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Christopher R. Webster

Christopher R. Webster

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
63
Citations
12561
World Ranking
2512
National Ranking
1009

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Social Sciences

Overview

Christopher R. Webster is affiliated with the Jet Propulsion Lab in the United States. Their research spans Environmental Science and Physics and Astronomy, contributing significantly to studies in Global and Planetary Change, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, and Atmospheric Science.

Their recent works include:

  • Revealing the Mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI Mission (2022), published in The Planetary Science Journal
  • Indigenous and exogenous organics and surface-atmosphere cycling inferred from carbon and oxygen isotopes at Gale crater (2020), published in Nature Astronomy
  • Depleted carbon isotope compositions observed at Gale crater, Mars (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Organic carbon concentrations in 3.5-billion-year-old lacustrine mudstones of Mars (2022), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Differential and interacting impacts of invasive plants and white-tailed deer in eastern U.S. forests (2021), published in Biological Invasions

Frequent co-authors in their collaborations are:

  • C. A. Malespin
  • P. R. Mahaffy
  • Yvette L. Dickinson
  • S. K. Atreya
  • Amy E. Hofmann

The key publication venues for Webster include:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
  • Forests
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics

Their research topics cover:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Forest Management and Policy
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Webster's academic contributions also include a book titled Late-Georgian Churches published by Boydell and Brewer eBooks in 2022.

The scientist has been recognized by professional organizations with awards such as Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2018 and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1996, with the latter citing the Academy of Social Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Sample Analysis at Mars Investigation and Instrument Suite

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Michel Cabane;Pamela G. Conrad

  • Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover

    L. A. Leshin;P. R. Mahaffy;C. R. Webster;M. Cabane

  • Mars methane detection and variability at Gale crater

    Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;Gregory J. Flesch

  • Volatile and organic compositions of sedimentary rocks in Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars.

    Douglas W. Ming;P. D. Archer;D. P. Glavin;J. L. Eigenbrode

  • Abundance and Isotopic Composition of Gases in the Martian Atmosphere from the Curiosity Rover

    Paul R. Mahaffy;Christopher R. Webster;Sushil K. Atreya;Heather Franz

  • The detection of large HNO3-containing particles in the winter Arctic stratosphere.

    D. W. Fahey;R. S. Gao;K. S. Carslaw;J. Kettleborough

  • Aircraft (ER-2) laser infrared absorption spectrometer (ALIAS) for in-situ stratospheric measurements of HCI, N(2)O, CH(4), NO(2), and HNO(3).

    Christopher R. Webster;Randy D. May;C. A. Trimble;R. G. Chave

  • Isotope ratios of H, C, and O in CO2 and H2O of the martian atmosphere.

    Chris R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Gregory J. Flesch;Paul B. Niles

  • Early validation analyses of atmospheric profiles from EOS MLS on the aura Satellite

    L. Froidevaux;N.J. Livesey;W.G. Read;Y.B. Jiang

  • Transport out of the lower stratospheric Arctic vortex by Rossby wave breaking

    D. W. Waugh;R. A. Plumb;R. J. Atkinson;M. R. Schoeberl

  • Background levels of methane in Mars' atmosphere show strong seasonal variations

    Christopher R. Webster;Paul R. Mahaffy;Sushil K. Atreya;John E. Moores

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder O3 and CO observations in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

    N. J. Livesey;Mark Filipiak;L. Froidevaux;W. G. Read

  • Aura Microwave Limb Sounder upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric H2O and relative humidity with respect to ice validation

    W. G. Read;A. Lambert;J. Bacmeister;R. E. Cofield

  • Water isotope ratios D/H, 18O/16O, 17O/16O in and out of clouds map dehydration pathways.

    Christopher R. Webster;Andrew J. Heymsfield

  • Mean Ages of Stratospheric Air Derived from in Situ Observations of Co2, Ch4, and N2o

    A. E. Andrews;K. A. Boering;B. C. Daube;S. C. Wofsy

  • Emission Measurements of the Concorde Supersonic Aircraft in the Lower Stratosphere

    D. W. Fahey;E. R. Keim;K. A. Boering;C. A. Brock

  • Chlorine chemistry on polar stratospheric cloud particles in the arctic winter.

    C. R. Webster;R. D. May;D. W. Toohey;L. M. Avallone

  • Revealing the Mysteries of Venus: The DAVINCI Mission

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  • Chemical loss of ozone in the Arctic polar vortex in the winter of 1991- 1992

    R. J. Salawitch;S. C. Wofsy;E. W. Gottlieb;L. R. Lait

  • Brewster-plate spoiler: a novel method for reducing the amplitude of interference fringes that limit tunable-laser absorption sensitivities

    Christopher R. Webster

  • The Brewer‐Dobson Circulation In the Light of High Altitude In Situ Aircraft Observations

    A. F. Tuck;D. Baumgardner;K. R. Chan;J. E. Dye

  • Validation of Halogen Occultation Experiment CH4 measurements from the UARS

    J. H. Park;J. M. Russell;L. L. Gordley;S. R. Drayson

  • Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;N. R. P. Harris;P. von der Gathen

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul R. Mahaffy
Paul R. Mahaffy Goddard Space Flight Center
Sushil K. Atreya
Sushil K. Atreya University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Dale F. Hurst
Dale F. Hurst Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Robert L. Herman
Robert L. Herman California Institute of Technology
Max Loewenstein
Max Loewenstein Ames Research Center
James W. Elkins
James W. Elkins National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Sue M. Schauffler
Sue M. Schauffler National Center for Atmospheric Research
J. J. Margitan
J. J. Margitan Jet Propulsion Lab
Elliot L Atlas
Elliot L Atlas University of Miami
Tristan Guillot
Tristan Guillot Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS

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