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Overview

David J. Tanner is affiliated with the Georgia Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric chemistry, environmental science, and related subfields.

The main fields of study in which Tanner has contributed include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their work spans several specialized subfields, notably:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality

Their research topics cover a range of atmospheric and environmental issues, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

David J. Tanner has a strong publication record with multiple recent papers. Representative works include:

  • "Ozone chemistry in western U.S. wildfire plumes," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the global remote troposphere," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Observation-based modeling of ozone chemistry in the Seoul metropolitan area during the Korea-United States Air Quality Study (KORUS-AQ)," 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "A vacuum ultraviolet ion source (VUV-IS) for iodide-chemical ionization mass spectrometry: a substitute for radioactive ion sources," 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Low-Molecular-Weight Carboxylic Acids in the Southeastern U.S.: Formation, Partitioning, and Implications for Organic Aerosol Aging," 2021, Environmental Science & Technology

Their frequent coauthors demonstrate ongoing collaborative efforts in atmospheric research. Notable collaborators include:

  • L. G. Huey
  • Glenn S. Diskin
  • Young Ro Lee
  • P. O. Wennberg
  • Joshua P. DiGangi

Tanner regularly publishes in key scientific venues such as:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric Environment

Best Publications

  • Measurements of new particle formation and ultrafine particle growth rates at a clean continental site

    R. J. Weber;R. J. Weber;J. J. Marti;J. J. Marti;P. H. McMurry;F. L. Eisele;F. L. Eisele

  • Measurement of the gas phase concentration of H2SO4 and methane sulfonic acid and estimates of H2SO4 production and loss in the atmosphere

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  • MEASURED ATMOSPHERIC NEW PARTICLE FORMATION RATES: IMPLICATIONS FOR NUCLEATION MECHANISMS

    R. J. Weber;J. J. Marti;P. H. McMURRY;F. L. Eisele

  • New Particle Formation in the Remote Troposphere: A Comparison of Observations at Various Sites

    R. J. Weber;P. H. McMurry;R. L. Mauldin;D. J. Tanner

  • Particle production in the remote marine atmosphere: Cloud outflow and subsidence during ACE 1

    A. D. Clarke;J. L. Varner;F. Eisele;R. L. Mauldin

  • Measurement of Expected Nucleation Precursor Species and 3–500-nm Diameter Particles at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

    R. J. Weber;P. H. McMurry;F. L. Eisele;D. J. Tanner

  • Particle nucleation in the tropical boundary layer and its coupling to marine sulfur sources

    A. D. Clarke;D. Davis;V. N. Kapustin;F. Eisele

  • A thermal dissociation–chemical ionization mass spectrometry (TD‐CIMS) technique for the simultaneous measurement of peroxyacyl nitrates and dinitrogen pentoxide

    Darlene L. Slusher;Darlene L. Slusher;L. Gregory Huey;David J. Tanner;Frank M. Flocke

  • Ion-assisted tropospheric OH measurements

    F. L. Eisele;D. J. Tanner

  • Airborne measurements of western U.S. wildfire emissions: Comparison with prescribed burning and air quality implications

    Xiaoxi Liu;Xiaoxi Liu;Xiaoxi Liu;L. Gregory Huey;Robert J. Yokelson;Vanessa Selimovic

  • Photochemical production of molecular bromine in Arctic surface snowpacks

    Kerri A. Pratt;Kyle D. Custard;Paul B. Shepson;Thomas A. Douglas

  • A study of new particle formation and growth involving biogenic and trace gas species measured during ACE 1

    Rodney J. Weber;Peter H. McMurry;Lee Mauldin;David J. Tanner

  • A criterion for new particle formation in the sulfur-rich Atlanta atmosphere

    P. H. McMurry;M. Fink;H. Sakurai;M. R. Stolzenburg

  • Unexpected high levels of NO observed at South Pole

    D. Davis;J. B. Nowak;G. Chen;M. Buhr

  • Sesquiterpene emissions from pine trees--identifications, emission rates and flux estimates for the contiguous United States.

    Detlev Helmig;John Ortega;Tiffany Duhl;David Tanner

  • Selected ion chemical ionization mass spectrometric measurement of OH

    D. J. Tanner;A. Jefferson;F. L. Eisele

  • DMS oxidation in the Antarctic marine boundary layer: Comparison of model simulations and held observations of DMS, DMSO, DMSO2, H2SO4(g), MSA(g), and MSA(p)

    D. Davis;G. Chen;P. Kasibhatla;A. Jefferson

  • Atmospheric sulfur chemistry and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations over the northeastern Pacific Coast

    H. Berresheim;F. L. Eisele;D. J. Tanner;L. M. McInnes

  • Measurements of dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethyl sulfone, and aerosol ions at Palmer Station, Antarctica

    H. Berresheim;J. W. Huey;R. P. Thorn;F. L. Eisele

  • Photochemical modeling of hydroxyl and its relationship to other species during the Tropospheric OH Photochemistry Experiment

    S. A. McKeen;G. Mount;F. Eisele;E. Williams

  • Nucleation in the equatorial free troposphere: Favorable environments during PEM‐Tropics

    A. D. Clarke;F. Eisele;V. N. Kapustin;K. Moore

  • ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols

    S.C. Wofsy;S. Afshar;H.M. Allen;E.C. Apel

Frequent Co-Authors

L. G. Huey
L. G. Huey Georgia Institute of Technology
John B. Nowak
John B. Nowak Langley Research Center
Roy L. Mauldin
Roy L. Mauldin University of Colorado Boulder
Fred L. Eisele
Fred L. Eisele Georgia Institute of Technology
Douglas D. Davis
Douglas D. Davis Georgia Institute of Technology
Barry Lefer
Barry Lefer National Aeronautics and Space Administration
J. A. Neuman
J. A. Neuman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Rodney J. Weber
Rodney J. Weber Georgia Institute of Technology
Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire

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