Search Results - "Washenfelder, Rebecca A."
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The Total Carbon Column Observing Network
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences (28-05-2011)“…A global network of ground-based Fourier transform spectrometers has been founded to remotely measure column abundances of CO 2 , CO, CH 4 , N 2 O and other…”
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Glyoxal Yield from Isoprene Oxidation and Relation to Formaldehyde: Chemical Mechanism, Constraints from SENEX Aircraft Observations, and Interpretation of OMI Satellite Data
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (18-07-2017)“…Glyoxal (CHOCHO) is produced in the atmosphere by the oxidation of volatile organic compounds(VOCs). Like formaldehyde (HCHO), another VOC oxidation product,…”
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Emissions of Glyoxal and Other Carbonyl Compounds from Agricultural Biomass Burning Plumes Sampled by Aircraft
Published in Environmental science & technology (17-10-2017)“…We report enhancements of glyoxal and methylglyoxal relative to carbon monoxide and formaldehyde in agricultural biomass burning plumes intercepted by the NOAA…”
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Complex refractive indices in the ultraviolet and visible spectral region for highly absorbing non-spherical biomass burning aerosol
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (12-05-2021)“…Biomass burning aerosol is a major source of PM2.5, and significantly affects Earth's radiative budget. The magnitude of its radiative effect is poorly…”
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A portable, robust, stable, and tunable calibration source for gas-phase nitrous acid (HONO)
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (06-11-2020)“…Atmospheric HONO mixing ratios in indoor and outdoor environments span a range of less than a few parts per trillion by volume (pptv) up to tens of parts per…”
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Cavity-Enhanced Measurements of Hydrogen Peroxide Absorption Cross Sections from 353 to 410 nm
Published in The journal of physical chemistry. A, Molecules, spectroscopy, kinetics, environment, & general theory (21-06-2012)“…We report near-ultraviolet and visible absorption cross sections of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) using incoherent broad-band cavity-enhanced absorption…”
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An Atmospheric Constraint on the NO2 Dependence of Daytime Near-Surface Nitrous Acid (HONO)
Published in Environmental science & technology (03-11-2015)“…Recent observations suggest a large and unknown daytime source of nitrous acid (HONO) to the atmosphere. Multiple mechanisms have been proposed, many of which…”
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Characterization of a catalyst-based conversion technique to measure total particulate nitrogen and organic carbon and comparison to a particle mass measurement instrument
Published in Atmospheric measurement techniques (14-05-2018)“…The chemical composition of aerosol particles is a key aspect in determining their impact on the environment. For example, nitrogen-containing particles impact…”
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Molecular-Size-Separated Brown Carbon Absorption for Biomass-Burning Aerosol at Multiple Field Sites
Published in Environmental science & technology (21-03-2017)“…Biomass burning is a known source of brown carbon aerosol in the atmosphere. We collected filter samples of biomass-burning emissions at three locations in…”
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High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin
Published in Nature (London) (16-10-2014)“…Data from the oil- and gas-producing basin of northeastern Utah and a box model are used to assess the photochemical reactions of nitrogen oxides and volatile…”
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Evidence in biomass burning smoke for a light-absorbing aerosol with properties intermediate between brown and black carbon
Published in Aerosol science and technology (02-09-2019)“…Biomass combustion produces black carbon (BC) and brown carbon (BrC) aerosols that contribute substantially to warming the Earth's atmosphere. Accurate…”
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Characterization of water-soluble brown carbon chromophores from wildfire plumes in the western USA using size-exclusion chromatography
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (20-12-2023)“…Wildfires are an important source of carbonaceous aerosol in the atmosphere. Organic aerosol that absorbs light in the ultraviolet to visible spectral range is…”
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Particle growth in the plumes of coal-fired power plants
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research (27-06-2002)“…Submicron particle‐size distributions were measured with 10‐s resolution aboard the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration WP‐3D Orion research…”
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Formaldehyde evolution in US wildfire plumes during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality experiment (FIREX-AQ)
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (17-12-2021)“…Formaldehyde (HCHO) is one of the most abundant non-methane volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by fires. HCHO also undergoes chemical production and…”
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Contrasting Reactive Organic Carbon Observations in the Southeast United States (SOAS) and Southern California (CalNex)
Published in Environmental science & technology (01-12-2020)“…Despite the central role of reactive organic carbon (ROC) in the formation of secondary species that impact global air quality and climate, our assessment of…”
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Vertically Resolved Measurements of Nighttime Radical Reservoirs in Los Angeles and Their Contribution to the Urban Radical Budget
Published in Environmental science & technology (16-10-2012)“…Photolabile nighttime radical reservoirs, such as nitrous acid (HONO) and nitryl chloride (ClNO2), contribute to the oxidizing potential of the atmosphere,…”
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Aerosol optical properties in the southeastern United States in summer – Part 1: Hygroscopic growth
Published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics (22-04-2016)“…Aircraft observations of meteorological, trace gas, and aerosol properties were made during May–September 2013 in the southeastern United States (US) under…”
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Airborne Observations Constrain Heterogeneous Nitrogen and Halogen Chemistry on Tropospheric and Stratospheric Biomass Burning Aerosol
Published in Geophysical research letters (28-02-2024)“…Heterogeneous chemical cycles of pyrogenic nitrogen and halides influence tropospheric ozone and affect the stratosphere during extreme Pyrocumulonimbus…”
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Novel Analysis to Quantify Plume Crosswind Heterogeneity Applied to Biomass Burning Smoke
Published in Environmental science & technology (07-12-2021)“…We present a novel method, the Gaussian observational model for edge to center heterogeneity (GOMECH), to quantify the horizontal chemical structure of plumes…”
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Ozone chemistry in western U.S. wildfire plumes
Published in Science advances (10-12-2021)“…Wildfires are a substantial but poorly quantified source of tropospheric ozone (O ). Here, to investigate the highly variable O chemistry in wildfire plumes,…”
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