Datasets for Geopolitical Energy Shock Triggers Rural Aerosol Resurgence — Evidence from India's 2026 LPG Crisis

MODIS Terra (MOD08_M3) and Aqua (MYD08_M3) Collection 6.1 monthly mean AOD data are publicly available from NASA Earthdata (https://earthdata.nasa.gov). ERA5 reanalysis data are available from the Copernicus Climate Data Store (https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu). Reserve Bank of India district-level deposit data (Quarterly Statistics on Deposits and Credit, Statement No. 4B) are available at https://data.rbi.org.in. EDGARv8.1 gridded emissions are available at https://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu. District-level solid-fuel prevalence data are available from the sources cited in Velamuri, V. et al. India leads in emission intensity per GDP: Insights from the gridded emission inventory for residential, road transport, and energy sectors. Journal of Environmental Sciences 158, 644-658, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jes.2024.10.015 (2025) and Sunil Mani, S. A., Abhishek Jain, and Karthik Ganesan. State of Clean Cooking Energy Access in India. ( Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi, 2021). The data was curated using custom codes.