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Alteration in land use is one of the primary causes of global environmental change. Rapid variations in Land Use Land Cover (LULC) have also occurred in the already vulnerable Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) for the last few decades. These activities are highly influenced by anthropogenic activities and have more severe consequences on the air quality of the high-altitude area of IHR. In this study, the relationship between LULC alteration and changes in air quality (CO, SO2, O3, PM10, and PM2.5) have been assessed for Beas valley of Kullu district, IHR. Using LANDSAT imagery and MERRA-2 data, the impact of Spatio-temporal Land Cover Changes on air quality (CO, SO2, O3, PM10, and PM2.5) over 20 years for Beas valley of Kullu district, IHR has been monitored. Also, temporal changes in Land Surface Temperature (LST) over major LULC categories in the Beas Basin, where anthropogenic activities play a crucial role in altering a natural ecosystem, have been examined. Furthermore, the relationship of vegetation (NDVI), snow cover (NDSI), settlements (NDBI), and moisture content (NDMI) with LST have also been established using the coefficient of correlation for the study area. Observation data revealed that the average monthly surface concentration of CO showed a moderate increase of 15% in 2020 than that of 2000. Whereas MERRA-2 data revealed that the average concentration of particulate matters such as PM10, PM2.5 showed a huge increase of 60.32% and 41.30% respectively in 2020 than that of 2000. The primary outcome of the paper, we believe, will be helpful to get the quantified information about the land-use alteration over the period and possible impact on the air quality in the Beas Valley.
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Ghosh, S., Lata, R., Thakur, I., Gouda, K.C., Kuniyal, J.C. (2022). Estimating the Impact of Spatio-temporal Land Cover Changes on Land Surface Temperature and Air Quality Using Satellite Data in Beas Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India. In: Yulihastin, E., Abadi, P., Sitompul, P., Harjupa, W. (eds) Proceedings of the International Conference on Radioscience, Equatorial Atmospheric Science and Environment and Humanosphere Science, 2021. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 275. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0308-3_52
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