Search Results - "Jacob, Daniel J"
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Anthropogenic drivers of 2013–2017 trends in summer surface ozone in China
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (08-01-2019)“…Observations of surface ozone available from ∼1,000 sites across China for the past 5 years (2013–2017) show severe summertime pollution and regionally…”
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Hidden Cost of U.S. Agricultural Exports: Particulate Matter from Ammonia Emissions
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-01-2014)“…We use a model of agricultural sources of ammonia (NH3) coupled to a chemical transport model to estimate the impact of U.S. food export on particulate matter…”
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A new model mechanism for atmospheric oxidation of isoprene: global effects on oxidants, nitrogen oxides, organic products, and secondary organic aerosol
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (31-07-2019)“…Atmospheric oxidation of isoprene, the most abundantly emitted non-methane hydrocarbon, affects the abundances of ozone (O3), the hydroxyl radical (OH),…”
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A two-pollutant strategy for improving ozone and particulate air quality in China
Published in Nature geoscience (01-11-2019)“…Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) decreased by 30–40% across China during 2013–2017 in response to the governmental Clean Air Action. However, surface ozone…”
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Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) trends in China, 2013–2018: separating contributions from anthropogenic emissions and meteorology
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29-08-2019)“…Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is a severe air pollution problem in China. Observations of PM2.5 have been available since 2013 from a large network operated…”
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Mercury as a Global Pollutant: Sources, Pathways, and Effects
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-05-2013)“…Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant that affects human and ecosystem health. We synthesize understanding of sources, atmosphere-land-ocean Hg dynamics and…”
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Increases in surface ozone pollution in China from 2013 to 2019: anthropogenic and meteorological influences
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (06-10-2020)“…Surface ozone data from the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) network show sustained increases across the country over the 2013–2019 period…”
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Ambiguity in the causes for decadal trends in atmospheric methane and hydroxyl
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-05-2017)“…Methane is the second strongest anthropogenic greenhouse gas and its atmospheric burden has more than doubled since 1850. Methane concentrations stabilized in…”
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Total Mercury Released to the Environment by Human Activities
Published in Environmental science & technology (06-06-2017)“…We estimate that a cumulative total of 1540 (1060–2800) Gg (gigagrams, 109 grams or thousand tonnes) of mercury (Hg) have been released by human activities up…”
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Legacy impacts of all-time anthropogenic emissions on the global mercury cycle
Published in Global biogeochemical cycles (01-06-2013)“…Elevated mercury (Hg) in marine and terrestrial ecosystems is a global health concern because of the formation of toxic methylmercury. Humans have emitted Hg…”
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Correlations between fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and meteorological variables in the United States: Implications for the sensitivity of PM2.5 to climate change
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-10-2010)“…We applied a multiple linear regression (MLR) model to study the correlations of total PM2.5 and its components with meteorological variables using an 11-year…”
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Burden of Disease from Rising Coal-Fired Power Plant Emissions in Southeast Asia
Published in Environmental science & technology (07-02-2017)“…Southeast Asia has a very high population density and is on a fast track to economic development, with most of the growth in electricity demand currently…”
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Fast sulfate formation from oxidation of SO2 by NO2 and HONO observed in Beijing haze
Published in Nature communications (05-06-2020)“…Severe events of wintertime particulate air pollution in Beijing (winter haze) are associated with high relative humidity (RH) and fast production of…”
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Observed decrease in atmospheric mercury explained by global decline in anthropogenic emissions
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (19-01-2016)“…Observations of elemental mercury (Hg⁰) at sites in North America and Europe show large decreases (∼1–2% y⁻¹) from 1990 to present. Observations in background…”
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Assessment of methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas supply chain
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (13-07-2018)“…Methane emissions from the U.S. oil and natural gas supply chain were estimated by using ground-based, facility-scale measurements and validated with aircraft…”
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Attribution of the accelerating increase in atmospheric methane during 2010–2018 by inverse analysis of GOSAT observations
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (10-03-2021)“…We conduct a global inverse analysis of 2010–2018 GOSAT observations to better understand the factors controlling atmospheric methane and its accelerating…”
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A new mechanism for atmospheric mercury redox chemistry: implications for the global mercury budget
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (29-05-2017)“…Mercury (Hg) is emitted to the atmosphere mainly as volatile elemental Hg0. Oxidation to water-soluble HgII plays a major role in Hg deposition to ecosystems…”
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Aqueous production of secondary organic aerosol from fossil-fuel emissions in winter Beijing haze
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (23-02-2021)“…Secondary organic aerosol (SOA) produced by atmospheric oxidation of primary emitted precursors is a major contributor to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air…”
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Historical Mercury Releases from Commercial Products: Global Environmental Implications
Published in Environmental science & technology (02-09-2014)“…The intentional use of mercury (Hg) in products and processes (“commercial Hg”) has contributed a large and previously unquantified anthropogenic source of Hg…”
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All-Time Releases of Mercury to the Atmosphere from Human Activities
Published in Environmental science & technology (15-12-2011)“…Understanding the biogeochemical cycling of mercury is critical for explaining the presence of mercury in remote regions of the world, such as the Arctic and…”
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