Wildfire and prescribed burning impacts on air quality in the United States
Air quality impacts from wildfires have been dramatic in recent years, with millions of people
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …
exposed to elevated and sometimes hazardous fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) …
Ice‐nucleating particles that impact clouds and climate: Observational and modeling research needs
Atmospheric ice‐nucleating particles (INPs) play a critical role in cloud freezing processes,
with important implications for precipitation formation and cloud radiative properties, and …
with important implications for precipitation formation and cloud radiative properties, and …
On the stratospheric chemistry of midlatitude wildfire smoke
Massive Australian wildfires lofted smoke directly into the stratosphere in the austral summer
of 2019/20. The smoke led to increases in optical extinction throughout the midlatitudes of …
of 2019/20. The smoke led to increases in optical extinction throughout the midlatitudes of …
Aging of atmospheric brown carbon aerosol
RF Hems, EG Schnitzler, C Liu-Kang… - ACS Earth and Space …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Emitted by numerous primary sources and formed by secondary sources, atmospheric
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …
brown carbon (BrC) aerosol is chemically complex. As BrC aerosol ages in the atmosphere …
Ozone chemistry in western US wildfire plumes
Wildfires are a substantial but poorly quantified source of tropospheric ozone (O3). Here, to
investigate the highly variable O3 chemistry in wildfire plumes, we exploit the in situ …
investigate the highly variable O3 chemistry in wildfire plumes, we exploit the in situ …
Fire influence on regional to global Environments and air quality (FIREX‐AQ)
Abstract The NOAA/NASA Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air
Quality (FIREX‐AQ) experiment was a multi‐agency, inter‐disciplinary research effort to:(a) …
Quality (FIREX‐AQ) experiment was a multi‐agency, inter‐disciplinary research effort to:(a) …
Oxygenated aromatic compounds are important precursors of secondary organic aerosol in biomass-burning emissions
Biomass burning is the largest combustion-related source of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) to the atmosphere. We describe the development of a state-of-the-science model to …
(VOCs) to the atmosphere. We describe the development of a state-of-the-science model to …
Climate forcing and trends of organic aerosols in the Community Earth System Model (CESM2)
S Tilmes, A Hodzic, LK Emmons… - Journal of Advances …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2) includes three main
atmospheric configurations: the Community Atmosphere Model version 6 (CAM6) with …
atmospheric configurations: the Community Atmosphere Model version 6 (CAM6) with …
Rate of atmospheric brown carbon whitening governed by environmental conditions
EG Schnitzler, NGA Gerrebos… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Biomass burning organic aerosol (BBOA) in the atmosphere contains many compounds that
absorb solar radiation, called brown carbon (BrC). While BBOA is in the atmosphere, BrC …
absorb solar radiation, called brown carbon (BrC). While BBOA is in the atmosphere, BrC …
Formation of secondary organic aerosol from wildfire emissions enhanced by long-time ageing
Wildfire smoke, consisting primarily of organic aerosols, has profound impacts on air quality,
climate and human health. Wildfire organic aerosol evolves over long-time photochemical …
climate and human health. Wildfire organic aerosol evolves over long-time photochemical …