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Overview

Byron Blomquist is affiliated with the University of Colorado Boulder in the United States. Their research contributions span a wide range of topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with particular focus on subfields such as Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work explores key themes including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing

Byron Blomquist has frequently published in several scientific venues, particularly:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Scientific Data
  • Frontiers in Marine Science
  • Ocean Science

Their recent papers reflect a diverse engagement with Arctic environments, atmospheric processes, and ocean-atmosphere interactions. Notable works include:

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere, 2022, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Continuous observations of the surface energy budget and meteorology over the Arctic sea ice during MOSAiC, 2023, Scientific Data
  • Thin and transient meltwater layers and false bottoms in the Arctic sea ice pack-Recent insights on these historically overlooked features, 2023, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Substantial contribution of iodine to Arctic ozone destruction, 2022, Nature Geoscience
  • Global Synthesis of Air-Sea CO2 Transfer Velocity Estimates From Ship-Based Eddy Covariance Measurements, 2022, Frontiers in Marine Science

Through collaboration, they have worked with several frequent co-authors including Hélène Angot, Julia Schmale, Stephen D. Archer, Ivo Beck, and Detlev Helmig. These partnerships have contributed to the breadth of their research across atmospheric and environmental sciences.

Best Publications

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere

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  • Dynamics and chemistry of marine stratocumulus - DYCOMS II

    Bjorn Stevens;Donald H. Lenschow;Gabor Vali;Hermann Gerber

  • The cycling of sulfur in surface seawater of the northeast Pacific

    Timothy S. Bates;Ronald P. Kiene;Gordon V. Wolfe;Patricia A. Matrai

  • The MATERHORN: Unraveling the Intricacies of Mountain Weather

    H. J. S. Fernando;E. R. Pardyjak;S. Di Sabatino;F. K. Chow

  • On entrainment rates in nocturnal marine stratocumulus

    Bjorn Stevens;Bjorn Stevens;Donald H. Lenschow;Ian Faloona;C.-H. Moeng

  • Observations of Entrainment in Eastern Pacific Marine Stratocumulus Using Three Conserved Scalars

    Ian Faloona;Donald H. Lenschow;Teresa Campos;B. Stevens

  • CASPER: Coupled Air–Sea Processes and Electromagnetic Ducting Research

    Qing Wang;Denny P. Alappattu;Stephanie Billingsley;Byron Blomquist

  • Supplement to Dynamics and Chemistry of Marine Stratocumulus—DYCOMS-II

    Bjorn Stevens;Donald H. Lenschow;Gabor Vali;Hermann Gerber

  • Chemistry of dimethyl sulfide in the equatorial Pacific atmosphere

    A. R. Bandy;D. C. Thornton;B. W. Blomquist;S. Chen

  • Implementation of the Coupled Ocean‐Atmosphere Response Experiment flux algorithm with CO2, dimethyl sulfide, and O3

    C. W. Fairall;Mingxi Yang;Ludovic Bariteau;J. B. Edson

  • Measurement of the sea-air DMS flux and transfer velocity using eddy correlation

    Barry J. Huebert;Byron W. Blomquist;J. E. Hare;C. W. Fairall

  • Low yields of SO2 from dimethyl sulfide oxidation in the marine boundary layer

    A. R. Bandy;D. L. Scott;B. W. Blomquist;S. M. Chen

  • A Global Aerosol Model Forecast for the ACE-Asia Field Experiment

    Mian Chin;Mian Chin;Paul Ginoux;Paul Ginoux;Robert Lucchesi;Robert Lucchesi;Barry Huebert

  • Impact of an artificial surfactant release on air‐sea gas fluxes during Deep Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment II

    M Salter;M Salter;RC Upstill-Goddard;PD Nightingale;SD Archer

  • DMS sea‐air transfer velocity: Direct measurements by eddy covariance and parameterization based on the NOAA/COARE gas transfer model

    B. W. Blomquist;C. W. Fairall;B. J. Huebert;D. J. Kieber

  • Wind Speed and Sea State Dependencies of Air‐Sea Gas Transfer: Results From the High Wind Speed Gas Exchange Study (HiWinGS)

    B. W. Blomquist;S. E. Brumer;C. W. Fairall;B. J. Huebert

  • An intercomparison of lidar‐derived aerosol optical properties with airborne measurements near Tokyo during ACE‐Asia

    Toshiyuki Murayama;Sarah J. Masonis;Jens Redemann;Theodore L. Anderson

  • Determining the sea-air flux of dimethylsulfide by eddy correlation using mass spectrometry

    B. W. Blomquist;B. J. Huebert;C. W. Fairall;I. C. Faloona

  • Measurements of organic and elemental carbon in Asian outflow during ACE‐Asia from the NSF/NCAR C‐130

    Barry Huebert;Timothy Bertram;Timothy Bertram;Jena Kline;Steven Howell

  • Transport and transformation of sulfur compounds over East Asia during the TRACE-P and ACE-Asia campaigns

    Meigen Zhang;Itsushi Uno;Yasuhiro Yoshida;Yongfu Xu

  • Air-sea exchange of dimethylsulfide in the Southern Ocean: Measurements from SO GasEx compared to temperate and tropical regions

    M. Yang;B. W. Blomquist;C. W. Fairall;S. D. Archer

  • Atmospheric deposition of methanol over the Atlantic Ocean.

    Mingxi Yang;Philip D. Nightingale;Rachael Beale;Peter S. Liss;Peter S. Liss

  • A global aerosol model forecast for the ACE-Asia field experiment : Characterization of Asian aerosols and their radiative impacts on climate

    Mian Chin;Paul Ginoux;Robert Lucchesi;Barry Huebert

Frequent Co-Authors

Barry J. Huebert
Barry J. Huebert University of Hawaii at Manoa
Alan R. Bandy
Alan R. Bandy Drexel University
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Donald C. Thornton
Donald C. Thornton Drexel University
Steven G. Howell
Steven G. Howell University of Hawaii at Manoa
Antony D. Clarke
Antony D. Clarke University of Hawaii at Manoa
Ian M. Brooks
Ian M. Brooks University of Leeds
Timothy H. Bertram
Timothy H. Bertram University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rodney J. Weber
Rodney J. Weber Georgia Institute of Technology
Donald H. Lenschow
Donald H. Lenschow National Center for Atmospheric Research

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