Neeraj Rastogi Present Position : Reader E-mail: nrastogi@prl.res.in Telephone: +91-79-26314258

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Research Interests

• Understanding physicochemical characteristics of ambient aerosols and how it relates with atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and climate change
• Characterization of secondary organic and inorganic aerosols
• Understanding atmospheric supply of macro- and micro-nutrients to oceans
• Developing new methods for semi-continuous aerosol measurements

Selected Publications

1. Rastogi, N., Zhang, X., Edgerton, E. S., Ingall, E., and Weber, R. J., 2011. Filterable water-soluble organic nitrogen in fine particles over the southeastern USA during summer, Atmospheric Environment, 45, 6040-6047. DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.045.
2. Sarin, M. M., Kumar, A., Srinivas, B., Sudheer, A. K., and Rastogi, N., 2010. Anthropogenic sulphate aerosols and large Cl-deficit in marine atmospheric boundary layer of tropical Bay of Bengal, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry , 66, 1-10. DOI 10.1007/s10874-011-9188-z.
3. Oakes, M., Rastogi, N., Majestic, B. J., Schauer, J. J., Shafer, M. M., Edgerton, E. S, Weber, R. J., 2010. Characterization of soluble iron in urban aerosols using near-real time data. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere, 115, D15302, DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012532.
4. Rastogi, N., Oakes, M., Schauer, J. J., Shafer, M. M., Majestic, B., Weber, R. J., 2009. New technique for online measurement of water-soluble Fe(II) in atmospheric aerosols. Environmental Science & Technology 43, 2425-2430, DOI: 10.1021/es8031902.
5. Rastogi, N. and Sarin, M.M., 2009. Quantitative chemical composition and characteristics of aerosols over western India: One year record of temporal variability. Atmospheric Environment 43, 3481-3488, DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.04.030.
6. Rastogi, N. and Sarin, M.M., 2008. Atmospheric abundances of 210Pb and 7Be at low and high altitude sites in semi-arid region: Temporal variability and transport processes. Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmosphere 113, D11103, doi: 10.1029/2007JD009298.
7. Rastogi, N. and Sarin, M.M., 2007. Chemistry of precipitation events and inter-relationship with ambient aerosols over a semi-arid region in western India. Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry 56, 149-163. (DOI 10.1007/s10874-006-9047-5).
8. Rastogi, N. and Sarin, M.M., 2006. Chemistry of aerosols over a semi-arid region: Evidence for acid uptake by mineral dust. Geophysical Research Letters 33, L23815, doi: 10.1029/2006GL027708.
9. Rastogi, N. and Sarin, M.M., 2005. Long-term characterization of ionic species in aerosols from urban and high altitude sites in western India: Role of mineral dust and anthropogenic sources. Atmospheric Environment 39, 5541-5554, doi:10. 1016/j.atmosenv.2005.01.053.
10. Rastogi, N. and Sarin, M.M., 2005. Chemical characteristics of individual rain events from a semi-arid region in India: Three-year study. Atmospheric Environment 39, 3313-3323, doi. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.06.011.