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Bernhard Rappenglück

Bernhard Rappenglück

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
49
Citations
6577
World Ranking
5373
National Ranking
1963

Overview

Bernhard Rappenglück is affiliated with the University of Houston in the United States and contributes to the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research focuses extensively on atmospheric chemistry, air quality, and the environmental impacts of pollutants.

The primary subfields of study in their work include Atmospheric Science, Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Global and Planetary Change. This interdisciplinary approach supports investigations into both the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its broader health and environmental consequences.

The research topics covered by Rappenglück emphasize atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality monitoring and forecasting, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric ozone and climate, climate variability and models, urban heat island mitigation, and atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics.

Frequent publication outlets for their work include Atmospheric Environment, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Chemosphere, and Environmental Advances. These venues reflect a focus on publishing in journals relevant to atmospheric and environmental sciences.

Recent publications by Rappenglück include:

  • Measurements of Total OH Reactivity During CalNex-LA, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Influence of seasonal variability on source characteristics of VOCs at Houston industrial area, 2022, Atmospheric Environment
  • Changes in precipitation patterns in Houston, Texas, 2021, Environmental Advances
  • Ozone precursors and boundary layer meteorology before and during a severe ozone episode in Mexico city, 2023, Chemosphere
  • Investigating the Complexities of VOC Sources in Mexico City in the Years 2016-2022, 2024, Atmosphere

Collaboration is notable in their research, with frequent coauthors including Armando Retama, Olivia Rivera-Hernández, Tanzina Akther, Olabosipo Osibanjo, and Morshad Ahmed. These collaborations indicate active engagement with a network of researchers focused on environmental and atmospheric studies.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • VOC source–receptor relationships in Houston during TexAQS-II

    Michael Leuchner;Bernhard Rappenglück

  • Formaldehyde (HCHO) As a Hazardous Air Pollutant: Mapping Surface Air Concentrations from Satellite and Inferring Cancer Risks in the United States

    Lei Zhu;Daniel J. Jacob;Frank N. Keutsch;Loretta J. Mickley

  • The impact of NOx, CO and VOC emissions on the air quality of Zurich airport

    Gregor Schürmann;Klaus Schäfer;Carsten Jahn;Herbert Hoffmann

  • Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols in Los Angeles during CalNex 2010

    P. L. Hayes;P. L. Hayes;P. L. Hayes;A. G. Carlton;K. R. Baker;R. Ahmadov;R. Ahmadov

  • 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

  • Vertical profiles of nitrous acid in the nocturnal urban atmosphere of Houston, TX

    K. W. Wong;H.-J. Oh;B. L. Lefer;B. Rappenglück

  • Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds contribute substantially to air pollution mortality

    Benjamin A. Nault;Benjamin A. Nault;Duseong S. Jo;Duseong S. Jo;Brian C. McDonald;Brian C. McDonald;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Pedro Campuzano-Jost

  • Receptor modeling of ambient VOC at Santiago, Chile

    Héctor Jorquera;Bernhard Rappenglück

  • Modeling the formation and aging of secondary organic aerosols during CalNex 2010

    P. L. Hayes;A. G. Carlton;K. R. Baker;R. Ahmadov

  • An analysis of the vertical structure of the atmosphere and the upper‐level meteorology and their impact on surface ozone levels in Houston, Texas

    Bernhard Rappenglück;Ryan Perna;Ryan Perna;Shiyuan Zhong;Gary A. Morris

  • Formaldehyde columns from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument: Urban versus background levels and evaluation using aircraft data and a global model

    Nicholas L. Boeke;Julian D. Marshall;Sergio Alvarez;Kelly V. Chance

  • The Evolution of Photochemical Smog in the Metropolitan Area of Santiago de Chile

    Bernhard Rappenglück;Pedro Oyola;Ignacio Olaeta;Peter Fabian

  • Vertical gradients of HONO, NOx and O3 in Santiago de Chile

    Guillermo Villena;Guillermo Villena;Jörg Kleffmann;Ralf Kurtenbach;Peter Wiesen

  • Nocturnal NO3 radical chemistry in Houston, TX

    Jochen Stutz;Kam Weng Wong;Laura Lawrence;Luke Ziemba

  • Modeling nitrous acid and its impact on ozone and hydroxyl radical during the Texas Air Quality Study 2006

    B. H. Czader;B. Rappenglück;P. Percell;D. W. Byun;D. W. Byun

  • Quasi-continuous measurements of non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHC) in the Greater Athens area during medcaphot-trace

    B Rappenglück;P Fabian;P Kalabokas;L.G Viras

  • Evidence for a recurring eastern North America upper tropospheric ozone maximum during summer

    Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;M. Trainer;A. M. Thompson;S. J. Oltmans

  • Simultaneous DOAS and mist-chamber IC measurements of HONO in Houston, TX

    Jochen Stutz;Hoon-Ju Oh;Sallie I. Whitlow;Casey Anderson

  • A comparison of chemical mechanisms based on TRAMP-2006 field data

    Shuang Chen;Xinrong Ren;Jingqiu Mao;Zhong Chen

  • Radical precursors and related species from traffic as observed and modeled at an urban highway junction.

    Bernhard Rappenglück;Graciela Lubertino;Sergio Alvarez;Julia Golovko

  • Comparison of aerosol lidar retrieval methods for boundary layer height detection using ceilometer aerosol backscatter data

    Vanessa Caicedo;Bernhard Rappenglück;Barry Lefer;Gary Morris

  • Trace gas exchange and gas phase chemistry in a Norway spruce forest: A study with a coupled 1-dimensional canopy atmospheric chemistry emission model

    Renate Forkel;Otto Klemm;Martin Graus;Bernhard Rappenglück

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry Lefer
Barry Lefer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Martin Graus
Martin Graus University of Innsbruck
Jochen Stutz
Jochen Stutz University of California, Los Angeles
J. A. de Gouw
J. A. de Gouw University of Colorado Boulder
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Patrick L. Hayes
Patrick L. Hayes University of Montreal
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire
Jose L. Jimenez
Jose L. Jimenez University of Colorado Boulder
Hans Schlager
Hans Schlager German Aerospace Center

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