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Overview

Cliff I. Davidson is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States and focuses their research primarily on environmental science and engineering. Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including environmental engineering, building and construction, atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, and global and planetary change.

The scientist's research topics cover critical areas such as urban heat island mitigation, building energy and comfort optimization, urban stormwater management solutions, soil and unsaturated flow, leaf properties and growth measurement, urban green space and health, and hygrothermal properties of building materials.

Davidson has contributed to several publications in distinguished venues. Their frequent publication outlets include:

  • Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
  • Nature-Based Solutions
  • Energy and Buildings
  • Water
  • Hydrological Processes

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Cliff I. Davidson include:

  • Evaluation of thermal performance of green roofs via field measurements and hygrothermal simulations, 2021, Energy and Buildings
  • Hydrologic Performance of an Extensive Green Roof in Syracuse, NY, 2020, Water
  • Green Roof Aging Effect on Physical Properties and Hydrologic Performance, 2021, Journal of Sustainable Water in the Built Environment
  • Estimating leaf area index and coverage of dominant vegetation on an extensive green roof in Syracuse, NY, 2023, Nature-Based Solutions
  • Investigating model performance and parameter sensitivity for runoff simulation across multiple events for a large green roof, 2021, Hydrological Processes

Collaboration forms a significant part of Davidson's work. Frequent co-authors include Alexander Johnson, Yige Yang, Mallory Squier-Babcock, Lucie Worthen, and Christa Kelleher, with multiple joint publications reflecting an active interdisciplinary network.

Best Publications

  • Airborne Particulate Matter and Human Health: A Review

    Cliff I. Davidson;Robert F. Phalen;Paul A. Solomon

  • Public perceptions of energy consumption and savings

    Shahzeen Z. Attari;Michael L. DeKay;Cliff I. Davidson;Wändi Bruine de Bruin

  • An international comparative analysis of sustainability transformation across seven universities

    D Ferrer-Balas;J Adachi;S Banas;C.I. Davidson

  • Airborne reduced nitrogen: ammonia emissions from agriculture and other sources.

    Natalie Anderson;Ross Strader;Cliff Davidson

  • Toxic metals in the atmosphere

    Jerome O. Nriagu;Cliff I. Davidson

  • The sizes of particulate trace elements in the atmosphere--a review.

    Jana B. Milford;Cliff I. Davidson

  • Pluvial flood risk and opportunities for resilience

    Bernice R. Rosenzweig;Lauren McPhillips;Heejun Chang;Chingwen Cheng

  • Sulfate and nitrate concentrations from a south Greenland ice core

    P. A. Mayewski;W. B. Lyons;M. J. Spencer;M. Twickler

  • Interdependent Infrastructure as Linked Social, Ecological, and Technological Systems (SETSs) to Address Lock‐in and Enhance Resilience

    Samuel A. Markolf;Mikhail V. Chester;Daniel A. Eisenberg;David M. Iwaniec

  • Dry Deposition of Particles and Vapors

    Cliff I. Davidson;Yee-Lin Wu

  • Mass size distributions and size resolved chemical composition of fine particulate matter at the Pittsburgh supersite

    Juan C. Cabada;Sarah Rees;Satoshi Takahama;Andrey Khlystov

  • An ammonia emission inventory for fertilizer application in the United States

    Marian Diaz Goebes;Ross Strader;Cliff Davidson

  • Dry deposition of sulfate onto surrogate surfaces

    Cliff I. Davidson;Steven E. Lindberg;Jill A. Schmidt;Lawrence G. Cartwright

  • Material balance for automobile-emitted lead in Los Angeles basin

    James J. Huntzicker;Sheldon K. Friedlander;Cliff I. Davidson

  • Air mass trajectories to Summit, Greenland: A 44‐year climatology and some episodic events

    Jonathan D. W. Kahl;Dewayne A. Martinez;Hampden Kuhns;Clifford I. Davidson

  • Application of PSCF and CPF to PMF-Modeled Sources of PM2.5 in Pittsburgh

    Natalie J. Pekney;Cliff I. Davidson;Liming Zhou;Philip K. Hopke

  • Preferences for change: Do individuals prefer voluntary actions, soft regulations, or hard regulations to decrease fossil fuel consumption?

    Shahzeen Z. Attari;Mary Schoen;Cliff I. Davidson;Michael L. DeKay

  • Dry deposition of particles

    Walter Ruijrok;Cliff Ian Davidson;Ken W. Nicholson

  • Atmospheric transport and deposition of trace elements onto the Greenland Ice Sheet

    Cliff I. Davidson;Suresh Santhanam;Roy C. Fortmann;P.Olson Marvin

  • The influence of surface structure on predicted particle dry deposition to natural grass canopies

    Cliff I. Davidson;Janel M. Miller;Mark A. Pleskow

  • Journal of Industrial Ecology

    Thomas E. McKone;Mitchell J. Small;Braden R. Allenby;David T. Allen

Frequent Co-Authors

Spyros N. Pandis
Spyros N. Pandis University of Patras
David T. Allen
David T. Allen The University of Texas at Austin
Michael H. Bergin
Michael H. Bergin Duke University
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire
Mitchell J. Small
Mitchell J. Small Carnegie Mellon University
Chris Hendrickson
Chris Hendrickson Carnegie Mellon University
Claude F. Boutron
Claude F. Boutron Grenoble Alpes University
Wändi Bruine de Bruin
Wändi Bruine de Bruin University of Southern California
Delbert J. Eatough
Delbert J. Eatough Brigham Young University
John C. Crittenden
John C. Crittenden Georgia Institute of Technology

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