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Armin Kleinböhl is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Physics and Astronomy, with a specific focus on subfields such as Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering, Physiology, Atmospheric Science, and Global and Planetary Change.

The main topics addressed in their work include Planetary Science and Exploration, Astro and Planetary Science, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life, Space Exploration and Technology, Spaceflight effects on biology, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, and Scientific Research and Discoveries.

They have contributed to various types of scholarly outputs, including journal articles published across notable venues, with a concentration on:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Planets
  • Icarus
  • The Planetary Science Journal
  • Planetary and Space Science
  • Geophysical Research Letters

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Martian water loss to space enhanced by regional dust storms" (2021) in Nature Astronomy
  • "Solar Tides in the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics
  • "A multiannual record of gravity wave activity in Mars's lower atmosphere from on-planet observations by the Mars Climate Sounder" (2020) in Icarus
  • "The Holy Grail: A road map for unlocking the climate record stored within Mars' polar layered deposits" (2020) in Planetary and Space Science
  • "Impact of Gravity Waves on the Middle Atmosphere of Mars: A Non-Orographic Gravity Wave Parameterization Based on Global Climate Modeling and MCS Observations" (2020) in Journal of Geophysical Research Planets

Kleinböhl often collaborates with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • D. M. Kass (23 publications)
  • Nicholas Heavens (8 publications)
  • S. Piqueux (7 publications)
  • J. T. Schofield (7 publications)
  • M. Slipski (6 publications)

Best Publications

  • The 2009 edition of the GEISA spectroscopic database

    N. Jacquinet-Husson;L. Crepeau;R. Armante;C. Boutammine

  • The detection of large HNO3-containing particles in the winter Arctic stratosphere.

    D. W. Fahey;R. S. Gao;K. S. Carslaw;J. Kettleborough

  • Mars Climate Sounder limb profile retrieval of atmospheric temperature, pressure, and dust and water ice opacity

    Armin Kleinböhl;John T. Schofield;David M. Kass;Wedad A. Abdou

  • Interannual similarity in the Martian atmosphere during the dust storm season

    D. M. Kass;A. Kleinböhl;D. J. McCleese;J. T. Schofield

  • Structure and dynamics of the Martian lower and middle atmosphere as observed by the Mars Climate Sounder: Seasonal variations in zonal mean temperature, dust and water ice aerosols

    D. J. McCleese;N. G. Heavens;J. T. Schofield;W. A. Abdou

  • Martian Year 34 Column Dust Climatology from Mars Climate Sounder Observations: Reconstructed Maps and Model Simulations

    Luca Montabone;Luca Montabone;Aymeric Spiga;Aymeric Spiga;David M. Kass;Armin Kleinböhl

  • The vertical distribution of dust in the Martian atmosphere during northern spring and summer: Observations by the Mars Climate Sounder and analysis of zonal average vertical dust profiles

    N. G. Heavens;N. G. Heavens;M. I. Richardson;A. Kleinböhl;D. M. Kass

  • Hydrogen escape from Mars enhanced by deep convection in dust storms

    Nicholas G. Heavens;Armin Kleinböhl;Michael S. Chaffin;Jasper S. Halekas

  • Validation of ozone measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)

    E. Dupuy;K.A. Walker;K.A. Walker;J. Kar;C.D. Boone

  • A single-scattering approximation for infrared radiative transfer in limb geometry in the Martian atmosphere

    Armin Kleinböhl;John T. Schofield;Wedad A. Abdou;Patrick G.J. Irwin

  • Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;N. R. P. Harris;P. von der Gathen

  • The semidiurnal tide in the middle atmosphere of Mars

    Armin Kleinböhl;R. John Wilson;David Kass;John T. Schofield

  • Thermal Tides in the Martian Middle Atmosphere as Seen by the Mars Climate Sounder.

    C. Lee;W. G. Lawson;M. I. Richardson;N. G. Heavens

  • Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder ClO measurements

    M. L. Santee;A. Lambert;W. G. Read;N. J. Livesey

  • A vortex‐scale simulation of the growth and sedimentation of large nitric acid hydrate particles

    Kenneth S. Carslaw;Jamie A. Kettleborough;Megan J. Northway;Stewart Davies

  • Variability of the martian seasonal CO2 cap extent over eight Mars Years

    Sylvain Piqueux;Armin Kleinböhl;Paul O. Hayne;David M. Kass

  • Vertical distribution of dust in the Martian atmosphere during northern spring and summer: High-altitude tropical dust maximum at northern summer solstice

    N. G. Heavens;N. G. Heavens;M. I. Richardson;A. Kleinböhl;D. M. Kass

  • Carbon dioxide snow clouds on Mars: South polar winter observations by the Mars Climate Sounder

    Paul O. Hayne;Paul O. Hayne;David A. Paige;John T. Schofield;David M. Kass

  • Vertical distribution of dust and water ice aerosols from CRISM limb-geometry observations

    Michael Doyle Smith;Michael J. Wolff;Todd Clancy;Armin Kleinbohl

  • Mars Climate Sounder Observation of Mars' 2018 Global Dust Storm

    D. M. Kass;J. T. Schofield;A. Kleinböhl;D. J. McCleese

  • Mars' south polar hood as observed by the Mars Climate Sounder

    Jennifer L. Benson;David M. Kass;Armin Kleinböhl;Daniel J. McCleese

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Schofield
John T. Schofield California Institute of Technology
David M. Kass
David M. Kass California Institute of Technology
Paul O. Wennberg
Paul O. Wennberg California Institute of Technology
Mark I. Richardson
Mark I. Richardson California Institute of Technology
Aymeric Spiga
Aymeric Spiga Sorbonne University
G. C. Toon
G. C. Toon California Institute of Technology
Stephen R. Lewis
Stephen R. Lewis The Open University
Kaley A. Walker
Kaley A. Walker University of Toronto
Justus Notholt
Justus Notholt University of Bremen
John P. Burrows
John P. Burrows University of Bremen

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