Search Results - "Lefer, B."
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Observations of gas- and aerosol-phase organic nitrates at BEACHON-RoMBAS 2011
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (02-09-2013)“…At the Rocky Mountain Biogenic Aerosol Study (BEACHON-RoMBAS) field campaign in the Colorado front range, July–August 2011, measurements of gas- and…”
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Measurements of hydroxyl and hydroperoxy radicals during CalNex‐LA: Model comparisons and radical budgets
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (27-04-2016)“…Measurements of hydroxyl (OH) and hydroperoxy (HO2*) radical concentrations were made at the Pasadena ground site during the CalNex‐LA 2010 campaign using the…”
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Daytime HONO vertical gradients during SHARP 2009 in Houston, TX
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (16-01-2012)“…Nitrous Acid (HONO) plays an important role in tropospheric chemistry as a precursor of the hydroxyl radical (OH), the most important oxidizing agent in the…”
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Modeling of daytime HONO vertical gradients during SHARP 2009
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (02-04-2013)“…Nitrous acid (HONO) acts as a major precursor of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in the urban atmospheric boundary layer in the morning and throughout the day…”
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Impact of updated traffic emissions on HONO mixing ratios simulated for urban site in Houston, Texas
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (05-02-2015)“…Recent measurements in Houston show that HONO traffic emissions are 1.7% of NOx emissions, which is about twice the previously estimated value of 0.8% based on…”
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Diurnal tracking of anthropogenic CO2 emissions in the Los Angeles basin megacity during spring 2010
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (26-04-2013)“…Attributing observed CO2 variations to human or natural cause is critical to deducing and tracking emissions from observations. We have used in situ CO2 , CO,…”
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An overview of snow photochemistry: evidence, mechanisms and impacts
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (22-08-2007)“…It has been shown that sunlit snow and ice plays an important role in processing atmospheric species. Photochemical production of a variety of chemicals has…”
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Chlorine as a primary radical: evaluation of methods to understand its role in initiation of oxidative cycles
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (07-04-2014)“…The role of chlorine atoms (Cl) in atmospheric oxidation has been traditionally thought to be limited to the marine boundary layer, where they are produced…”
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Assessment of the sensitivity of core / shell parameters derived using the single-particle soot photometer to density and refractive index
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (09-04-2015)“…Black carbon (BC) is the dominant absorbing aerosol in the atmosphere, and plays an important role in climate and human health. The optical properties and…”
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An MCM modeling study of nitryl chloride (ClNO 2 ) impacts on oxidation, ozone production and nitrogen oxide partitioning in polluted continental outflow
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (16-04-2014)“…Nitryl chloride (ClNO2) is produced at night by reactions of dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5) on chloride containing surfaces. ClNO2 is photolyzed during the…”
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Vertical profiles of nitrous acid in the nocturnal urban atmosphere of Houston, TX
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (18-04-2011)“…Nitrous acid (HONO) often plays an important role in tropospheric photochemistry as a major precursor of the hydroxyl radical (OH) in early morning hours and…”
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Observations of ozone transport from the free troposphere to the Los Angeles basin
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (16-11-2012)“…Analysis of in situ airborne measurements from the CalNex 2010 field experiment (Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change) show that ozone in…”
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Comparison of mixed layer heights from airborne high spectral resolution lidar, ground-based measurements, and the WRF-Chem model during CalNex and CARES
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (05-06-2014)“…The California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) and Carbonaceous Aerosol and Radiative Effects Study (CARES) field campaigns…”
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Relationship between boundary layer heights and growth rates with ground-level ozone in Houston, Texas
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (27-05-2014)“…Measurements and predictions of ambient ozone (O3), planetary boundary layer (PBL) height, the surface energy budget, wind speed, and other meteorological…”
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Modeling chemistry in and above snow at Summit, Greenland – Part 1: Model description and results
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (01-01-2011)“…Sun-lit snow is increasingly recognized as a chemical reactor that plays an active role in uptake, transformation, and release of atmospheric trace gases. Snow…”
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Measurements of total hydroxyl radical reactivity during CABINEX 2009 – Part 1: field measurements
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (21-03-2014)“…Total hydroxyl radical (OH) reactivity was measured at the PROPHET (Program for Research on Oxidants: PHotochemistry, Emissions, and Transport) forested field…”
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In-canopy gas-phase chemistry during CABINEX 2009: sensitivity of a 1-D canopy model to vertical mixing and isoprene chemistry
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (28-09-2012)“…Vegetation emits large quantities of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOC). At remote sites, these compounds are the dominant precursors to ozone and…”
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Investigation of secondary formation of formic acid: urban environment vs. oil and gas producing region
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (24-02-2015)“…Formic acid (HCOOH) is one of the most abundant carboxylic acids in the atmosphere. However, current photochemical models cannot fully explain observed…”
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Organic aerosol composition and sources in Pasadena, California, during the 2010 CalNex campaign
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (27-08-2013)“…Organic aerosols (OA) in Pasadena are characterized using multiple measurements from the California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change…”
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The glyoxal budget and its contribution to organic aerosol for Los Angeles, California, during CalNex 2010
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (16-11-2011)“…Recent laboratory and field studies have indicated that glyoxal is a potentially large contributor to secondary organic aerosol mass. We present in situ…”
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