Sourangsu Chowdhury
Senior Researcher, CICERO, Oslo · Norway
Editorial leadership for Journal of Weather Changes ISSN 3070-3379
Research interests
- Remote Sensing Of Air Pollution Climate Change
- Air Pollution Health Effects Of Air Pollution
Biography
Sourangsu Chowdhury is a Senior Researcher at CICERO in Oslo, Norway, specializing in air quality, climate change, and public health impacts. His research addresses the health implications of ambient PM2.5 exposure across India, including premature mortality estimates under various climate scenarios, aerosol dynamics during monsoon seasons, and the effectiveness of traffic intervention policies in megacities such as Delhi. He has contributed to vulnerability assessments linking long-term PM2.5 exposure and urbanization trends in Indian cities, as well as comparative studies of heat indices and cause-specific mortality burdens in regions including Varanasi. Dr. Chowdhury's most-cited work, "COVID-19 lockdowns cause global air pollution declines" (2020), has received 790 citations and exemplifies his contributions to understanding environmental and health outcomes during global disruptions, with over 32 indexed publications to date.
Selected publications
- COVID-19 lockdowns cause global air pollution declines 2020 cited 790×
- Ambient PM2.5 exposure and expected premature mortality to 2100 in India under climate change scenarios 2018 cited 176×
- A global review of the state of the evidence of household air pollution's contribution to ambient fine particulate matter and their related health impacts 2023 cited 119×
- Air pollution declines during COVID-19 lockdowns mitigate the global health burden 2021 cited 89×
- Changing risk factors that contribute to premature mortality from ambient air pollution between 2000 and 2015 2020 cited 61×
- Severe atmospheric pollution in the Middle East is attributable to anthropogenic sources 2022 cited 50×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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