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Brian C. McDonald
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Evaluating Aerosol Optical Depth Retrieved From VIIRS Using Global Scale, Multi‐Seasonal Airborne Observations
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: ATMOSPHERES
21 june 2024
Siyuan Wang, Charles A. Brock, Shobha Kondragunta,...
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) is a vital parameter in atmospheric research. Using observations of the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIR...
An Observing System Simulation Experiment Analysis of How Well Geostationary Satellite Trace‐Gas Observations Constrain NOx Emissions in the US
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH: ATMOSPHERES
12 january 2024
Chia-Hua Hsu, Daven K. Henze, Arthur Mizzi, Gonzal...
We investigate the benefit of assimilating high spatial‐temporal resolution nitrogen dioxide (NO2) measurements from a geostationary (GEO) in...
Smoke Exposure and Underserved Wildland Communities
INTERDISCIPLINARY AND COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE: FOCUS ON AIR (INE)QUALITY POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Megan Robertson, Audrey Gaudel, Rebecca Schwantes,...
A substantial proportion of the wildfire responders in the United States are migrant and immigrant workers with origins in Mexico and Central America....
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Challenges of detecting free tropospheric ozone trends in a sparsely sampled environment
PLANNING FOR OBSERVATION CONTINUITY: SCIENTIFIC NEEDS, DECISION SUPPORT VALUE, AND PRACTICAL CHALLENGES II POSTER
science and society | 15 december 2023
Kai-Lan Chang, Owen R. Cooper, Audrey Gaudel, Bria...
High quality long-term records are essential to ensure reliable and appropriate trend detection of tropospheric ozone. However, the necessity for main...
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Characterizing volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in California’s South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB): Comparison of AEROMMA 2023 airborne and SUNVEx 2021 ground-based observations
AIR QUALITY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN URBAN AREA V POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Jessica Gilman, Victoria Treadaway, Morgan Selby, ...
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted from natural and anthropogenic sources. On-road sources have traditionally dominated urban emissions. Ov...
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Observing anthropogenic and biogenic CO2 emissions using a dense sensor network
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN URBAN GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS QUANTIFICATION AND RELATED UNCERTAINTY II POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Jinsol Kim, William Berelson, Nick Rollins, John B...
Urban areas account for a large fraction of global fossil fuel carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and cities are implementing mitigation strategies to re...
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COVID-19 impacts on the US methane emissions
FINDING TARGETS WORLDWIDE FOR METHANE MITIGATION: QUANTIFICATION OF ANTHROPOGENIC METHANE SOURCES THROUGH ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENTS I POSTER
atmospheric sciences | 15 december 2023
Sergio Ibarra Espinosa, Lei Hu, Scot M. Miller, Co...
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas with ~9 years of lifetime, a global warming potential of 30 over 100 years, and radiative forcing of 0.650 Wm-2 sin...
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Improved WRF-Chem representation of VOC chemistry from VCP and cooking emissions
AIR QUALITY TRENDS AND CHALLENGES IN URBAN AREA I ORAL
atmospheric sciences | 14 december 2023
Qindan Zhu, Rebecca Schwantes, Brian C. McDonald, ...
Volatile organic compound (VOC) reactions with hydroxyl radicals (OH) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) fuel the production of air pollutants like ozone and p...
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