Articles | Volume 17, issue 7
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2617-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-2617-2024
Model description paper
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10 Apr 2024
Model description paper |  | 10 Apr 2024

Decision Support System version 1.0 (DSS v1.0) for air quality management in Delhi, India

Gaurav Govardhan, Sachin D. Ghude, Rajesh Kumar, Sumit Sharma, Preeti Gunwani, Chinmay Jena, Prafull Yadav, Shubhangi Ingle, Sreyashi Debnath, Pooja Pawar, Prodip Acharja, Rajmal Jat, Gayatry Kalita, Rupal Ambulkar, Santosh Kulkarni, Akshara Kaginalkar, Vijay K. Soni, Ravi S. Nanjundiah, and Madhavan Rajeevan

Model code and software

WRF-Chem-DSS-Model Gaurav Govardhan https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.21655883.v1

User manual for WRF-Chem based DSS for air quality management Gaurav Govardhan https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.22335424.v1

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Short summary
A newly developed air quality forecasting framework, Decision Support System (DSS), for air quality management in Delhi, India, provides source attribution with numerous emission reduction scenarios besides forecasts. DSS shows that during post-monsoon and winter seasons, Delhi and its neighboring districts contribute to 30 %–40 % each to pollution in Delhi. On average, a 40 % reduction in the emissions in Delhi and the surrounding districts would result in a 24 % reduction in Delhi's pollution.