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  • 1953 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS)

Overview

Eric J. Jensen is a researcher affiliated with the Ames Research Center in the United States. They have contributed extensively to the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Medicine, with a notable emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

Their recent research encompasses studies related to atmospheric composition, cloud formation, and stratospheric dynamics. Key publications include:

  • Analysis and Impact of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Stratospheric Water Vapor Plume (2022), published in Geophysical Research Letters
  • Dominant role of mineral dust in cirrus cloud formation revealed by global-scale measurements (2022), published in Nature Geoscience
  • Persisting volcanic ash particles impact stratospheric SO2 lifetime and aerosol optical properties (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • Studies on the Competition Between Homogeneous and Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation in Cirrus Formation (2022), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Assessment of Observational Evidence for Direct Convective Hydration of the Lower Stratosphere (2020), published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Jensen's frequent co-authors include Rei Ueyama, M. R. Schoeberl, B. Kärcher, L. Pfister, and Michael B. Gotway. Their collaborations have supported research on atmospheric phenomena and cloud microphysics.

They have contributed to several scholarly venues, most frequently publishing in:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Southwest Journal of Pulmonary Critical Care & Sleep
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Nature Geoscience

The scientist's research spans a variety of topics within atmospheric and environmental sciences, including:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols
  • Atmospheric Aerosols and Clouds
  • Climate Variability and Models
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders

Among other recognitions, Eric J. Jensen was designated a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 1953.

Best Publications

  • Clarifying the Dominant Sources and Mechanisms of Cirrus Cloud Formation

    Daniel J. Cziczo;Karl D. Froyd;Karl D. Froyd;Corinna Hoose;Eric J. Jensen

  • Physical processes in the tropical tropopause layer and their roles in a changing climate

    William J. Randel;Eric J. Jensen

  • Modeling coagulation among particles of different composition and size

    Mark Z. Jacobson;Richard P. Turco;Eric J. Jensen;Owen B. Toon

  • Transport and freeze‐drying in the tropical tropopause layer

    Eric Jensen;Leonhard Pfister

  • Relation between increasing methane and the presence of ice clouds at the mesopause

    Gary E. Thomas;John J. Olivero;Eric J. Jensen;Wilfred Schroeder

  • On the formation and persistence of subvisible cirrus clouds near the tropical tropopause

    Eric J. Jensen;Owen B. Toon;Henry B. Selkirk;James D. Spinhirne

  • Numerical simulations of the three-dimensional distribution of meteoric dust in the mesosphere and upper stratosphere

    C. G. Bardeen;O. B. Toon;E. J. Jensen;D. R. Marsh

  • Small‐scale temperature variations in the vicinity of NLC: Experimental and model results

    M. Rapp;F.-J. Lübken;A. Müllemann;G. E. Thomas

  • Planning, implementation, and scientific goals of the studies of emissions and atmospheric composition, clouds and climate coupling by regional surveys (SEAC4RS) field mission

    Owen B. Toon;Hal Maring;Jack E. Dibb;Richard Ferrare

  • Dehydration of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere by subvisible cirrus clouds near the tropical tropopause

    Eric J. Jensen;Owen B. Toon;Leonhard Pfister;Henry B. Selkirk

  • A microphysics guide to cirrus – Part 2: Climatologies of clouds and humidity from observations

    Martina Krämer;Christian Rolf;Nicole Spelten;Armin Afchine

  • The potential impact of soot particles from aircraft exhaust on cirrus clouds

    Eric J. Jensen;Owen. B. Toon

  • On the importance of small ice crystals in tropical anvil cirrus

    E. J. Jensen;P. Lawson;B. Baker;B. Pilson

  • Ice nucleation and dehydration in the Tropical Tropopause Layer

    Eric J. Jensen;Glenn Diskin;R. Paul Lawson;Sara Lance

  • Microphysical modeling of cirrus: 1. Comparison with 1986 FIRE IFO measurements

    Eric J. Jensen;Owen B. Toon;Douglas L. Westphal;Stefan Kinne

  • Dominant role of mineral dust in cirrus cloud formation revealed by global-scale measurements

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  • Ice nucleation processes in upper tropospheric wave‐clouds observed during SUCCESS

    E. J. Jensen;O. B. Toon;A. Tabazadeh;G. W. Sachse

  • Physicochemistry of aircraft‐generated liquid aerosols, soot, and ice particles: 2. Comparison with observations and sensitivity studies

    B. Kärcher;R. Busen;A. Petzold;F. P. Schröder

  • Aircraft observations of thin cirrus clouds near the tropical tropopause

    Leonhard Pfister;Henry B. Selkirk;Eric J. Jensen;Mark R. Schoeberl

  • Boundary layer sources for the Asian anticyclone: Regional contributions to a vertical conduit

    John W. Bergman;Federico Fierli;Eric J. Jensen;Shawn Honomichl

  • The Life Cycle of Stratospheric Aerosol Particles

    Patrick Hamill;Eric J. Jensen;P. B. Russell;Jill J. Bauman

  • Small Scale Temperature Variations in the Vicinity of NLC: Experimental and Model Results

    M. Rapp;F. Luebken;A. Muellemann;G. E. Thomas

Frequent Co-Authors

Leonhard Pfister
Leonhard Pfister Ames Research Center
Owen B. Toon
Owen B. Toon University of Colorado Boulder
Troy Thornberry
Troy Thornberry National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Andrew J. Heymsfield
Andrew J. Heymsfield National Center for Atmospheric Research
Laura L. Pan
Laura L. Pan National Center for Atmospheric Research
David W. Fahey
David W. Fahey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Glenn S. Diskin
Glenn S. Diskin Langley Research Center
Bernd Kärcher
Bernd Kärcher German Aerospace Center
Mark R. Schoeberl
Mark R. Schoeberl Science and Technology Corporation (United States)
Martina Krämer
Martina Krämer Forschungszentrum Jülich

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