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Member Since 2011
Brian C. McDonald
Physical Scientist, NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Member, Climate Communication Prize Committee; Associate Editor, JGR Atmospheres Section
Professional Experience
NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Physical Scientist
2020 - Present
Education
Doctorate
Publications
Early Season 2023 Wildfires Generated Record‐Breaking Surface Ozone Anomalies Across the U.S. Upper ...
During summer 2023 Canada experienced its most intense wildfire season on record. Smoke plumes from these fires advected across the United States (...
November 26, 2024
Impacts of On‐Road Vehicular Emissions on U.S. Air Quality: ...
October 10, 2024
An Observing System Simulation Experiment Analysis of How We...
January 12, 2024
AGU Abstracts
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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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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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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Volunteer Experience
2020 - 2026
Associate Editor
JGR Atmospheres Section
2024 - 2025
Member
Climate Communication Prize Committee
2022 - 2023
Member
Climate Communication Prize Committee
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