Search Results - "Nault, Benjamin A"
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An evaluation of global organic aerosol schemes using airborne observations
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (04-03-2020)“…Chemical transport models have historically struggled to accurately simulate the magnitude and variability of observed organic aerosol (OA), with previous…”
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Quantitative detection of iodine in the stratosphere
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-01-2020)“…Oceanic emissions of iodine destroy ozone, modify oxidative capacity, and can form new particles in the troposphere. However, the impact of iodine in the…”
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The potential role of methanesulfonic acid (MSA) in aerosol formation and growth and the associated radiative forcings
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (12-03-2019)“…Atmospheric marine aerosol particles impact Earth's albedo and climate. These particles can be primary or secondary and come from a variety of sources,…”
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Characterization of organic aerosol across the global remote troposphere: a comparison of ATom measurements and global chemistry models
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (21-04-2020)“…The spatial distribution and properties of submicron organic aerosol (OA) are among the key sources of uncertainty in our understanding of aerosol effects on…”
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Contribution of Organic Nitrates to Organic Aerosol over South Korea during KORUS-AQ
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-12-2021)“…The role of anthropogenic NOx emissions in secondary organic aerosol (SOA) production is not fully understood but is important for understanding the…”
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Aerosol size distributions during the Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom): methods, uncertainties, and data products
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (06-06-2019)“…From 2016 to 2018 a DC-8 aircraft operated by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made four series of flights, profiling the atmosphere…”
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The importance of size ranges in aerosol instrument intercomparisons: a case study for the Atmospheric Tomography Mission
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (20-05-2021)“…Aerosol intercomparisons are inherently complex as they convolve instrument-dependent detection efficiencies vs. size (which often change with pressure,…”
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Integration of Airborne and Ground Observations of Nitryl Chloride in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and the Implications on Regional Oxidation Capacity During KORUS-AQ 2016
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (14-10-2019)“…Nitryl chloride (ClNO2) is a radical reservoir species that releases chlorine radicals upon photolysis. An integrated analysis of the impact of ClNO2on…”
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Towards a Satellite Formaldehyde – in situ Hybrid Estimate for Organic Aerosol Abundance
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (04-03-2019)“…Organic aerosol (OA) is one of the main components of the global particulate burden and intimately links natural and anthropogenic emissions with air quality…”
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Airborne extractive electrospray mass spectrometry measurements of the chemical composition of organic aerosol
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (26-02-2021)“…We deployed an extractive electrospray ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (EESI-MS) for airborne measurements of biomass burning aerosol during the…”
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Observational Constraints on the Oxidation of NOx in the Upper Troposphere
Published in The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory (10-03-2016)“…NOx (NOx ≡ NO + NO2) regulates O3 and HOx (HOx ≡ OH + HO2) concentrations in the upper troposphere. In the laboratory, it is difficult to measure rates and…”
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Evaluation of Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) Simulations for Seoul, Korea
Published in Journal of advances in modeling earth systems (01-02-2022)“…Organic aerosols (OA) represent a significant fraction of total submicron particulate matter (PM1) concentrations globally, including densely populated…”
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Estimating Source Region Influences on Black Carbon Abundance, Microphysics, and Radiative Effect Observed Over South Korea
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Atmospheres (16-12-2018)“…East Asia is the strongest global source region for anthropogenic black carbon (BC), the most important light‐absorbing aerosol contributing to direct…”
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A Large Source of Cloud Condensation Nuclei from New Particle Formation in the Tropics
Published in Nature (London) (01-10-2019)“…Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) can affect cloud properties and therefore the Earth’s radiative balance. New particle formation (NPF) from condensable vapours…”
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Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (03-03-2020)“…Dimethyl sulfide (DMS), emitted from the oceans, is the most abundant biological source of sulfur to the marine atmosphere. Atmospheric DMS is oxidized to…”
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Evaluating the response of the Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer to monoterpene- and isoprene-derived organic nitrate standards
Published in Aerosol science and technology (01-12-2024)“…An accurate quantification of organic nitrate (RONO 2 ) is important owing to its contribution to organic aerosol (OA) and its impacts on NO x cycling and…”
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Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds contribute substantially to air pollution mortality
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (27-07-2021)“…Anthropogenic secondary organic aerosol (ASOA), formed from anthropogenic emissions of organic compounds, constitutes a substantial fraction of the mass of…”
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Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the global remote troposphere
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (28-12-2021)“…Ozone is the third most important anthropogenic greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and methane but has a larger uncertainty in its radiative forcing, in part…”
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Global Health and Climate Effects of Organic Aerosols from Different Sources
Published in Environmental science & technology (19-09-2023)“…The impact of aerosols on human health and climate is well-recognized, yet many studies have only focused on total PM2.5 or changes from anthropogenic…”
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Quantification and source characterization of volatile organic compounds from exercising and application of chlorine‐based cleaning products in a university athletic center
Published in Indoor air (01-09-2021)“…Humans spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, impacting their own air quality through occupancy and activities. Human VOC emissions indoors from…”
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