ATMOS
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Climate Science Lab


POLICY RELATED STUDIES
STUDIES ON AIR POLLUTION AND POLICIES
Gopikrishnan GS, D Westervelt and J Kuttippurath: Sensitivity of photochemical surface ozone formation regimes to emissions and meteorology in India, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13 January 2026.
Pathak M and J Kuttippurath: Drastic changes in carbon monoxide pollution in rural India (2000–2019) and its CMIP6 model future (2015–2100) projections, Chemosphere, doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144814, 19 December 2025.
Amritha, S., V. K. Patel, J. Kuttippurath, G. S. Gopikrishnan, H. Varikoden: Global changes in the hazardous atmospheric NO2 during the COVID-19 lockdown and post-lockdown periods, Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2025.100911, 08 October 2025.
Gopikrishanan GS and J Kuttippurath: Impact of the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) on the particulate matter pollution and associated reduction in human mortalities in Indian cities, Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.178787, 6 February 2025.
Athul, S., J. Kuttippurath, and V. K. Patel: Changes in global NO2 pollution by shipping during the COVID-19 lockdown: Implication for sustainable marine operations, Journal of Hazardous Materials, doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136482, 09 November 2024.
Pathak, M., J. Kuttippurath, and R. Kumar: Long-term changes in black carbon aerosols and their health effects in rural India during the past two decades (2000–2019), Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100519, 01 November 2024.
Amrita, S., H. Varikoden, V K Patel, J. Kuttippurath and G S Gopikrishnan: Global, regional and city scale changes in atmospheric NO2 with environmental laws and policies, Sustainable Cities and Society, doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2024.105207, 20 June 2024.
Amrita, S., V K Patel, J. Kuttippurath and H. Varikoden: The COVID-19 lockdown induced changes of SO2 pollution in its human-made global hotspots, Global Transitions, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glt.2024.06.003, 20 June 2024.
Patel, V., J. Kuttippurath and R. Kashyap: Increased global cropland greening as a response to the unusual reduction in atmospheric PM₂.₅ concentrations during the COVID-19 lockdown period, Chemosphere, doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142147, 24 April 2024.
Pathak, M. and J. Kuttippurath: Elucidating the changing particulate matter pollution and associated health effects in rural India during 2000–2019, Environmental Pollution, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123830, 19 March 2024.
Gopikrishnan GS and J. Kuttippurath: Four Years of National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) in Indian cities: Assessment of the impact on surface ozone during the period 2018–2022, Sustainable Cities and Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2024.105207, 12 January 2024.
Kuttippurath, J., V. K. Patel, R. Kashyap, A. Singh and C. Clerbaux: Anomalous increase in global atmospheric ammonia during COVID-19 lockdown: need for policies to curb agricultural emissions, Journal of Cleaner Production, doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140424, 25 December 2023.
Pathak, M., V. K. Patel., J. Kuttippurath: Spatial heterogeneity in global atmospheric CO during the COVID–19 lockdown: implications for global and regional air quality policies, Environmental Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122269, 25 July 2023.
Joshi, A., M. Pathak., J. Kuttippurath., and V. K. Patel: Adoption of cleaner technologies and reduction in fire events in the hotspots lead to global decline in carbon monoxide, Chemosphere, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139259, 16 June 2023.
Kuttippurath, J., K. Abbhishek, Chander, G., Dixit, S., Singh, A. Das, D., and Dey, S.: Biochar-based nutrient management as a futuristic scalable strategy for C-sequestration in Semi-arid-Tropics, Agronomy Journal, doi: 10.1002/agj2.21424, 12 June 2023.
Kuttippurath, J., V K Patel, G S Gopikrishnan and H. Varikoden: Changes in air quality, meteorology and energy consumption during the COVID–19 lockdown and unlock periods in India, Air, 07 April 2023.
Kashyap, R., J. Kuttippurath, and V K Patel: Improved air quality leads to enhanced vegetation growth during the COVID–19 lockdown in India, Applied Geography, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102869, 2022.
Kuttippurath, J., V. Patel, M. Pathak and A. Singh: Improvements in SO2 pollution in India: Role of technology and environmental regulations, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-21319-2, 2022.
Gopikrishanan, G. S., J. Kuttippurath, S. Raj, A. Singh and K. Abbhishek: Air quality during the COVID–19 lockdown and unlock periods in India, Environmental Processes, doi: 10.1007/s40710-022-00585-9, 2022.
Sunanda, N., J. Kuttippurath, R. Peter, K. Chakraborty, and A. Chakraborty: The impact of SARS2 COVID-19 lockdown on the primary productivity of north Indian Ocean, Frontiers in Marine Science, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2021.669415, 2021.
Kuttippurath, J. et al.: Record-high levels of atmospheric ammonia over India: Spatial and temporal analyses, Science of the Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020, 2020.


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