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Overview

Daniel E. Wolfe is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental science, with a focus on global and planetary change as well as atmospheric science. Their work also intersects with biomaterials, physiology, and pharmaceutical science.

Their main research topics include:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate variability and models
  • Supramolecular self-assembly in materials
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced drug delivery systems

Wolfe's publication record includes papers in the journals Atmosphere and Langmuir. Recent published work comprises:

  • "On Saharan Air Layer Stability and Suppression of Convection over the Northern Tropical Atlantic: Case Study Analysis of a 2007 Dust Outflow Event," 2023, Atmosphere
  • "Functional Amyloids as Multifunctional Platforms for Targeted Drug Delivery and Immunotherapy," 2025, Langmuir

Their frequent co-authors include Adrian Flores, Ricardo K. Sakai, Everette Joseph, Nicholas R. Nalli, and A. Smirnov. This reflects collaborations spanning topics on atmospheric science and biomaterials.

Wolfe's cross-disciplinary expertise supports studies involving both environmental phenomena and advanced pharmaceutical technologies, especially related to drug delivery and Alzheimer's-related treatments. The scientist contributes knowledge in the evolving fields of climate variability, aerosol chemistry, and the design of supramolecular systems for biomedical applications.

Best Publications

  • Hydrocarbon emissions characterization in the Colorado Front Range: A pilot study

    Gabrielle Pétron;Gabrielle Pétron;Gregory Frost;Gregory Frost;Benjamin R. Miller;Benjamin R. Miller;Adam I. Hirsch;Adam I. Hirsch

  • A new look at methane and nonmethane hydrocarbon emissions from oil and natural gas operations in the Colorado Denver-Julesburg Basin

    Gabrielle Pétron;Gabrielle Pétron;Anna Karion;Anna Karion;Colm Sweeney;Colm Sweeney;Benjamin R. Miller;Benjamin R. Miller

  • CO 2 , CO, and CH 4 measurements from tall towers in the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory's Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network: instrumentation, uncertainty analysis, and recommendations for future high-accuracy greenhouse gas monitoring efforts

    A. E. Andrews;J. D. Kofler;J. D. Kofler;M. E. Trudeau;M. E. Trudeau;M. E. Trudeau;J. C. Williams

  • Contamination of Wind Profiler Data by Migrating Birds: Characteristics of Corrupted Data and Potential Solutions

    J. M. Wilczak;R. G. Strauch;F. M. Ralph;B. L. Weber

  • Understanding the role of the ground surface in HONO vertical structure: High resolution vertical profiles during NACHTT‐11

    Trevor C. VandenBoer;Trevor C. VandenBoer;Steven S. Brown;Jennifer G. Murphy;William C. Keene

  • Developing an Operational, Surface-Based, GPS, Water Vapor Observing System for NOAA: Network Design and Results

    Daniel E. Wolfe;Seth I. Gutman

  • High resolution vertical distributions of NO 3 and N 2 O 5 through the nocturnal boundary layer

    S. S. Brown;W. P. Dubé;W. P. Dubé;H. D. Osthoff;H. D. Osthoff;D. E. Wolfe

  • Chlorine activation within urban or power plant plumes: Vertically resolved ClNO2 and Cl2 measurements from a tall tower in a polluted continental setting

    Theran P. Riedel;Nicholas L. Wagner;Nicholas L. Wagner;William P. Dubé;William P. Dubé;Ann M. Middlebrook

  • The IMADA-AVER Boundary Layer Experiment in the Mexico City Area

    J. C. Doran;S. Abbott;J. Archuleta;X. Bian

  • Warm-air advection, air mass transformation and fog causes rapid ice melt

    Michael Tjernström;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe;Ian M. Brooks;P. Ola G. Persson;P. Ola G. Persson

  • GPS meteorology : Reducing systematic errors in geodetic estimates for zenith delay

    Peng Fang;Michael Bevis;Yehuda Bock;Seth Gutman

  • Influence of Oil and Gas Emissions on Summertime Ozone in the Colorado Northern Front Range

    Erin E. McDuffie;Erin E. McDuffie;Erin E. McDuffie;Peter M. Edwards;Jessica B. Gilman;Brian M. Lerner;Brian M. Lerner

  • Ice pack and lead surface energy budgets during LEADEX 1992

    Dominique Ruffieux;P. Ola G. Persson;C. W. Fairall;Daniel E. Wolfe

  • Surface Flux Observations on the Southeastern Tropical Pacific Ocean and Attribution of SST Errors in Coupled Ocean–Atmosphere Models

    Simon P. de Szoeke;Christopher W. Fairall;Daniel E. Wolfe;Ludovic Bariteau

  • Evidence for a recurring eastern North America upper tropospheric ozone maximum during summer

    Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;M. Trainer;A. M. Thompson;S. J. Oltmans

  • Nitrogen, Aerosol Composition, and Halogens on a Tall Tower (NACHTT): Overview of a wintertime air chemistry field study in the front range urban corridor of Colorado

    Steven S. Brown;Joel A. Thornton;William C. Keene;Alexander A. P. Pszenny

  • Measurement of Clear-Air Gradients and Turbulence Properties with Radar Wind Profilers

    E. E. Gossard;D. E. Wolfe;K. P. Moran;R. A. Paulus

  • Evaluation of turbulence measurement techniques from a single Doppler lidar

    Timothy A. Bonin;Timothy A. Bonin;Aditya Choukulkar;Aditya Choukulkar;W. Alan Brewer;Scott P. Sandberg

  • Assessing state-of-the-art capabilities for probing the atmospheric boundary layer: The XPIA field campaign

    Julie K. Lundquist;James M. Wilczak;Ryan Ashton;Laura Bianco

  • Validating precision estimates in horizontal wind measurements from a Doppler lidar

    Rob K. Newsom;W. Alan Brewer;James M. Wilczak;Daniel E. Wolfe;Daniel E. Wolfe

  • Measurement of turbulent water vapor fluxes using a lightweight unmanned aerial vehicle system

    R. M. Thomas;K. Lehmann;H. Nguyen;D. L. Jackson;D. L. Jackson

Frequent Co-Authors

Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William P. Dubé
William P. Dubé Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Julie K. Lundquist
Julie K. Lundquist University of Colorado Boulder
Steven S. Brown
Steven S. Brown National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Wayne M. Angevine
Wayne M. Angevine University of Colorado Boulder
Cora J. Young
Cora J. Young York University
Matthew D. Shupe
Matthew D. Shupe University of Colorado Boulder
Nicholas L. Wagner
Nicholas L. Wagner Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Ian M. Brooks
Ian M. Brooks University of Leeds
Michael Tjernström
Michael Tjernström Stockholm University

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