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71
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1572
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670

Overview

Brian Lamb is affiliated with Washington State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a particular emphasis on health, toxicology, mutagenesis, global and planetary change, atmospheric science, environmental engineering, and modeling and simulation.

The scientist's recent publication record includes papers covering various aspects of air quality, atmospheric chemistry, and related health impacts. Their research topics prominently involve air quality and health impacts, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality monitoring and forecasting, the impact of COVID-19 on air quality, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and climate change and health impacts.

Brian Lamb has contributed to the following recent papers:

  • Drastic Improvements in Air Quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Outbreak (2020), published in Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • War Impact on Air Quality in Ukraine (2022), published in Sustainability
  • Whole-House Emission Rates and Loss Coefficients of Formaldehyde and Other Volatile Organic Compounds as a Function of the Air Change Rate (2020), published in Environmental Science & Technology
  • Development of a Machine Learning Approach for Local-Scale Ozone Forecasting: Application to Kennewick, WA (2022), published in Frontiers in Big Data
  • Operational bias correction for PM2.5 using the AIRPACT air quality forecast system in the Pacific Northwest (2021), published in Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association

The venues where Brian Lamb frequently publishes include:

  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
  • Frontiers in Big Data
  • Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • Sustainability

Key frequent co-authors in Brian Lamb's research are:

  • Yunha Lee
  • Rasa Žalakevičiūtė
  • Danilo Mejía
  • P. O'Keeffe
  • Kai Fan

Their work encompasses a range of topics focused on the dynamics of air pollutants and related environmental and health effects. Studies include looking at the changes in air quality related to major events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and armed conflicts, as well as the development and application of forecasting models and operational corrections for air pollution monitoring systems.

Best Publications

  • Assessment of methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas supply chain

    Ramón A. Alvarez;Daniel Zavala-Araiza;David R. Lyon;David T. Allen

  • Emissions of volatile organic compounds from vegetation and the implications for atmospheric chemistry

    Fred Fehsenfeld;Jack Calvert;Ray Fall;Paul Goldan

  • Sulfur Emissions to the Atmosphere from Natural Sources

    T. S. Bates;B. K. Lamb;A. Guenther;J. Dignon

  • Measurements of methane emissions at natural gas production sites in the United States

    David T Allen;Vincent M Torres;James A Thomas;David W Sullivan

  • Biogenic Hydrocarbons in the Atmospheric Boundary Layer: A Review

    J. D. Fuentes;M. Lerdau;R. Atkinson;D. Baldocchi

  • Measurement of methane emissions from ruminant livestock using a sulfur hexafluoride tracer technique.

    Kristen. Johnson;Mark. Huyler;Hal. Westberg;Brian. Lamb

  • A national inventory of biogenic hydrocarbon emissions

    Brian Lamb;Alex Guenther;Hal Westberg

  • An overview of the MILAGRO 2006 Campaign: Mexico City emissions and their transport and transformation

    L. T. Molina;S. Madronich;J. S. Gaffney;E. Apel

  • Evaluation of nitrogen dioxide chemiluminescence monitors in a polluted urban environment

    E. J. Dunlea;E. J. Dunlea;S. C. Herndon;D. D. Nelson;R. M. Volkamer;R. M. Volkamer

  • Reconciling divergent estimates of oil and gas methane emissions

    Daniel Zavala-Araiza;David R. Lyon;Ramón A. Alvarez;Kenneth J. Davis

  • A biogenic hydrocarbon emission inventory for the U.S.A. using a simple forest canopy model

    B Lamb;H Westberg;T Pierce

  • Quantifying the seasonal and interannual variability of North American isoprene emissions using satellite observations of the formaldehyde column

    Paul I. Palmer;Paul I. Palmer;Dorian S. Abbot;Tzung-May Fu;Daniel J. Jacob

  • Air quality in North America's most populous city - overview of the MCMA-2003 campaign

    L. T. Molina;C. E. Kolb;B. de Foy;B. de Foy;B. K. Lamb

  • Biogenic hydrocarbon emissions from deciduous and coniferous trees in the United States

    Brian Lamb;Hal Westberg;Gene Allwine;Tim Quarles

  • Atmospheric oxidation in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area (MCMA) during April 2003

    T. R. Shirley;W. H. Brune;X. Ren;J. Mao

  • A Preliminary Synthesis of Modeled Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Regional Ozone Concentrations

    C. P. Weaver;X. Z. Liang;J. Zhu;P. J. Adams

  • The influence of atmospheric pressure on landfill methane emissions.

    P.M Czepiel;J.H Shorter;B Mosher;E Allwine

  • Direct Measurements Show Decreasing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas Local Distribution Systems in the United States

    Brian K. Lamb;Steven L. Edburg;Thomas W. Ferrara;Touché Howard

  • Isoprene fluxes measured by enclosure, relaxed eddy accumulation, surface layer gradient, mixed layer gradient, and mixed layer mass balance techniques

    Alex Guenther;William Baugh;Ken Davis;Gary Hampton

  • Landfill methane emissions measured by enclosure and atmospheric tracer methods

    P. M. Czepiel;B. Mosher;R. C. Harriss;J. H. Shorter

Frequent Co-Authors

Hal Westberg
Hal Westberg Washington State University
Alex Guenther
Alex Guenther University of California, Irvine
Claudio O. Stöckle
Claudio O. Stöckle Washington State University
Bertram T. Jobson
Bertram T. Jobson Washington State University
Paul B. Shepson
Paul B. Shepson Stony Brook University
Eric P. Salathé
Eric P. Salathé University of Washington
Mary Anne Carroll
Mary Anne Carroll University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Christine Wiedinmyer
Christine Wiedinmyer University of Colorado Boulder
Scott C. Herndon
Scott C. Herndon Aerodyne Research
Charles E. Kolb
Charles E. Kolb Aerodyne Research

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