th) and tomorrow (October 11th).

The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 9th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.

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Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi

Saturday, October 09, 2010

CWG Watch: Air Pollution in Delhi - Forecasts on October 9th, 2010

For the Commonwealth Games venues, click on the dates to access the forecast information for today (October 9th) and tomorrow (October 10th).

The above maps indicate the Air Quality Index (AQI) at the CWG venues, as a forecast from the models. Details on the modeling architecture and the system are available here.

Results from Previous day (October 8th, 2010).

Press coverage on air pollution in Delhi.

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Modeling team for this project is Aria Technologies SA and Leosphere SA (both from Paris, France). They have previously developed similar systems for the Beijing Olympic Games 2008 and the Turin Winter Olympic Games 2006, and have started working with the city of Rio de Janeiro, in preparation for the Olympic Games 2016.

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Current air pollution levels at Delhi's four monitoring stations operated by CPCB

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Articles from SIM-air working paper series on Air Pollution in Delhi