Search Results - "Owen, R. C"
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Molecular characterization of free tropospheric aerosol collected at the Pico Mountain Observatory: a case study with a long-range transported biomass burning plume
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (05-05-2015)“…Free tropospheric aerosol was sampled at the Pico Mountain Observatory located at 2225 m above mean sea level on Pico Island of the Azores archipelago in the…”
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Significant enhancements of nitrogen oxides, black carbon, and ozone in the North Atlantic lower free troposphere resulting from North American boreal wildfires
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-12-2006)“…Extensive wildfires burned in northern North America during summer 2004, releasing large amounts of trace gases and aerosols into the atmosphere. Emissions…”
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The influence of boreal biomass burning emissions on the distribution of tropospheric ozone over North America and the North Atlantic during 2010
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (21-02-2012)“…We have analysed the sensitivity of the tropospheric ozone distribution over North America and the North Atlantic to boreal biomass burning emissions during…”
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A semi-Lagrangian view of ozone production tendency in North American outflow in the summers of 2009 and 2010
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (04-03-2014)“…The Pico Mountain Observatory, located at 2225 m a.s.l. in the Azores Islands, was established in 2001 to observe long-range transport from North America to…”
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An analysis of the mechanisms of North American pollutant transport to the central North Atlantic lower free troposphere
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-12-2006)“…We use the FLEXPART Lagrangian particle dispersion model and observations from the PICO‐NARE station to identify and analyze the transport of North American…”
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Regional and hemispheric impacts of anthropogenic and biomass burning emissions on summertime CO and O3 in the North Atlantic lower free troposphere
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-12-2004)“…We report summertime measurements of CO and O3 obtained during 2001–2003 at the PICO‐NARE mountaintop station in the Azores. Frequent events of elevated CO…”
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Free-troposphere ozone and carbon monoxide over the North Atlantic for 2001–2011
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (20-12-2013)“…In situ measurements of carbon monoxide (CO) and ozone (O3) at the Pico Mountain Observatory (PMO) located in the Azores, Portugal, are analyzed together with…”
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Nonmethane hydrocarbons at Pico Mountain, Azores: 1. Oxidation chemistry in the North Atlantic region
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-10-2008)“…Measurements of nonmethane hydrocarbons (NMHC) at the Pico Mountain observatory at 2225 m asl on Pico Island, Azores, Portugal, from August 2004 to August 2005…”
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Evidence of significant large-scale impacts of boreal fires on ozone levels in the midlatitude Northern Hemisphere free troposphere
Published in Geophysical research letters (01-05-2006)“…Summertime observations of O3 and CO made at the PICO‐NARE station during 2001, 2003, and 2004 are used to assess the impact of boreal forest fires on the…”
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Ozone production from the 2004 North American boreal fires
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-12-2006)“…We examine the ozone production from boreal forest fires based on a case study of wildfires in Alaska and Canada in summer 2004. The model simulations were…”
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Seasonal variation of nitrogen oxides in the central North Atlantic lower free troposphere
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-09-2008)“…Measurements of NO, NO2, and NOy (total reactive nitrogen oxides) made at the Pico Mountain station, 38.47°N, 28.40°W, 2.2 km above sea level, from July 2002…”
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Effect of emissions inventory versus climate model resolution on radiative forcing and precipitation over the continental United States
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres (16-03-2012)“…We evaluate the impact of anthropogenic emission inventory and climate model grid resolution on aerosol concentrations and black direct aerosol top of…”
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Large-scale impacts of anthropogenic pollution and boreal wildfires on the nitrogen oxides over the central North Atlantic region
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-09-2008)“…Transport of North American anthropogenic and boreal wildfire emissions is a large source of nitrogen oxides over the North Atlantic region. To characterize…”
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Late summer changes in burning conditions in the boreal regions and their implications for NOx and CO emissions from boreal fires
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (16-06-2008)“…Building emission inventories for the fires in boreal regions remains a challenging task with significant uncertainties in the methods used. In this work, we…”
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Technical note: a new method for the Lagrangian tracking of pollution plumes from source to receptor using gridded model output
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (08-04-2009)“…Lagrangian particle dispersion models (LPDMs) are powerful and popular tools used for the analysis of atmospheric trace gas measurements. However, it can be…”
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Occurrence of upslope flows at the Pico mountaintop observatory: A case study of orographic flows on a small, volcanic island
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-05-2007)“…Upslope flows caused by mechanical forcing in strong synoptic winds or by buoyant forcing driven by solar heating under weak synoptic winds can influence the…”
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Ten-year chemical signatures associated with long-range transport observed in the free troposphere over the central North Atlantic
Published in Elementa (Washington, D.C.) (06-03-2017)“…Ten-year observations of trace gases at Pico Mountain Observatory (PMO), a free troposphere site in the central North Atlantic, were classified by transport…”
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Nonmethane hydrocarbons at Pico Mountain, Azores: 2. Event-specific analyses of the impacts of mixing and photochemistry on hydrocarbon ratios
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (27-10-2008)“…Nonmethane hydrocarbon (NMHC) measurements at Pico Mountain observatory are analyzed in combination with FLEXPART transport simulations. The results are used…”
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Factors associated with NO2 and NOX concentration gradients near a highway
Published in Atmospheric environment (1994) (01-02-2018)“…The objective of this research is to learn how the near-road gradient, in which NO2 and NOX (NO + NO2) concentrations are elevated, varies with changes in…”
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Notes on the Habitat and Adult Behaviour of Three Red-Listed Colophon spp. (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) of the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
Published in Journal of insect conservation (01-03-2007)“…The habitat restrictions of three species of Colophon (C. stokoei, C. neli, C. westwoodi) in the Cape Floristic Province are discussed, together with their…”
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