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2026

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
75
Citations
18251
World Ranking
1289
National Ranking
1

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Mexico Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Mexico Leader Award

Overview

Darrel Baumgardner is affiliated with the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico. Their research spans environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with a focus on atmospheric phenomena and aerospace engineering.

They have contributed to various subfields including global and planetary change, atmospheric science, health, toxicology and mutagenesis, aerospace engineering, and astronomy and astrophysics.

The scientist's main research topics include atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, indoor air quality and microbial exposure, atmospheric ozone and climate, aeolian processes and effects, and planetary science and exploration.

Recent publications feature research on atmospheric and planetary science issues. Selected papers include:

  • "Physical and Chemical Properties of Cloud Droplet Residuals and Aerosol Particles During the Arctic Ocean 2018 Expedition" (2022) published in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Rocket Lab Mission to Venus" (2022) published in Aerospace
  • "African dust particles over the western Caribbean - Part I: Impact on air quality over the Yucatán Peninsula" (2021) published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Venus Life Finder Missions Motivation and Summary" (2022) published in Aerospace
  • "CAIPEEX: Indian Cloud Seeding Scientific Experiment" (2023) published in Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Frequent co-authors in their research include Graciela B. Raga, Duncan Axisa, Sara Seager, Janusz J. Petkowski, and Christopher E. Carr.

The scientist regularly publishes in several venues, notably:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • Aerospace
  • Atmosphere
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Best Publications

  • African Dust Aerosols as Atmospheric Ice Nuclei

    Paul J. DeMott;Kenneth Sassen;Michael R. Poellot;Darrel Baumgardner

  • Single‐particle measurements of midlatitude black carbon and light‐scattering aerosols from the boundary layer to the lower stratosphere

    J. P. Schwarz;J. P. Schwarz;R. S. Gao;D. W. Fahey;D. W. Fahey;D. S. Thomson;D. S. Thomson

  • The cloud, aerosol and precipitation spectrometer: a new instrument for cloud investigations

    D Baumgardner;H Jonsson;W Dawson;D O'Connor

  • The Epic 2001 Stratocumulus Study

    Christopher S. Bretherton;Taneil Uttal;Christopher W. Fairall;Sandra E. Yuter

  • In situ measurements constraining the role of sulphate aerosols in mid-latitude ozone depletion

    D. W. Fahey;S. R. Kawa;E. L. Woodbridge;P. Tin

  • Sources and properties of Amazonian aerosol particles

    Scot T. Martin;Meinrat O. Andreae;Paulo Artaxo;Darrel Baumgardner

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

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

  • Coatings and their enhancement of black carbon light absorption in the tropical atmosphere

    J. P. Schwarz;J. P. Schwarz;J. R. Spackman;J. R. Spackman;D. W. Fahey;D. W. Fahey;R. S. Gao

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Database and Metrics Data of Global Surface Ozone Observations

    Martin G. Schultz;Sabine Schröder;Olga Lyapina;Owen Cooper

  • Particle size distributions in Arctic polar stratospheric clouds, growth and freezing of sulfuric acid droplets, and implications for cloud formation

    James E. Dye;D. Baumgardner;B. W. Gandrud;S. R. Kawa

  • A microphysics guide to cirrus clouds – Part 1: Cirrus types

    Martina Krämer;Christian Rolf;Anna Luebke;Armin Afchine

  • Evaluation of the Forward Scattering Spectrometer Probe. Part I: Electronic and Optical Studies

    James E. Dye;Darrel Baumgardner

  • Cloud Ice Properties: In Situ Measurement Challenges

    D. Baumgardner;S. J. Abel;D. Axisa;R. Cotton

  • Soot Reference Materials for instrument calibration and intercomparisons: a workshop summary with recommendations

    D. Baumgardner;O. Popovicheva;J. Allan;V. Bernardoni

  • Importance of small ice crystals to cirrus properties: Observations from the Tropical Warm Pool International Cloud Experiment (TWP‐ICE)

    Greg M. McFarquhar;Junshik Um;Matt Freer;Darrel Baumgardner

  • Interpretation of measurements made by the forward scattering spectrometer probe (FSSP‐300) during the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition

    Darrel Baumgardner;James E. Dye;Bruce W. Gandrud;Robert G. Knollenberg

  • Airborne instruments to measure atmospheric aerosol particles, clouds and radiation: A cook's tour of mature and emerging technology

    D. Baumgardner;J.L. Brenguier;A. Bucholtz;H. Coe

  • Airspeed Corrections for Optical Array Probe Sample Volumes

    Darrel Baumgardner;Alexei Korolev

  • Warming of the Arctic lower stratosphere by light absorbing particles

    D. Baumgardner;G. Kok;G. Raga

  • Measurements of Mexico City nanoparticle size distributions: Observations of new particle formation and growth

    Matthew J. Dunn;Matthew J. Dunn;José Luis Jiménez;Darrel Baumgardner;Telma Castro

Frequent Co-Authors

David W. Fahey
David W. Fahey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ru-Shan Gao
Ru-Shan Gao National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
James C. Wilson
James C. Wilson University of Denver
Cynthia H. Twohy
Cynthia H. Twohy Northwest Research Associates
James E. Dye
James E. Dye National Center for Atmospheric Research
Elliot M. Weinstock
Elliot M. Weinstock Harvard University
Martina Krämer
Martina Krämer Forschungszentrum Jülich
Gregory L. Kok
Gregory L. Kok Droplet Measurement Technologies, Inc.
Martin Gallagher
Martin Gallagher University of Manchester
Robert L. Herman
Robert L. Herman California Institute of Technology

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