Earth System Science Programme and Graduate Division of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences;
The Chinese University of Hong Kong;
Hong Kong;
China;
State Key Laboratory of Cryospheric Science;
Northwest Institute of Eco-environment and Resources;
Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS);
Lanzhou 730000;
China;
Key Laboratory of Tibetan Environment Changes and Land Surface Processes;
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research;
CAS;
Beijing 100101;
China;
CAS Center for Excellence in Tibetan Plateau Earth Sciences;
Beijing 100085;
China;
Himalayan Environment Research Institute(HERI);
Kathmandu 44602;
Nepal;
Central Department of Environmental Sciences;
Tribhuvan University;
Kathmandu 44613;
Nepal;
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development;
Banaras Hindu University;
Varanasi 221005;
India;
Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies;
Potsdam 14467;
Germany;
Nitrogenous aerosol; Carbonaceous aerosols; Major ions; Particulate pollution; Kathmandu Valley(KV);