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Ernest Weingartner is affiliated with the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland in Switzerland. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in atmospheric science and related subfields.

The main areas of study for Weingartner include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric aerosols and clouds, and air quality monitoring and forecasting. Their work also covers topics such as air quality and health impacts, infection control and ventilation, atmospheric ozone and climate, and the intersection of COVID-19 and mental health.

Weingartner has published extensively in several noted scientific journals, particularly in the fields of atmospheric chemistry and measurement techniques. Their recent papers include:

  • A global model-measurement evaluation of particle light scattering coefficients at elevated relative humidity, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Comparing black-carbon- and aerosol-absorption-measuring instruments - a new system using lab-generated soot coated with controlled amounts of secondary organic matter, 2022, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • A single-beam photothermal interferometer for in situ measurements of aerosol light absorption, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • A dual-wavelength photothermal aerosol absorption monitor: design, calibration and performance, 2022, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • A global study of hygroscopicity-driven light-scattering enhancement in the context of other in situ aerosol optical properties, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

The frequent coauthors working alongside Weingartner include Bradley Visser, Luka Drinovec, Jannis Röhrbein, Konstantina Vasilatou, and Peter Steigmeier. These collaborations reflect sustained research partnerships across various projects.

Weingartner's publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases
  • Applied Optics

The scientist's research intersects several specialized topics within environmental and atmospheric sciences, contributing data and analysis relating to atmospheric aerosols, climate interactions, and health-related air quality effects.

Best Publications

  • Role of sulphuric acid, ammonia and galactic cosmic rays in atmospheric aerosol nucleation

    Jasper Kirkby;Joachim Curtius;João Almeida;João Almeida;Eimear Dunne

  • Absorption of light by soot particles: determination of the absorption coefficient by means of aethalometers

    E. Weingartner;H. Saathoff;M. Schnaiter;N. Streit

  • Identification of polymers as major components of atmospheric organic aerosols.

    Markus Kalberer;Dwane Paulsen;Mirjam Sax;Martin Steinbacher

  • Molecular understanding of sulphuric acid-amine particle nucleation in the atmosphere

    Joao Almeida;Joao Almeida;Siegfried Schobesberger;Andreas Kürten;Ismael K. Ortega

  • A European aerosol phenomenology—1: physical characteristics of particulate matter at kerbside, urban, rural and background sites in Europe

    Rita Van Dingenen;Frank Raes;Jean-P Putaud;Urs Baltensperger

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • Using Aerosol Light Absorption Measurements for the Quantitative Determination of Wood Burning and Traffic Emission Contributions to Particulate Matter

    Jisca Sandradewi;Andre S H Prévôt;Sönke Szidat;Nolwenn Perron

  • The role of low-volatility organic compounds in initial particle growth in the atmosphere

    Jasmin Tröstl;Wayne K. Chuang;Hamish Gordon;Martin Heinritzi

  • Ion-induced nucleation of pure biogenic particles

    Jasper Kirkby;Jasper Kirkby;Jonathan Duplissy;Jonathan Duplissy;Kamalika Sengupta;Carla Frege

  • The effect of physical and chemical aerosol properties on warm cloud droplet activation

    G. Mcfiggans;P. Artaxo;Urs Baltensperger;H. Coe

  • Oxidation products of biogenic emissions contribute to nucleation of atmospheric particles.

    Francesco Riccobono;Siegfried Schobesberger;Catherine E. Scott;Josef Dommen

  • Hygroscopic properties of carbon and diesel soot particles

    E. Weingartner;H. Burtscher;U. Baltensperger

  • Hygroscopic properties of submicrometer atmospheric aerosol particles measured with H-TDMA instruments in various environments—a review

    Erik Swietlicki;H-C Hansson;K Hameri;Birgitta Svenningsson

  • New particle formation in the free troposphere: A question of chemistry and timing.

    Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Federico Bianchi;Jasmin Tröstl;Heikki Junninen;Carla Frege

  • Minimizing light absorption measurement artifacts of the Aethalometer: evaluation of five correction algorithms

    M. Collaud Coen;E. Weingartner;A. Apituley;D. Ceburnis

  • A study of wood burning and traffic aerosols in an Alpine valley using a multi-wavelength Aethalometer

    J. Sandradewi;A.S.H. Prévôt;E. Weingartner;R. Schmidhauser

  • Evidence for the role of organics in aerosol particle formation under atmospheric conditions.

    Axel Metzger;Bart Verheggen;Josef Dommen;Jonathan Duplissy

  • Relating hygroscopicity and composition of organic aerosol particulate matter

    J. Duplissy;J. Duplissy;P. F. DeCarlo;P. F. DeCarlo;J. Dommen;M. R. Alfarra

  • Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops

    T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler

  • Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic and biogenic precursors

    U. Baltensperger;M. Kalberer;J. Dommen;D. Paulsen

  • EUCAARI ion spectrometer measurements at 12 European sites – analysis of new particle formation events

    H. E. Manninen;T. Nieminen;E. Asmi;S. Gagné

Frequent Co-Authors

Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Martin Gysel
Martin Gysel Paul Scherrer Institute
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Markku Kulmala
Markku Kulmala University of Helsinki
Jonathan Duplissy
Jonathan Duplissy University of Helsinki
Nicolas Bukowiecki
Nicolas Bukowiecki University of Basel
Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute
Ari Laaksonen
Ari Laaksonen Finnish Meteorological Institute
Andreas Petzold
Andreas Petzold Forschungszentrum Jülich
Josef Dommen
Josef Dommen Paul Scherrer Institute

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