Characteristic Aerosol Properties during Monsoon and COVID Lockdown under Cleaner Conditions: Source Apportionment and Chemical Properties from a High-Altitude site in India

Kavyashree N Kalkura1,2, Aishwarya Singh1,2, Snehitha M. Kommula2, Upasana Panda2, Ramesh Chand K.A3, Ernesto Villegas4, James D Allan5, Gordon McFiggans4, Hugh Coe6, Pengfei Liu7, Ravikrishna R8 and Sachin S Gunthe1,2, (1)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, Chennai, India, (2)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Department of Civil Engineering, Chennai, India, (3)College of Engineering Munnar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Munnar, India, (4)University of Manchester, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, Manchester, United Kingdom, (5)Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, (6)University of Manchester, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, Manchester, United Kingdom, (7)Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Atlanta, United States, (8)Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chennai, India