Objectives/Vision of the ATRF Branch

• Development of a primary aerosol database over the Indian subcontinent and adjoining oceans by establishing and operating a network of aerosol observatories and conducting thematic field campaigns   
• Estimation of regional aerosol radiative forcing using ARFINET database   
• Assimilation of ARFINET database with regional climate models for the assessment of potential climate impacts   
• Quantification of the climate implications of the elevated atmospheric warming by absorbing aerosols   
• Implications of a long-term trend in aerosol loading on regional climate over the Indian region   
• Assessment of the effect of absorbing aerosols through aerosol-cryosphere-atmosphere interactions   
• Investigations on Aerosol-Cloud interaction and indirect radiative forcing of aerosols   
• To understand the processes of new particle formation in different environments   
• Development of satellite payloads for accurate estimation of aerosol properties from space