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Part I: Atmospheric Constituents

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Metrology for Inclusive Growth of India

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Metrology for atmospheric environment has assumed great importance for India as country aspires to undertake rapid sustainable economic growth for amelioration of living conditions of its citizens. The enhancement of economic activities impacts the status of environment which needs to be precisely & accurately monitored for formulation and undertaking of required policy measures. CSIR-NPL being the national metrology institute of India has started to develop capabilities for providing apex level traceability for atmospheric measurements. In this chapter, a detailed description is provided about the atmospheric species and properties for which testing and calibration facilities are required to be built in addition to the available test and calibration facilities for some of the atmospheric parameters. CSIR-NPL has undertaken development of various gas standards for providing SI traceability to pollution and greenhouse gas measurements in the country. Efforts have also been undertaken to cater to the national needs of testing and calibration of sensor-based monitoring systems for atmospheric/industrial pollution.

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Authors are thankful to Ms. Beena Gupta, Mrs. Saroj Gandhi, Mr. Alok Mukherjee, Dr. Khem Singh, Ms. Smriti Tiwari Singh, Mr. Devesh Kumar Shukla, Mr. Lalit Goswami, Mr. Jitender Kumar, Ms. Abha Shukla, Mr. M.L. Arora, Mr. Suresh Chandra Yadav, Mr. Saket Vihari and Ms. Kamla for their support.

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Sharma, C. et al. (2020). Metrology for Atmospheric Environment. In: Aswal, D.K. (eds) Metrology for Inclusive Growth of India. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8872-3_13

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