Atmospheric aerosols play a crucial role in the Earth-atmosphere system by means of their direct and indirect impact on climate and are one of the largest uncertainties in predictions of global climate change. The book deals with the basic principles of aerosols, remote sensing and in situ based instruments for their measurement and characterization of various aerosol properties. It includes the experimental research work carried out in estimating aerosol optical depth (AOD) and mass concentration of composite and black carbon aerosols. The parameters obtained AOD, mass concentration, single...