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Overview

Dwayne E. Heard is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their research primarily focuses on Atmospheric Science, including several subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist has addressed multiple main topics within their work, notably:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies

Their recent publications include:

  • "Evaluating the sensitivity of radical chemistry and ozone formation to ambient VOCs and NO x in Beijing" (2021), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Elevated levels of OH observed in haze events during wintertime in central Beijing" (2020), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Extensive field evidence for the release of HONO from the photolysis of nitrate aerosols" (2023), published in Science Advances
  • "In situ ozone production is highly sensitive to volatile organic compounds in Delhi, India" (2021), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Low-NO atmospheric oxidation pathways in a polluted megacity" (2021), published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequent collaborators include Lisa K. Whalley, James Lee, Eloise J. Slater, James R. Hopkins, and Freya Squires.

The scientist has been published multiple times in several key venues, including:

  • Faraday Discussions
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres

Additionally, Heard has contributed to academic books, such as the publication "Uniform Supersonic Flows in Chemical Physics" (2021) released by WORLD SCIENTIFIC (EUROPE) eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Halogens and their role in polar boundary-layer ozone depletion

    W. R. Simpson;R. von Glasow;K. Riedel;P. Anderson

  • An overview of snow photochemistry: evidence, mechanisms and impacts

    A. M. Grannas;A. E. Jones;J. Dibb;M. Ammann

  • Tropospheric OH and HO2 radicals: field measurements and model comparisons.

    Daniel Stone;Lisa K. Whalley;Dwayne E. Heard

  • Development of a detailed chemical mechanism (MCMv3.1) for the atmospheric oxidation of aromatic hydrocarbons

    C. Bloss;V. Wagner;M. E. Jenkin;R. Volkamer;R. Volkamer

  • Measurement of OH and HO2 in the Troposphere

    Dwayne E. Heard;Michael J. Pilling

  • Extensive halogen-mediated ozone destruction over the tropical Atlantic Ocean

    Katie A. Read;Anoop S. Mahajan;Lucy J. Carpenter;Mathew J. Evans

  • Accelerated chemistry in the reaction between the hydroxyl radical and methanol at interstellar temperatures facilitated by tunnelling

    Robin J. Shannon;Mark A. Blitz;Andrew Goddard;Dwayne E. Heard

  • On the photochemical production of new particles in the coastal boundary layer

    Colin O'Dowd;Gordon McFiggans;David J. Creasey;Liisa Pirjola

  • Quantifying the magnitude of a missing hydroxyl radical source in a tropical rainforest

    L. K. Whalley;P. M. Edwards;K. L. Furneaux;A. Goddard

  • The chemistry of OH and HO 2 radicals in the boundary layer over the tropical Atlantic Ocean

    L. K. Whalley;K. L. Furneaux;A. Goddard;J. D. Lee

  • Free radical modelling studies during the UK TORCH Campaign in summer 2003

    Katherine M. Emmerson;Katherine M. Emmerson;Nicola Carslaw;D.C. Carslaw;James D. Lee

  • OH and HO2 radical chemistry in a forested region of north-western Greece

    N Carslaw;D.J Creasey;D Harrison;D.E Heard

  • Detailed budget analysis of HONO in central London reveals a missing daytime source

    J. D. Lee;L. K. Whalley;D. E. Heard;D. Stone

  • Modeling OH, HO2, and RO2 radicals in the marine boundary layer: 1. Model construction and comparison with field measurements

    N. Carslaw;D. J. Creasey;D. E. Heard;A. C. Lewis

  • On the vertical distribution of boundary layer halogens over coastal Antarctica: implications for O 3 , HO x , NO x and the Hg lifetime

    A. Saiz-Lopez;A. Saiz-Lopez;J. M. C. Plane;A. S. Mahajan;P. S. Anderson

  • Measurement and modelling of air pollution and atmospheric chemistry in the U.K. West Midlands conurbation: Overview of the PUMA Consortium project

    R.M. Harrison;J. Yin;R.M. Tilling;X. Cai

  • Ozone photochemistry and elevated isoprene during the UK heatwave of August 2003

    James D. Lee;Alastair C. Lewis;Paul S. Monks;Mark Jacob

  • Direct evidence for a substantive reaction between the Criegee intermediate, CH2OO, and the water vapour dimer

    Tom R. Lewis;Mark A. Blitz;Dwayne E. Heard;Paul W. Seakins

  • Evaluating the sensitivity of radical chemistry and ozone formation to ambient VOCs and NO x in Beijing

    Lisa K. Whalley;Eloise J. Slater;Robert Woodward-Massey;Robert Woodward-Massey;Chunxiang Ye;Chunxiang Ye

  • The oxidative capacity of the troposphere: Coupling of field measurements of OH and a global chemistry transport model

    William J. Bloss;Mathew J. Evans;James D. Lee;Roberto Sommariva

  • Analytical techniques for atmospheric measurement

    Dwayne E. Heard

  • High levels of the hydroxyl radical in the winter urban troposphere

    D. E. Heard;L. J. Carpenter;L. J. Carpenter;D. J. Creasey;J. R. Hopkins;J. R. Hopkins

  • Elevated levels of OH observed in haze events during wintertime in central Beijing

    Eloise J. Slater;Lisa K. Whalley;Robert Woodward-Massey;Robert Woodward-Massey;Chunxiang Ye;Chunxiang Ye

Frequent Co-Authors

James D. Lee
James D. Lee University of York
Michael J. Pilling
Michael J. Pilling University of Leeds
Mark A. Blitz
Mark A. Blitz University of Leeds
Alastair C. Lewis
Alastair C. Lewis University of York
William J. Bloss
William J. Bloss University of Birmingham
James R. Hopkins
James R. Hopkins University of York
Paul W. Seakins
Paul W. Seakins University of Leeds
John M. C. Plane
John M. C. Plane University of Leeds
Paul S. Monks
Paul S. Monks University of Leicester
Jacqueline F. Hamilton
Jacqueline F. Hamilton University of York

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