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Influence of oceanic emission and gas transfer velocity on atmospheric dimethyl sulfide distribution over the Southern Ocean

Ju, J., Mo, A., Park, K., Zhang, M., Yan, J., et al. (2025). Influence of oceanic emission and gas transfer velocity on atmospheric dimethyl sulfide distribution over the Southern Ocean. Marine Pollution Bulletin, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118033

Oceanic dimethyl sulfide (DMS) is a major source of atmospheric sulfur, particularly significant in the Antarctic region. This study conducted nine sensitivity simulations using the Community Earth System Model version 2, combining three se...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Advancing CH4 and N2O retrieval strategies for NDACC/IRWG FTIR observations with the support of airborne in situ measurements

Ortega, I., Hannigan, J. W., Baier, B. C., McKain, K., Smale, D.. (2025). Advancing CH4 and N2O retrieval strategies for NDACC/IRWG FTIR observations with the support of airborne in situ measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-2353-2025

Atmospheric methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) are potent greenhouse gases with significant impacts on climate change. Accurate measurement of their atmospheric abundance is essential for understanding their sources, sinks, and the impac...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Adapting agriculture to climate catastrophes: the nuclear winter case

Shi, Y., Montes, F., Gioia, F. D., Xia, L., Bardeen, C., et al. (2025). Adapting agriculture to climate catastrophes: the nuclear winter case. Environmental Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/adcfb5

Following a nuclear war, destruction would extend well beyond the blast zones due to the onset of a nuclear winter that can devastate the biosphere, including agriculture. Understanding the damage magnitude and preparing for the folly of i...

ACOM Affiliations: ACOMVISITORS

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Urban Climate Adaptation and REsilience (U-CARE) in Texas: Insights from interdisciplinary perspectives

Xu, Y., Willis, S., Dallmann, A., Cai, H., Hu, L., et al. (2025). Urban Climate Adaptation and REsilience (U-CARE) in Texas: Insights from interdisciplinary perspectives. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-025-09655-5

The IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities shows how cities must adapt to climate risks. Urban planners need to create solutions that fit each city’s needs, enhancing urban adaptability and resilience in the context of incre...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Recent lower stratospheric ozone trends in CCMI‐2022 models: Role of natural variability and transport

Benito‐Barca, S., Abalos, M., Calvo, N., Garny, H., Birner, T., et al. (2025). Recent lower stratospheric ozone trends in CCMI‐2022 models: Role of natural variability and transport. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042412

Lower stratospheric ozone between 60°S and 60°N has continued to decline since 1998, despite the reduction of ozone‐depleting substances following the Montreal Protocol. Previous studies have shown that, while chemistry&#820...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Highlighting the impact of anthropogenic OCS emissions on the stratospheric sulfur budget with in situ observations

Gurganus, C., Rollins, A., Waxman, E., Pan, L. L., Smith, W. P., et al. (2025). Highlighting the impact of anthropogenic OCS emissions on the stratospheric sulfur budget with in situ observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042588

Carbonyl sulfide (OCS) is an important atmospheric sulfur species that plays a dominant role in the formation of (nonvolcanic) stratospheric sulfate aerosol in the middle stratosphere. Major uncertainties in surface sources and sinks and in...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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A long-term high-resolution air quality reanalysis with a public-facing air quality dashboard over the Contiguous United States (CONUS)

Kumar, R., Bhardwaj, P., He, C., Boehnert, J. M. R., Lacey, F., et al. (2025). A long-term high-resolution air quality reanalysis with a public-facing air quality dashboard over the Contiguous United States (CONUS). Earth System Science Data, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-1807-2025

We present a 14-year, 12 km, hourly air quality dataset (https://doi.org/10.5065/cfya-4g50, Kumar and He, 2023) created by assimilating satellite observations of aerosol optical depth (AOD) and carbon monoxide (CO) in an air quality model...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING, ACRESP, ACOMAO

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Optimizing the temperature sensitivity of the isoprene emission model MEGAN in different ecosystems using a Metropolis‐Hastings Markov Chain Monte Carlo method

DiMaria, C. A., Jones, D. B. A., Ferracci, V., Bloom, A. A., Worden, H. M., et al. (2025). Optimizing the temperature sensitivity of the isoprene emission model MEGAN in different ecosystems using a Metropolis‐Hastings Markov Chain Monte Carlo method. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2025JG008806

Isoprene is a reactive hydrocarbon emitted to the atmosphere in large quantities by terrestrial vegetation. Annual total isoprene emissions exceed 300 Tg a −1 , but emission rates vary widely among plant species and are sensitiv...

ACOM Affiliations: ACOMAO

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Initial study of column-integrated aerosol optical properties over Birkat al Mouz, Sultanate of Oman

Dayanandan, B., Krishna, N., Parottil, A., Velu, V., Harrasi, A. A., et al. (2025). Initial study of column-integrated aerosol optical properties over Birkat al Mouz, Sultanate of Oman. Aerosol and Air Quality Research, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s44408-025-00014-0

Purpose This study aims to provide the first analysis of aerosol optical properties, radiative forcing, and source identification over Birkat al Mouz, Oman, using Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) data from December 2022 to November 20...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Warming stripes spark climate conversations: From the ocean to the stratosphere

Hawkins, E., Williams, R. G., Young, P. J., Berardelli, J., Burgess, S. N., et al. (2025). Warming stripes spark climate conversations: From the ocean to the stratosphere. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0212.1

The “warming stripes” are an iconic climate data visualization, adopted globally as a symbol of our warming world. We discuss their origin and uses for communication, including understanding long-term changes in the climate and ...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Challenges and opportunities offered by geostationary space observations for air quality research and emission monitoring

He, T., Oomen, G., Tang, W., Bouarar, I., Chance, K., et al. (2025). Challenges and opportunities offered by geostationary space observations for air quality research and emission monitoring. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0145.1

Space-borne remote sensing of atmospheric chemical constituents is crucial for monitoring and better understanding global and regional air quality. Since the 1990s, the continuous development of instruments onboard low-Earth orbiting (LEO) ...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP, MODELING

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Alaskan hydrology in transition: Changing precipitation and evapotranspiration patterns are projected to reshape seasonal streamflow and water temperature by midcentury (2035–64)

Blaskey, D., Cheng, Y., Newman, A. J., Koch, J. C., Gooseff, M. N., et al. (2025). Alaskan hydrology in transition: Changing precipitation and evapotranspiration patterns are projected to reshape seasonal streamflow and water temperature by midcentury (2035–64). Journal of Hydrometeorology, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/JHM-D-24-0121.1

High spatial and temporal resolution models are essential for understanding future climate impacts and developing effective climate resilience plans. However, existing regional and global river models often lack the resolution needed to ac...

ACOM Affiliations: ACOMAO

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Summertime carbonaceous aerosol in interior versus coastal Northern Alaska

Welch, A. M., Matthews, T., Sheesley, R. J., Wang, H., Barsanti, K., et al. (2025). Summertime carbonaceous aerosol in interior versus coastal Northern Alaska. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042080

Rapid warming is likely increasing primary production and wildfire occurrence in the Arctic. Projected changes in carbonaceous aerosols during the summer will impact atmospheric chemistry and climate, but our understanding of these processe...

ACOM Affiliations: ESS

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Sources and regional attributions to upper troposphere nitrogen oxides during the Asian Summer Monsoon 2022

Zhang, J., Kinnison, D. E., Emmons, L. K., Honomichl, S. B., Smith, W. P., et al. (2025). Sources and regional attributions to upper troposphere nitrogen oxides during the Asian Summer Monsoon 2022. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL114265

This study investigates the sources and regional attributions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) in the upper troposphere|upper tropospheric (UT) during the Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM). The importance of South Asia (SA) and East Asia (EA) contributi...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING, ACRESP, ESS

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Transport by Asian summer monsoon convection to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during ACCLIP (2022)

Smith, W. P., Pan, L. L., Ueyama, R., Honomichl, S. B., Campos, T., et al. (2025). Transport by Asian summer monsoon convection to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere during ACCLIP (2022). Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042732

The Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) has garnered attention in recent years for its impacts on the composition of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS) via deep convection. A recent observational effort into this mechanism, the Asia...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP, ESS

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Historical trends and controlling factors of isoprene emissions in CMIP6 Earth system models

Do, N. T. N., Sudo, K., Ito, A., Emmons, L. K., Naik, V., et al. (2025). Historical trends and controlling factors of isoprene emissions in CMIP6 Earth system models. Geoscientific Model Development, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-18-2079-2025

Terrestrial isoprene, a biogenic volatile organic compound emitted by many plants, indirectly influences Earth's radiative balance through its interactions with atmospheric oxidants, affecting ozone formation, methane lifetime, and secondar...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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A review of measurements and model simulations of atmospheric nitrous acid

Wang, L., Chai, J., Gaubert, B., Huang, Y.. (2025). A review of measurements and model simulations of atmospheric nitrous acid. Atmospheric Environment, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121094

Ambient nitrous acid (HONO) plays a crucial role in the atmosphere's oxidative capacity, significantly impacting air quality and climate. This study reviews the current understanding of HONO formation mechanisms, including in-situ and verti...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Implementation of sub‐grid scale temperature perturbations induced by non‐orographic gravity waves in WACCM6

Yook, S., Solomon, S., Weimer, M., Kinnison, D. E., García, R. R., et al. (2025). Implementation of sub‐grid scale temperature perturbations induced by non‐orographic gravity waves in WACCM6. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024MS004625

Atmospheric gravity waves can play a significant role on atmospheric chemistry through temperature fluctuations. A recent modeling study introduced a method to implement subgrid‐scale orographic gravity‐wave‐induced temper...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING, ACRESP

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Observation of gravity waves generated by convection and the “moving mountain” mechanism during stratéole‐2 campaigns and their impact on the QBO

Corcos, M., Bramberger, M., Alexander, M. J., Hertzog, A., Liu, C., et al. (2025). Observation of gravity waves generated by convection and the “moving mountain” mechanism during stratéole‐2 campaigns and their impact on the QBO. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041804

Convective gravity waves are important for the forcing of the quasi biennial oscillation (QBO). There is a wave component that is stationary with respect to the convective cells that is triggered by convection acting like a barrier to the b...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Critical load exceedances for North America and Europe using an ensemble of models and an investigation of causes of environmental impact estimate variability: an AQMEII4 study

Makar, P., Cheung, P., Hogrefe, C., Akingunola, A., Alyuz, U., et al. (2025). Critical load exceedances for North America and Europe using an ensemble of models and an investigation of causes of environmental impact estimate variability: an AQMEII4 study. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-3049-2025

Exceedances of critical loads for deposition of sulfur (S) and nitrogen (N) in different ecosystems were estimated using European and North American ensembles of air quality models, under the Air Quality Model Evaluation International Initi...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Disproportionately large impacts of wildland-urban interface fire emissions on global air quality and human health

Tang, W., Emmons, L. K., Wiedinmyer, C., Partha, D. B., Huang, Y., et al. (2025). Disproportionately large impacts of wildland-urban interface fire emissions on global air quality and human health. Science Advances, doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adr2616

Fires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are a global issue with growing importance. However, the impact of WUI fires on air quality and health is less understood compared to that of fires in wildland. We analyze WUI fire impacts on air ...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP, ESS, MODELING, ACOMAO

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Is the air we breathe safe?

Prather, K., Barsanti, K.. (2025). Is the air we breathe safe?. Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adx1128

Is the air we breathe safe? This seemingly straightforward question is often unanswerable because regulations, monitoring approaches, and reporting structures cannot keep up with the rapid human-induced shifts to the planet and atmosphere. ...

ACOM Affiliations: ESS

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Fingerprinting the recovery of Antarctic ozone

Wang, P., Solomon, S., Santer, B. D., Kinnison, D. E., Fu, Q., et al. (2025). Fingerprinting the recovery of Antarctic ozone. Nature, doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08640-9

The Antarctic ozone ‘hole’ was discovered in 1985 (ref. 1) and man-made ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) are its primary cause. Following reductions of ODSs under the Montreal Protocol, signs of ozone recovery have been reported, bas...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Climate response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection during the Harmattan season in West Africa

Nkrumah, F., Quenum, G. M. L. D., Quagraine, K. A., Tilmes, S., Klutse, N. A. B., et al. (2025). Climate response to Stratospheric Aerosol Injection during the Harmattan season in West Africa. Environmental Research: Climate, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/adaa0c

Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI), a proposed climate intervention, aims to reduce the amount of solar radiation reaching the Earth’s surface by increasing the reflectivity of the atmosphere, thereby offsetting the warming effect ...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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The imminent data desert: The future of stratospheric monitoring in a rapidly changing world

Salawitch, R. J., Smith, J. B., Selkirk, H., Wargan, K., Chipperfield, M. P., et al. (2025). The imminent data desert: The future of stratospheric monitoring in a rapidly changing world. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0281.1

The Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment–Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS) on SCISAT-1 and Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) on NASA’s Aura satellite have contributed significantly to understanding the impacts of human activities ...

ACOM Affiliations: ACOMAO

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Global atmospheric distribution of microplastics with evidence of low oceanic emissions

Yang, S., Brasseur, G., Walters, S., Lichtig, P., Li, C. W. Y.. (2025). Global atmospheric distribution of microplastics with evidence of low oceanic emissions. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00914-3

Recent investigations based on sea–air transfer physical mechanistic studies suggest that the global ocean’s contribution to atmospheric microplastic emissions is significantly lower (four orders of magnitude) than previously es...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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On the timescales of the response of the Brewer‐Dobson Circulation to an abrupt quadrupling of CO2

Calvo, N., García, R. R., Chiodo, G., Marsh, D., Polvani, L. M.. (2025). On the timescales of the response of the Brewer‐Dobson Circulation to an abrupt quadrupling of CO2. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041780

Changes in the Brewer‐Dobson circulation (BDC) in response to increasing CO 2 concentrations can arise from the direct effect of radiative cooling in the stratosphere or the indirect effects induced by warmer sea surface temperatures ...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Assessing the relative impacts of satellite ozone and its precursor observations to improve global tropospheric ozone analysis using multiple chemical reanalysis systems

Sekiya, T., Emili, E., Miyazaki, K., Inness, A., Qu, Z., et al. (2025). Assessing the relative impacts of satellite ozone and its precursor observations to improve global tropospheric ozone analysis using multiple chemical reanalysis systems. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-2243-2025

Chemical reanalysis products have been produced by integrating various satellite observational data to provide comprehensive information on atmospheric composition. Five global chemical reanalysis datasets were used to evaluate the relative...

ACOM Affiliations: ACOMAO

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Black carbon reflects extremely efficient aerosol wet removal in monsoonal convective transport

Berberich, J., Jacoby, S. A., Michailoudi, G., Schwarz, J. P., Viciani, S., et al. (2025). Black carbon reflects extremely efficient aerosol wet removal in monsoonal convective transport. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042692

Refractory black carbon (rBC) is a primary aerosol species, produced through incomplete combustion, that absorbs sunlight and contributes to positive radiative forcing. The overall climate effect of rBC depends on its spatial distribution a...

ACOM Affiliations: ESS, ACRESP

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Modeling actinic flux and photolysis frequencies in dense biomass burning plumes

Tirpitz, J., Colosimo, S. F., Brockway, N., Spurr, R., Christi, M., et al. (2025). Modeling actinic flux and photolysis frequencies in dense biomass burning plumes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1989-2025

Biomass burning (BB) affects air quality and climate by releasing large quantities of gaseous and particulate pollutants into the atmosphere. Photochemical processing during daylight transforms these emissions, influencing their overall env...

ACOM Affiliations: ESS

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SO2 emissions derived from TROPOMI observations over India using a flux-divergence method with variable lifetimes

Chen, Y., A, R. J. v. d., Ding, J., Eskes, H., Williams, J., et al. (2025). SO2 emissions derived from TROPOMI observations over India using a flux-divergence method with variable lifetimes. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1851-2025

The rapid development of the economy and the implementation of environmental policies adapted in India have led to fast changes of regional SO2 emissions. We present a monthly SO2 emission inventory for India covering December 2018 to Novem...

ACOM Affiliations: ACOMAO

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Global decadal measurements of methanol, ethene, ethyne, and HCN from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder

Wells, K. C., Millet, D. B., Brewer, J. F., Payne, V. H., Cady-Pereira, K. E., et al. (2025). Global decadal measurements of methanol, ethene, ethyne, and HCN from the Cross-track Infrared Sounder. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-695-2025

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) play an important role in modulating the atmosphere's oxidizing capacity and affect tropospheric ozone, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and organic aerosol formation. Space-based observations can provide pow...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: An assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research

Haywood, J. M., Boucher, O., Lennard, C., Storelvmo, T., Tilmes, S., et al. (2025). World Climate Research Programme lighthouse activity: An assessment of major research gaps in solar radiation modification research. Frontiers in Climate, doi:https://doi.org/10.3389/fclim.2025.1507479

It is increasingly evident that maintaining global warming at levels below those agreed in the legally binding international treaty on climate change. i.e., the Paris Agreement, is going to be extremely challenging using conventional mitiga...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Significant impact of a daytime halogen oxidant on coastal air quality

Dai, J., Wang, T., Shen, H., Xia, M., Sun, W., et al. (2025). Significant impact of a daytime halogen oxidant on coastal air quality. Environmental Science & Technology, doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c08360

Chlorine radicals (Cl·) are highly reactive and affect the fate of air pollutants. Several field studies in China have revealed elevated levels of daytime molecular chlorine (Cl2), which, upon photolysis, release substantial amounts of Cl�...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Quantifying scavenging efficiencies of different aerosol species and size-resolved volume concentrations in tropical convective clouds over the West Pacific

Hilario, M. R. A., Barth, M., Bennett, R., Crosbie, E., DiGangi, J. P., et al. (2025). Quantifying scavenging efficiencies of different aerosol species and size-resolved volume concentrations in tropical convective clouds over the West Pacific. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/JAS-D-24-0064.1

In-cloud aerosol scavenging remains a large source of model uncertainty, affecting capabilities to capture the aerosol lifetime and impacts on air quality and climate. While past work quantified aerosol scavenging efficiencies (SEs) in midl...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING

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Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Collection 4 formaldehyde products

Ayazpour, Z., Abad, G. G., Nowlan, C. R., Sun, K., Kwon, H., et al. (2025). Aura Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) Collection 4 formaldehyde products. Earth and Space Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EA003792

This study presents the ozone monitoring instrument (OMI) Collection 4 formaldehyde (HCHO) retrieval developed with the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's (SAO) Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSURE...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP

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Asian summer monsoon anticyclone-the primary entryway for chlorinated very‐short‐lived substances to the stratosphere

Liang, Q., Newman, P. A., Fleming, E. L., Lait, L. R., Atlas, E., et al. (2025). Asian summer monsoon anticyclone-the primary entryway for chlorinated very‐short‐lived substances to the stratosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110248

Rapid growing emissions of dichloromethane (CH 2 Cl 2 ), a chlorinated very‐short‐lived substance (Cl‐VSLS) and an ozone depleting substance (ODS), has raised concerns as this increase offset a part of the stratospheric ch...

ACOM Affiliations: ACRESP, MODELING, ESS

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Derivation of atmospheric reaction mechanisms for volatile organic compounds by the SAPRC mechanism generation system (MechGen)

Carter, W. P. L., Jiang, J., Orlando, J. J., Barsanti, K.. (2025). Derivation of atmospheric reaction mechanisms for volatile organic compounds by the SAPRC mechanism generation system (MechGen). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-199-2025

This paper describes the methods that are used in the SAPRC mechanism generation system, MechGen, to estimate rate constants and derive mechanisms for gas-phase reactions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the lower atmosphere. Version...

ACOM Affiliations: ESS

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Widespread trace bromine and iodine in remote tropospheric non-sea-salt aerosols

Schill, G. P., Froyd, K. D., Murphy, D. M., Williamson, C. J., Brock, C. A., et al. (2025). Widespread trace bromine and iodine in remote tropospheric non-sea-salt aerosols. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-45-2025

Reactive halogens catalytically destroy O3 and therefore affect (1) stratospheric O3 depletion and (2) the oxidative capacity of the troposphere. Reactive halogens also partition into the aerosol phase, but what governs halogen-aerosol part...

ACOM Affiliations: ESS

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A comparison of machine learning-based approaches in estimating surface PM2.5 concentrations focusing on Artificial Neural Networks and high pollution events

Wei, S., Shores, K., Xu, Y.. (2025). A comparison of machine learning-based approaches in estimating surface PM2.5 concentrations focusing on Artificial Neural Networks and high pollution events. Atmosphere, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16010048

Surface PM2.5 concentrations have significant implications for human health, necessitating accurate estimations. This study compares various machine learning models, including linear models, tree-based algorithms, and artificial neural netw...

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Validation of formaldehyde products from three satellite retrievals (OMI SAO, OMPS-NPP SAO, and OMI BIRA) in the marine atmosphere with four seasons of Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) aircraft observations

Liao, J., Wolfe, G. M., Kotsakis, A. E., Nicely, J. M., Clair, J. M. St., et al. (2025). Validation of formaldehyde products from three satellite retrievals (OMI SAO, OMPS-NPP SAO, and OMI BIRA) in the marine atmosphere with four seasons of Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom) aircraft observations. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-18-1-2025

Formaldehyde (HCHO) in the atmosphere is an intermediate product from the oxidation of methane and non-methane volatile organic compounds. In remote marine regions, HCHO variability is closely related to atmospheric oxidation capacity, and ...

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Tropical upper-tropospheric trends in ozone and carbon monoxide (2005–2020): Observational and model results

Froidevaux, L., Kinnison, D. E., Gaubert, B., Schwartz, M. J., Livesey, N. J., et al. (2025). Tropical upper-tropospheric trends in ozone and carbon monoxide (2005–2020): Observational and model results. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-597-2025

We analyze tropical ozone (O3) and carbon monoxide (CO) distributions in the upper troposphere (UT) for 2005–2020 using Aura Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) observations and simulations from the Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACC...

ACOM Affiliations: MODELING, ACRESP, ACOMVISITORS

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Spatial patterns of turbulence near thunderstorms

Hitchcock, S. M., Lane, T. P., Deierling, W., Sharman, R. D., Trier, S. B., et al. (2025). Spatial patterns of turbulence near thunderstorms. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0142.1

Many people have a turbulence story: perhaps a specific memorable experience or just an unpleasant flight where the seatbelt sign remained on for hours. While more rare, severe turbulence encounters can result in serious (even fatal) injuri...

ACOM Affiliations: SATREMOTE, UTLS

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Role of the stratosphere in the global mercury cycle

Saiz-Lopez, A., Cuevas, C. A., Acuña, A. U., Añel, J. A., Mahajan, A. S., et al. (2025). Role of the stratosphere in the global mercury cycle. Science Advances, doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads1459

Mercury (Hg) is a global pollutant with substantial risks to human and ecosystem health. By upward transport in tropical regions, mercury enters into the stratosphere, but the contribution of the stratosphere to global mercury dispersion an...

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South Asian Summer Monsoon under stratospheric aerosol intervention

Acharya, A., Tilmes, S., Bednarz, E. M., Fadnavis, S.. (2025). South Asian Summer Monsoon under stratospheric aerosol intervention. npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00875-z

The South Asian summer monsoon (SAM) bears significant importance for agriculture, water resources, economy, and environmental aspects of the region for nearly 2 billion people. To minimize the adverse impacts of global warming, Stratospher...

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The influence of anomalous biomass emissions on ENSO in CESM2

Fasullo, J. T., Rosenbloom, N., Buchholz, R.. (2025). The influence of anomalous biomass emissions on ENSO in CESM2. Journal of Climate, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-24-0148.1

The influence of biomass burning (BB) aerosols arising from wildfires and agricultural fires on the transient coupled evolution of El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is explored in Community Earth System Model, version 2 (CESM2). For bo...

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Aircraft measurements from a U.S. Western wildfire demonstrating day and night differences in the chemical composition and optical properties of biomass burning aerosols and their atmospheric evolution

Rivera-Adorno, F. A., Azzarello, L., Robinson, M. A., Decker, Z. C. J., Washenfelder, R. A., et al. (2025). Aircraft measurements from a U.S. Western wildfire demonstrating day and night differences in the chemical composition and optical properties of biomass burning aerosols and their atmospheric evolution. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00215

The composition and transformations of biomass burning aerosols (BBA) have been measured onboard the NOAA Twin Otter research aircraft during the Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality field study. We analyze real...

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Process analysis of elevated concentrations of organic acids at Whiteface Mountain, New York

Lawrence, C., Barth, M., Orlando, J. J., Casson, P., Brandt, R., et al. (2024). Process analysis of elevated concentrations of organic acids at Whiteface Mountain, New York. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13693-2024

Organic acids represent an important class of compounds in the atmosphere, but there is limited research investigating their chemical production, particularly in the northeast United States. To improve our understanding of organic acid sour...

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Large spatiotemporal variability in aerosol properties over central Argentina during the CACTI field campaign

Fast, J. D., Varble, A. C., Mei, F., Pekour, M., Tomlinson, J., et al. (2024). Large spatiotemporal variability in aerosol properties over central Argentina during the CACTI field campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13477-2024

Abstract. Few field campaigns with extensive aerosol measurements have been conducted over continental areas in the Southern Hemisphere. To address this data gap and better understand the interactions of convective clouds and the surroundin...

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Opinion: Challenges and needs of tropospheric chemical mechanism development

Ervens, B., Rickard, A., Aumont, B., Carter, W. P. L., Mcgillen, M., et al. (2024). Opinion: Challenges and needs of tropospheric chemical mechanism development. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13317-2024

Chemical mechanisms form the core of atmospheric models to describe degradation pathways of pollutants and ultimately inform air quality and climate policymakers and other stakeholders. The accuracy of chemical mechanisms relies on the qual...

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The community-based road to CMIP7 in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP)

Visioni, D., Robock, A., MacMartin, D. G., Quaglia, I., Brody, E., et al. (2024). The community-based road to CMIP7 in the Geoengineering Model Intercomparison Project (GeoMIP). Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-24-0274.1

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Severe convectively induced turbulence hitting a passenger aircraft and its forecast by the ECMWF IFS model

Gisinger, S., Bramberger, M., Dörnbrack, A., Bechtold, P.. (2024). Severe convectively induced turbulence hitting a passenger aircraft and its forecast by the ECMWF IFS model. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL113037

Atmospheric turbulence poses a major risk to aviation. Besides airframe damage, it can cause injuries of passengers and crew when encountered unexpectedly. The Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 was on its way from London to Singapore when sev...

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Assessing GFDL‐ESM4.1 climate responses to a Stratospheric Aerosol Injection strategy intended to avoid overshoot 2.0°c warming

Zhang, S., Naik, V., Paynter, D., Tilmes, S., John, J.. (2024). Assessing GFDL‐ESM4.1 climate responses to a Stratospheric Aerosol Injection strategy intended to avoid overshoot 2.0°c warming. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL113532

In this work, we apply the GFDL Earth System Model (GFDL‐ESM4.1) to explore the climate responses to a stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI) scenario that aims to restrict global warming to 2.0°C above pre‐industrial levels...

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Changes in coastal upwelling in the northern Gulf of Guinea under Stratospheric Aerosol Injection

Ayissi, F., Da-Allada, C., Baloïtcha, E., Worou, L., Tilmes, S.. (2024). Changes in coastal upwelling in the northern Gulf of Guinea under Stratospheric Aerosol Injection. Regional Studies in Marine Science, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103607

This study aims to assess the impact of Stratospheric Aerosol Injection (SAI) on the coastal upwelling in the northern Gulf of Guinea based, on upwelling index computation and using the Community Earth System Model from the Geoengineering L...

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A review of global long-term changes in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere: A starting point for inclusion in (semi-) empirical models

Cnossen, I., Emmert, J. T., García, R. R., Elias, A. G., Mlynczak, M. G., et al. (2024). A review of global long-term changes in the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere: A starting point for inclusion in (semi-) empirical models. Advances in Space Research, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2024.10.005

The climate of the upper atmosphere, including the mesosphere, thermosphere and ionosphere, is changing. As data records are much more limited than in the lower atmosphere and solar variability becomes increasingly dominant at higher altitu...

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The response of tropopause-overshooting convection over North America to climate change

Tinney, E., Homeyer, C. R., Bedka, K., Scarino, B. R.. (2024). The response of tropopause-overshooting convection over North America to climate change. Journal of Climate, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-23-0745.1

Recent field campaigns, observational studies, and modeling work have demonstrated that extratropical tropopause-overshooting convection has a substantial and previously underestimated impact on stratospheric water vapor concentrations. Thi...

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Earth System Predictability Across Timescales Community Workshop Report

Richter, J. H., Colegrove, D., Aponte, K. L., Bell, C., Davis, C. A., et al. (2024). Earth System Predictability Across Timescales Community Workshop Report. , doi:https://doi.org/10.5065/f4hy-2b23

As climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, communities are facing growing vulnerability. Addressing this urgent challenge requires deepening our understanding of Earth system processes, uncertainties, ...

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Intercomparison of long-term ground-based measurements of total, tropospheric, and stratospheric ozone at Lauder, New Zealand

Björklund, R., Vigouroux, C., Effertz, P., García, O. E., Geddes, A., et al. (2024). Intercomparison of long-term ground-based measurements of total, tropospheric, and stratospheric ozone at Lauder, New Zealand. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-6819-2024

A comprehensive intercomparison study was conducted of total column ozone and vertical distribution measurements at Lauder station from 2000-2022, analyzing data from multiple ground-based instruments including FTIR, Dobson spectrophotomete...

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Findings from biomass burning field campaigns set directions for future research on atmospheric impacts

Barsanti, K., Brown, S. S., Fischer, E. V., Kaiser, J. W., Stockwell, C. E., et al. (2024). Findings from biomass burning field campaigns set directions for future research on atmospheric impacts. ACS ES&T Air, doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsestair.4c00276

The global extent of vegetation fires is modified by climate, land use change, and other factors and feedbacks. Fires are important for maintaining fire-adapted ecosystems, but they can also impact ecosystem properties and functions and has...

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Upper-stratospheric temperature trends: New results from the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS)

Dubé, K., Tegtmeier, S., Bourassa, A., Zawada, D., Degenstein, D., et al. (2024). Upper-stratospheric temperature trends: New results from the Optical Spectrograph and InfraRed Imager System (OSIRIS). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12925-2024

Abstract. Temperature trends in the upper stratosphere, particularly above ∼ 45 km, are difficult to quantify due to a lack of observational data with high vertical resolution in this region that span multiple decades. The...

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Ozone‐temperature coupling in the tropical lower stratosphere: Update on observations and understanding with a simple model

Randel, W., Wu, F., Ming, A., HITCHCOCK, P., Kim, J.. (2024). Ozone‐temperature coupling in the tropical lower stratosphere: Update on observations and understanding with a simple model.

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Opinion: Beyond global means - novel space-based approaches to indirectly constrain the concentrations of and trends and variations in the tropospheric hydroxyl radical (OH)

Duncan, B. N., Anderson, D. C., Fiore, A., Joiner, J., Krotkov, N. A., et al. (2024). Opinion: Beyond global means - novel space-based approaches to indirectly constrain the concentrations of and trends and variations in the tropospheric hydroxyl radical (OH). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-13001-2024

The hydroxyl radical (OH) plays a central role in tropospheric chemistry, as well as influencing the lifetimes of some greenhouse gases. Because of limitations in our ability to observe OH, we have historically relied on indirect methods to...

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NEIVAv1.0: Next-generation Emissions InVentory expansion of Akagi et al. (2011) version 1.0

Shahid, S. B., Lacey, F., Wiedinmyer, C., Yokelson, R. J., Barsanti, K.. (2024). NEIVAv1.0: Next-generation Emissions InVentory expansion of Akagi et al. (2011) version 1.0. Geoscientific Model Development, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-7679-2024

Accurate representation of fire emissions is critical for modeling the in-plume, near-source, and remote effects of biomass burning (BB) on atmospheric composition, air quality, and climate. In recent years application of advanced instrumen...

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Evaluation of WRF-Chem air quality forecasts during the AEROMMA and STAQS 2023 field campaigns

Acdan, J. J. M., Pierce, R. B., Kuang, S., McKinney, T., Stevenson, D., et al. (2024). Evaluation of WRF-Chem air quality forecasts during the AEROMMA and STAQS 2023 field campaigns. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2024.2380333

A real-time air quality forecasting system was developed using the Weather Research and Forecasting model coupled with Chemistry (WRF-Chem) to provide support for flight planning activities during the NOAA Atmospheric Emissions and Reaction...

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The atmospheric oxidizing capacity in China - Part 2: Sensitivity to emissions of primary pollutants

Dai, J., Brasseur, G., Vrekoussis, M., Kanakidou, M., Qu, K., et al. (2024). The atmospheric oxidizing capacity in China - Part 2: Sensitivity to emissions of primary pollutants. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12943-2024

Despite substantial reductions in anthropogenic emissions, ozone (O3) pollution remains a severe environmental problem in urban China. These reductions affect ozone formation by altering levels of O3 precursors, intermediates, and the oxida...

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In situ aerosol size spectra measurements in the austral polar vortex before and after the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption

Deshler, T., Kalnajs, L., Norgren, M., Zhu, Y., Zhang, J.. (2024). In situ aerosol size spectra measurements in the austral polar vortex before and after the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai volcanic eruption. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111388

Aerosol from the Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai (HT‐HH) volcanic eruption (20.6°S) in January 2022 were not incorporated into the austral polar vortex until the following year, March 2023. Within the polar vortex in situ profile...

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Weakened aerosol‐PBL interactions enhance future air quality benefits under carbon neutrality in China: Insights from the advanced variable‐resolution global model

Yue, M., Liu, Y., Wang, M., Dong, X., Emmons, L. K., et al. (2024). Weakened aerosol‐PBL interactions enhance future air quality benefits under carbon neutrality in China: Insights from the advanced variable‐resolution global model. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041106

China's pursuing the carbon neutrality goal could affect future air quality not only by reducing anthropogenic emissions but also by modulating aerosol‐planetary boundary layer (PBL) interactions. However, contributions of aerosol‐PBL i...

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A comparative analysis of satellite‐derived CO retrievals during the 2020 wildfires in North America

Marey, H. S., Drummond, J. R., Jones, D. B. A., Worden, H. M., Clerbaux, C., et al. (2024). A comparative analysis of satellite‐derived CO retrievals during the 2020 wildfires in North America. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039876

In September 2020, the Western United States experienced anomalously severe wildfires that resulted in carbon monoxide (CO) emissions almost three times the 2001–2019 average. In this study, we investigate the influence of wildfires o...

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Recent decreases in the growth rate of atmospheric HCFC‐22 column derived from the ground‐based FTIR harmonized retrievals at 16 NDACC sites

Zhou, M., Langerock, B., Vigouroux, C., Smale, D., Toon, G., et al. (2024). Recent decreases in the growth rate of atmospheric HCFC‐22 column derived from the ground‐based FTIR harmonized retrievals at 16 NDACC sites. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL112470

HCFC‐22 is an ozone‐depleting substance with a greenhouse effect. The atmospheric mole fractions of HCFC‐22 have been increasing since the 1950s. Within the NDACC‐IRWG network, HCFC‐22 mol fractions can be...

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Stratospheric transit time distributions derived from satellite water vapor measurements

Randel, W., Podglajen, A., Wu, F.. (2024). Stratospheric transit time distributions derived from satellite water vapor measurements. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041595

Stratospheric transit time distributions (age‐of‐air spectra) are estimated using time series of satellite water vapor (H 2 O) measurements from the Microwave Limb Sounder over 2004 to 2021 assuming stationary transport. Latitud...

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Long‐term temperature impacts of the Hunga volcanic eruption in the stratosphere and above

Randel, W., Wang, X., García, R. R., Kinnison, D. E.. (2024). Long‐term temperature impacts of the Hunga volcanic eruption in the stratosphere and above. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL111500

Global average upper atmosphere temperature changes linked with the Hunga volcanic eruption (January 2022) are analyzed based on satellite measurements and compared with chemistry‐climate model simulations. Results show stratospheric ...

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Understanding the mechanism and importance of brown carbon bleaching across the visible spectrum in biomass burning plumes from the WE-CAN campaign

Shen, Y., Pokhrel, R. P., Sullivan, A. P., Levin, E. J. T., Garofalo, L. A., et al. (2024). Understanding the mechanism and importance of brown carbon bleaching across the visible spectrum in biomass burning plumes from the WE-CAN campaign. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-12881-2024

Aerosol absorption of visible light has an important impact on global radiative forcing. Wildfires are one of the major sources of light-absorbing aerosol, but there remains significant uncertainty about the magnitude, wavelength dependence...

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Evolution of reactive organic compounds and their potential health risk in wildfire smoke

Pye, H. O. T., Xu, L., Henderson, B. H., Pagonis, D., Campuzano-Jost, P., et al. (2024). Evolution of reactive organic compounds and their potential health risk in wildfire smoke. Environmental Science & Technology, doi:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c06187

Wildfires are an increasing source of emissions into the air, with health effects modulated by the abundance and toxicity of individual species. In this work, we estimate reactive organic compounds (ROC) in western U.S. wildland forest fire...

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Troposphere–stratosphere-integrated bromine monoxide (BrO) profile retrieval over the central Pacific Ocean

Koenig, T. K., Hendrick, F., Kinnison, D. E., Lee, C. F., Roozendael, M. V., et al. (2024). Troposphere–stratosphere-integrated bromine monoxide (BrO) profile retrieval over the central Pacific Ocean. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5911-2024

Abstract. Bromine monoxide (BrO) is relevant to atmospheric oxidative capacity, affecting the lifetime of greenhouse gases (i.e., methane, dimethylsulfide) and mercury oxidation. However, measurements of BrO radical vertical profiles are ra...

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Local and regional enhancements of CH4, CO, and CO2 inferred from TCCON column measurements

Mottungan, K., Roychoudhury, C., Brocchi, V., Gaubert, B., Tang, W., et al. (2024). Local and regional enhancements of CH4, CO, and CO2 inferred from TCCON column measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5861-2024

In this study, we demonstrate the utility of available correlative measurements of carbon species to identify regional and local air mass characteristics as well as their associated source types. In particular, we combine different regressi...

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Trifluoroacetic acid in the environment: Consensus, gaps, and next steps

Hanson, M. L., Madronich, S., Solomon, K., Andersen, M. P. S., Wallington, T. J.. (2024). Trifluoroacetic acid in the environment: Consensus, gaps, and next steps. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.5963

Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) is a persistent, water-soluble compound primarily produced by atmospheric degradation of CFC replacements, sparking scientific debate about its environmental sources, fate, and potential ecological risks. While cu...

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Coordinated geostationary, multispectral satellite observations are critical for climate and air quality progress

Millet, D. B., Palmer, P. I., Levelt, P., Gallardo, L., Shikwambana, L.. (2024). Coordinated geostationary, multispectral satellite observations are critical for climate and air quality progress. AGU Advances, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024AV001322

Satellite observations are critical for air quality and climate monitoring, and for developing the process understanding needed for reliable planning and predictions. Our current space‐based observing system stands at a crossroads wit...

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The effect of cross-regional transport on ozone and particulate matter pollution in China: A review of methodology and current knowledge

Qu, K., Yan, Y., Wang, X., Jin, X., Vrekoussis, M., et al. (2024). The effect of cross-regional transport on ozone and particulate matter pollution in China: A review of methodology and current knowledge. Science of the Total Environment, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174196

China is currently one of the countries impacted by severe atmospheric ozone (O 3 ) and particulate matter (PM) pollution. Due to their moderately long lifetimes, O 3 and PM can be transported over long distances, cross the boundaries of so...

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Global modeling of aerosol nucleation with a semi-explicit chemical mechanism for highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs)

Shao, X., Wang, M., Dong, X., Liu, Y., Shen, W., et al. (2024). Global modeling of aerosol nucleation with a semi-explicit chemical mechanism for highly oxygenated organic molecules (HOMs). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11365-2024

New particle formation (NPF) involving organic compounds has been identified as an important process affecting aerosol particle number concentrations in the global atmosphere. Laboratory studies have shown that highly oxygenated organic mol...

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Evaluating the importance of nitrate‐containing aerosols for the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer

Zhu, Y., Yu, P., Wang, X., Bardeen, C., Borrmann, S., et al. (2024). Evaluating the importance of nitrate‐containing aerosols for the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041283

The Asian Summer Monsoon (ASM) convection transports aerosols and their precursors from the boundary layer to the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere (UTLS). This process forms an annually recurring aerosol layer near the tropopause. R...

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Intercomparison of fast airborne ozone instruments to measure eddy covariance fluxes: spatial variability in deposition at the ocean surface and evidence for cloud processing

Chiu, R., Obersteiner, F., Franchin, A., Campos, T., Bailey, A., et al. (2024). Intercomparison of fast airborne ozone instruments to measure eddy covariance fluxes: spatial variability in deposition at the ocean surface and evidence for cloud processing. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-17-5731-2024

The air–sea exchange of ozone (O3) is controlled by chemistry involving halogens, dissolved organic carbon, and sulfur in the sea surface microlayer. Calculations also indicate faster ozone photolysis at aqueous surfaces, but the role of ...

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Small-scale UTLS temperature variances from dense radio occultation data

Randel, W., Wu, F., Ueyama, R., Staten, P.. (2024). Small-scale UTLS temperature variances from dense radio occultation data.

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Arctic halogens reduce ozone in the northern mid-latitudes

Fernandez, R. P., Berná, L., Tomazzeli, O. G., Mahajan, A. S., Li, Q., et al. (2024). Arctic halogens reduce ozone in the northern mid-latitudes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, doi:https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2401975121

While the dominant role of halogens in Arctic ozone loss during spring has been widely studied in the last decades, the impact of sea-ice halogens on surface ozone abundance over the northern hemisphere (NH) mid-latitudes remains unquantifi...

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Stratospheric chlorine processing after the unprecedented Hunga Tonga eruption

Zhang, J., Wang, P., Kinnison, D. E., Solomon, S., Guan, J., et al. (2024). Stratospheric chlorine processing after the unprecedented Hunga Tonga eruption. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108649

Following the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai (HTHH) eruption in January 2022, significant reductions in stratospheric hydrochloric acid (HCl) were observed in the Southern Hemisphere mid‐latitudes during the latter half of 2022, sugg...

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Heatwave exacerbates air pollution in China through intertwined climate-energy-environment interactions

Chen, T., Wang, T., Xue, L., Brasseur, G.. (2024). Heatwave exacerbates air pollution in China through intertwined climate-energy-environment interactions. Science Bulletin, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2024.05.018

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heatwaves, raising concerns about their detrimental effects on air quality. However, a role for heatwave-human-environment interactions in air pollution exacerbation has not been e...

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Optimized thread-block arrangement in a GPU implementation of a linear solver for atmospheric chemistry mechanisms

Ruiz, C. G., Acosta, M., Jorba, O., Galobardes, E. C., Dawson, M. L., et al. (2024). Optimized thread-block arrangement in a GPU implementation of a linear solver for atmospheric chemistry mechanisms. Computer Physics Communications, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2024.109240

Earth system models (ESM) demand significant hardware resources and energy consumption to solve atmospheric chemistry processes. Recent studies have shown improved performance from running these models on GPU accelerators. Nonetheless, ther...

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Air pollution interactions with weather and climate extremes: Current knowledge, gaps, and future directions

He, C., Kumar, R., Tang, W., Pfister, G., Xu, Y., et al. (2024). Air pollution interactions with weather and climate extremes: Current knowledge, gaps, and future directions. Current Pollution Reports, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-024-00296-9

During the past decade, weather and climate extremes, enhanced by climate change trends, have received tremendous attention because of their significant impacts on socio-economy, public health, and ecosystems. At the same time, many parts o...

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Using observed urban NOx sinks to constrain VOC reactivity and the ozone and radical budget in the Seoul Metropolitan Area

Nault, B. A., Travis, K. R., Crawford, J. H., Blake, D. R., Campuzano-Jost, P., et al. (2024). Using observed urban NOx sinks to constrain VOC reactivity and the ozone and radical budget in the Seoul Metropolitan Area. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9573-2024

Ozone (O-3) is an important secondary pollutant that impacts air quality and human health. Eastern Asia has high regional O-3 background due to the numerous sources and increasing and rapid industrial growth, which impacts the Seoul Metropo...

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Impact of improved representation of volatile organic compound emissions and production of NO

Travis, K. R., Nault, B. A., Crawford, J. H., Bates, K. H., Blake, D. R., et al. (2024). Impact of improved representation of volatile organic compound emissions and production of NO. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-9555-2024

The fraction of urban volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions attributable to fossil fuel combustion has been declining in many parts of the world, resulting in a need to better constrain other anthropogenic sources of these emissions. Du...

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On the abnormally strong westward phase of the mesospheric semiannual oscillation at low latitudes during March equinox 2023

Suclupe, J., Chau, J. L., Conte, J. F., Pedatella, N. M., García, R. R., et al. (2024). On the abnormally strong westward phase of the mesospheric semiannual oscillation at low latitudes during March equinox 2023. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL110331

Different meteor radars at low latitudes observed abnormally strong westward mesospheric winds around the March Equinox of 2023, that is, during the first phase of the Mesospheric Semiannual Oscillation. This event was the strongest of at l...

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Chloromethanes in the North American troposphere and lower stratosphere over the past two decades

Smith, K., Atlas, E., Apel, E. C., Blake, D. R., Dutton, G., et al. (2024). Chloromethanes in the North American troposphere and lower stratosphere over the past two decades. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108710

Aircraft observations of the four chloromethanes: carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), methyl chloride (CH3Cl), dichloromethane (CH2Cl2), and chloroform (CHCl3), collected over North America between 2000 and 2022, were used to evaluate their vertic...

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Quantifying the diurnal variation in atmospheric NO 2 from Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) observations

Edwards, D. P., Martínez-Alonso, S., Jo, D., Ortega, I., Emmons, L. K., et al. (2024). Quantifying the diurnal variation in atmospheric NO 2 from Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) observations. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8943-2024

The Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) over Asia is the first geostationary Earth orbit instrument in the virtual constellation of sensors for atmospheric chemistry and composition air quality research and applications...

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Intercomparison of GEOS-Chem and CAM-chem tropospheric oxidant chemistry within the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2)

Lin, H., Emmons, L. K., Lundgren, E. W., Yang, L. H., Feng, X., et al. (2024). Intercomparison of GEOS-Chem and CAM-chem tropospheric oxidant chemistry within the Community Earth System Model version 2 (CESM2). Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8607-2024

Tropospheric ozone is a major air pollutant and greenhouse gas. It is also the primary precursor of OH, the main tropospheric oxidant. Global atmospheric chemistry models show large differences in their simulations of tropospheric ozone bud...

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Significant chlorine emissions from biomass burning affect the long-term atmospheric chemistry in Asia

Chang, D., Li, Q., Wang, Z., Dai, J., Fu, X., et al. (2024). Significant chlorine emissions from biomass burning affect the long-term atmospheric chemistry in Asia. National Science Review, doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwae285

Biomass burning (BB) is a major source of trace gases and particles in the atmosphere, influencing air quality, radiative balance, and climate. Previous studies have mainly focused on the BB emissions of carbon and nitrogen species with les...

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East African megacity air quality: Rationale and framework for a measurement and modeling program

Bililign, S., Brown, S. S., Westervelt, D. M., Kumar, R., Tang, W., et al. (2024). East African megacity air quality: Rationale and framework for a measurement and modeling program. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0098.1

Air pollution in Africa is a significant public health issue responsible for 1.1 million premature deaths annually. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of population growth and urbanization of any region in the world, with substantial p...

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Evaluation of WRF-Chem PM2.5 simulations in Thailand with different anthropogenic and biomass-burning emissions

Thongsame, W., Henze, D. K., Kumar, R., Barth, M., Pfister, G.. (2024). Evaluation of WRF-Chem PM2.5 simulations in Thailand with different anthropogenic and biomass-burning emissions. Atmospheric Environment: X, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aeaoa.2024.100282

Thailand experiences severe air quality issues, predominantly due to PM2.5 pollution that surpasses WHO guidelines. The main sources are attributed to energy production, industrial activities, vehicular emissions, agricultural burning, and ...

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State of the Climate in 2023

Blunden, J., Boyer, T., Randel, W., Tye, M., Vömel, H.. (2024). State of the Climate in 2023. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, doi:https://doi.org/10.1175/2024BAMSStateoftheClimate.1

This document is a comprehensive climate report from 2023, detailing global environmental changes and extreme weather events. The report highlights record-breaking temperatures, rising greenhouse gas concentrations, and widespread environme...

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Energy conservation in the cooling and contracting upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere

Mlynczak, M. G., Hunt, L. A., García, R. R., Lopez-Puertas, M., Mertens, C. J., et al. (2024). Energy conservation in the cooling and contracting upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere. Geophysical Research Letters, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109757

Time series of radiative cooling of the upper mesosphere and lower thermosphere (UMLT) by carbon dioxide (CO2) are examined for evidence of trends over 20 years. Radiative cooling rates in K day-1 provided by the SABER instrument are conver...

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High temperature sensitivity of Arctic isoprene emissions explained by sedges

Wang, H., Welch, A. M., Nagalingam, S., Leong, C., Czimczik, C. I., et al. (2024). High temperature sensitivity of Arctic isoprene emissions explained by sedges. Nature Communications, doi:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49960-0

It has been widely reported that isoprene emissions from the Arctic ecosystem have a strong temperature response. Here we identify sedges (Carex spp. and Eriophorum spp.) as key contributors to this high sensitivity using plant chamber expe...

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Smoke-charged vortex doubles hemispheric aerosol in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion

Ma, C., Su, H., Lelieveld, J., Randel, W., Yu, P., et al. (2024). Smoke-charged vortex doubles hemispheric aerosol in the middle stratosphere and buffers ozone depletion. Science Advances, doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adn3657

Australian mega-wildfires in the summer of 2019-2020 injected smoke into the stratosphere, causing strong ozone depletion in the lower stratosphere. Here, we model the smoke plume and reproduce its unexpected trajectory toward the middle st...

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