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Barry Lefer is affiliated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with particular expertise in Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Engineering, and Aerospace Engineering.

Their work covers several main topics, including Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Fire effects on ecosystems, and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Barry Lefer has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Atmosphere

Their recent publications include:

  • The Korea-United States Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) field study, 2021, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Fire Influence on Regional to Global Environments and Air Quality (FIREX-AQ), 2022, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Measurements of Total OH Reactivity During CalNex-LA, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • An Automated Common Algorithm for Planetary Boundary Layer Retrievals Using Aerosol Lidars in Support of the U.S. EPA Photochemical Assessment Monitoring Stations Program, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Space-Borne Monitoring of NOx Emissions from Cement Kilns in South Korea, 2020, Atmosphere

Barry Lefer has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • J. H. Crawford
  • Jinsoo Park
  • Jack E. Dibb
  • R. A. Washenfelder
  • James Flynn

Best Publications

  • An overview of snow photochemistry: evidence, mechanisms and impacts

    A. M. Grannas;A. E. Jones;J. Dibb;M. Ammann

  • New Era of Air Quality Monitoring from Space: Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS)

    Jhoon Kim;Ukkyo Jeong;Myoung Hwan Ahn;Jae H. Kim

  • High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin

    Peter M. Edwards;Steven S. Brown;James M. Roberts;Ravan Ahmadov

  • Organic aerosol composition and sources in Pasadena, California, during the 2010 CalNex campaign

    P. L. Hayes;A. M. Ortega;M. J. Cubison;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • Atmospheric oxidation capacity in the summer of Houston 2006: Comparison with summer measurements in other metropolitan studies

    Jingqiu Mao;Xinrong Ren;Shuang Chen;William H. Brune

  • The Korea–United States Air Quality (KORUS-AQ) field study

    James H. Crawford;Joon-Young Ahn;Jassim Al-Saadi;Limseok Chang

  • Climate change accelerates growth of urban trees in metropolises worldwide

    Hans Pretzsch;Peter Biber;Enno Uhl;Jens Dahlhausen

  • Testing fast photochemical theory during TRACE‐P based on measurements of OH, HO2, and CH2O

    Jennifer R. Olson;J. H. Crawford;G. Chen;A. Fried

  • Observations of gas- and aerosol-phase organic nitrates at BEACHON-RoMBAS 2011

    J. L. Fry;D. C. Draper;K. J. Zarzana;K. J. Zarzana;P. Campuzano-Jost;P. Campuzano-Jost

  • Unexpected high levels of NO observed at South Pole

    D. Davis;J. B. Nowak;G. Chen;M. Buhr

  • Regional-scale chemical transport modeling in support of the analysis of observations obtained during the TRACE-P experiment

    G. R. Carmichael;Y. Tang;G. Kurata;I. Uno

  • Understanding the role of the ground surface in HONO vertical structure: High resolution vertical profiles during NACHTT‐11

    Trevor C. VandenBoer;Trevor C. VandenBoer;Steven S. Brown;Jennifer G. Murphy;William C. Keene

  • Atmospheric oxidation chemistry and ozone production: Results from SHARP 2009 in Houston, Texas

    Xinrong Ren;Xinrong Ren;Diana van Duin;Maria Cazorla;Maria Cazorla;Shuang Chen

  • Vertically resolved measurements of nighttime radical reservoirs in Los Angeles and their contribution to the urban radical budget.

    Cora J. Young;Cora J. Young;Rebecca A. Washenfelder;Rebecca A. Washenfelder;James M. Roberts;Levi H. Mielke

  • Daytime HONO vertical gradients during SHARP 2009 in Houston, TX

    K. W. Wong;C. Tsai;B. Lefer;C. Haman

  • Chemical characteristics of continental outflow from Asia to the troposphere over the western Pacific Ocean during February‐March 1994: Results from PEM‐West B

    R. W. Talbot;J. E. Dibb;B. L. Lefer;J. D. Bradshaw

  • Airborne and ground-based observations of a weekend effect in ozone, precursors, and oxidation products in the California South Coast Air Basin

    I. B. Pollack;I. B. Pollack;T. B. Ryerson;M. Trainer;D. D. Parrish

  • Modeling chemistry in and above snow at Summit, Greenland – Part 1: Model description and results

    Jennie L. Thomas;Jennie L. Thomas;J. Stutz;B. Lefer;L. G. Huey

  • Chlorine as a primary radical: evaluation of methods to understand its role in initiation of oxidative cycles

    C. J. Young;C. J. Young;C. J. Young;R. A. Washenfelder;R. A. Washenfelder;P. M. Edwards;P. M. Edwards;D. D. Parrish

  • South Pole NOx Chemistry: an assessment of factors controlling variability and absolute levels

    D. Davis;G. Chen;G. Chen;M. Buhr;J. Crawford

  • Measurements of Hydroxyl and Hydroperoxy Radicals during CalNex‐LA: Model Comparisons and Radical Budgets

    S. M. Griffith;S. M. Griffith;R. F. Hansen;R. F. Hansen;S. Dusanter;S. Dusanter;S. Dusanter;V. Michoud;V. Michoud;V. Michoud

  • Meteorology influencing springtime air quality, pollution transport, and visibility in Korea

    David A. Peterson;Edward J. Hyer;Sang-Ok Han;James H. Crawford

  • Regional-scale chemical transport modeling in support of the analysis of observations obtained during the TRACE-P experiment : NASA global tropospheric experiment transport and chemical evolution over the pacific (TRACE-P): Measurements and analysis (TRACEP1)

    G. R. Carmichael;Y. Tang;G. Kurata;I. Uno

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
Richard E. Shetter
Richard E. Shetter National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Jochen Stutz
Jochen Stutz University of California, Los Angeles
Bernhard Rappenglück
Bernhard Rappenglück University of Houston
Robert W. Talbot
Robert W. Talbot University of Houston
James H. Crawford
James H. Crawford Langley Research Center
Patrick R. Veres
Patrick R. Veres National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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