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Birger Bohn is affiliated with Forschungszentrum Jülich in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work predominantly focuses on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and related topics.

The main areas of research for Birger Bohn include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and atmospheric aerosols and clouds. They have also contributed to research concerning the COVID-19 impact on air quality and catalytic processes in materials science.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Birger Bohn include:

  • Anna Novelli
  • Franz Röhrer
  • Hendrik Fuchs
  • Jos Lelieveld
  • Hartwig Harder

The scientist has published numerous papers in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Nature
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Some of their recent notable papers include:

  • "Cleaner Skies during the COVID-19 Lockdown" (2022), published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • "Importance of isomerization reactions for OH radical regeneration from the photo-oxidation of isoprene investigated in the atmospheric simulation chamber SAPHIR" (2020), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Overview: On the transport and transformation of pollutants in the outflow of major population centres - observational data from the EMeRGe European intensive operational period in summer 2017" (2022), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Central role of nitric oxide in ozone production in the upper tropical troposphere over the Atlantic Ocean and western Africa" (2021), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Isoprene nitrates drive new particle formation in Amazon's upper troposphere" (2024), published in Nature

Best Publications

  • Amplified trace gas removal in the troposphere.

    Andreas Hofzumahaus;Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Keding Lu;Birger Bohn

  • Observation and modelling of OH and HO 2 concentrations in the Pearl River Delta 2006: a missing OH source in a VOC rich atmosphere

    K. D. Lu;K. D. Lu;F. Rohrer;F. Holland;H. Fuchs

  • Radical chemistry at a rural site (Wangdu) in the North China Plain: observation and model calculations of OH, HO 2 and RO 2 radicals

    Zhaofeng Tan;Hendrik Fuchs;Keding Lu;Andreas Hofzumahaus

  • Characterisation of the photolytic HONO-source in the atmosphere simulation chamber SAPHIR

    F. Rohrer;B. Bohn;T. Brauers;D. Brüning

  • Wintertime photochemistry in Beijing: observations of RO x radical concentrations in the North China Plain during the BEST-ONE campaign

    Zhaofeng Tan;Zhaofeng Tan;Franz Rohrer;Keding Lu;Xuefei Ma

  • Aging of biogenic secondary organic aerosol via gas-phase OH radical reactions

    Neil M. Donahue;Kaytlin M. Henry;Thomas F. Mentel;Astrid Kiendler-Scharr

  • The photolysis of ortho-nitrophenols: a new gas phase source of HONO.

    Iustinian Bejan;Yasin Abd El Aal;Ian Barnes;Thorsten Benter

  • Atmospheric OH reactivities in the Pearl River Delta – China in summer 2006: measurement and model results

    S. Lou;S. Lou;F. Holland;F. Rohrer;K. Lu;K. Lu

  • Wildfire particulate matter in Europe during summer 2003: meso-scale modeling of smoke emissions, transport and radiative effects

    A. Hodzic;S. Madronich;B. Bohn;S. Massie

  • Missing OH source in a suburban environment near Beijing: observed and modelled OH and HO 2 concentrations in summer 2006

    K. D. Lu;K. D. Lu;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Holland;B. Bohn

  • Light induced conversion of nitrogen dioxide into nitrous acid on submicron humic acid aerosol

    K. Stemmler;M. Ndour;Y. Elshorbany;J. Kleffmann

  • Strong daytime production of OH from HNO2 at a rural mountain site

    Karin Acker;Detlev Möller;Wolfgang Wieprecht;Franz X. Meixner

  • Exploring the atmospheric chemistry of nitrous acid (HONO) at a rural site in Southern China

    X. Li;T. Brauers;R. Häseler;B. Bohn

  • Fast Photochemistry in Wintertime Haze: Consequences for Pollution Mitigation Strategies

    Keding Lu;Hendrik Fuchs;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Zhaofeng Tan

  • Missing gas-phase source of HONO inferred from Zeppelin measurements in the troposphere.

    Xin Li;Franz Rohrer;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Theo Brauers

  • Significant Concentrations of Nitryl Chloride Sustained in the Morning: Investigations of the Causes and Impacts on Ozone Production in a Polluted Region of Northern China

    Yee Jun Tham;Zhe Wang;Qinyi Li;Hui Yun

  • Detection of HO 2 by laser-induced fluorescence: calibration and interferences from RO 2 radicals

    H. Fuchs;B. Bohn;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Holland

  • Experimental budgets of OH, HO 2 , and RO 2 radicals and implications for ozone formation in the Pearl River Delta in China 2014

    Zhaofeng Tan;Zhaofeng Tan;Keding Lu;Andreas Hofzumahaus;Hendrik Fuchs

  • Experimental evidence for efficient hydroxyl radical regeneration in isoprene oxidation

    H. Fuchs;A. Hofzumahaus;F. Rohrer;B. Bohn

  • Significant concentrations of nitryl chloride observed in rural continental Europe associated with the influence of sea salt chloride and anthropogenic emissions

    G. J. Phillips;M. J. Tang;J. Thieser;B. Brickwedde

  • The photolysis of ortho-nitrophenols: A new gas phase source of HONO

    I. Bejan;I. Barnes;J. Kleffmann;Y. El Shorbany

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz Rohrer
Franz Rohrer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Wahner
Andreas Wahner Forschungszentrum Jülich
Hendrik Fuchs
Hendrik Fuchs Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Hofzumahaus
Andreas Hofzumahaus Forschungszentrum Jülich
Xin Li
Xin Li Peking University
Frank Holland
Frank Holland Forschungszentrum Jülich
Keding Lu
Keding Lu Peking University
Ralf Tillmann
Ralf Tillmann Forschungszentrum Jülich
Astrid Kiendler-Scharr
Astrid Kiendler-Scharr Forschungszentrum Jülich
Theo Brauers
Theo Brauers Forschungszentrum Jülich

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