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Hans D. Osthoff

Hans D. Osthoff

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
34
Citations
5386
World Ranking
9417
National Ranking
440

Overview

Hans D. Osthoff is affiliated with the University of Calgary in Canada. Their research primarily spans the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on atmospheric science and related subfields including spectroscopy, environmental engineering, materials chemistry, and global and planetary change.

The main topics of their work include atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, air quality monitoring and forecasting, spectroscopy and laser applications, catalytic processes in materials science, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and odor and emission control technologies.

The following list identifies some recent publications by Hans D. Osthoff, illustrating the breadth of their research interests:

  • Quantification of nitrous acid (HONO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2) in ambient air by broadband cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (IBBCEAS) between 361 and 388 nm, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • A compact, high-purity source of HONO validated by Fourier transform infrared and thermal-dissociation cavity ring-down spectroscopy, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Potential interferences in photolytic nitrogen dioxide converters for ambient air monitoring: Evaluation of a prototype, 2020, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
  • On the photolysis branching ratio of methyl ethyl ketone, 2021, Atmospheric Environment
  • Validation of MAX-DOAS retrievals of aerosol extinction, SO 2, and NO 2 through comparison with lidar, sun photometer, active DOAS, and aircraft measurements in the Athabasca oil sands region, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Frequent publication venues for Osthoff include:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Chemosphere
  • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Journal of Environmental Sciences

Collaborative work features several frequently co-authoring researchers:

  • Kevin D. Easterbrook
  • Nick Jordan
  • Natasha M. Garner
  • Mitchell A. Vona
  • Nicholas J. Gingerysty

Best Publications

  • Nitrate radicals and biogenic volatile organic compounds: oxidation, mechanisms, and organic aerosol

    Nga Lee Ng;Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown;Alexander T. Archibald;Elliot Atlas

  • High levels of nitryl chloride in the polluted subtropical marine boundary layer

    Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;James M. Roberts;A. R. Ravishankara;A. R. Ravishankara;Eric J. Williams;Eric J. Williams

  • Electronic Modification of the [RuII(tpy)(bpy)(OH2)]2+ Scaffold: Effects on Catalytic Water Oxidation

    Derek J. Wasylenko;Chelladurai Ganesamoorthy;Matthew A. Henderson;Bryan D. Koivisto

  • Observation of ClNO₂ in a mid-continental urban environment.

    Levi H Mielke;Amanda Furgeson;Hans D Osthoff

  • Reactive uptake coefficients for N2O5 determined from aircraft measurements during the Second Texas Air Quality Study: Comparison to current model parameterizations

    Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown;William P. Dubé;William P. Dubé;Hendrik Fuchs;Hendrik Fuchs;Hendrik Fuchs;Thomas B. Ryerson

  • Oil sands operations as a large source of secondary organic aerosols

    John Liggio;Shao-Meng Li;Katherine Hayden;Youssef M. Taha

  • N2O5 oxidizes chloride to Cl2 in acidic atmospheric aerosol.

    James M. Roberts;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Steven S. Brown;A. R. Ravishankara;A. R. Ravishankara

  • Aircraft instrument for simultaneous, in situ measurement of NO3 and N2O5 via pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy

    William P. Dubé;Steven S. Brown;Hans D. Osthoff;Maya R. Nunley

  • Laboratory studies of products of N2O5 uptake on Cl− containing substrates

    James M. Roberts;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Steven S. Brown;A. R. Ravishankara;A. R. Ravishankara

  • Vertically resolved measurements of nighttime radical reservoirs in Los Angeles and their contribution to the urban radical budget.

    Cora J. Young;Cora J. Young;Rebecca A. Washenfelder;Rebecca A. Washenfelder;James M. Roberts;Levi H. Mielke

  • High resolution vertical distributions of NO 3 and N 2 O 5 through the nocturnal boundary layer

    S. S. Brown;W. P. Dubé;W. P. Dubé;H. D. Osthoff;H. D. Osthoff;D. E. Wolfe

  • Chlorine as a primary radical: evaluation of methods to understand its role in initiation of oxidative cycles

    C. J. Young;C. J. Young;C. J. Young;R. A. Washenfelder;R. A. Washenfelder;P. M. Edwards;P. M. Edwards;D. D. Parrish

  • Secondary formation of nitrated phenols: insights from observations during the Uintah Basin Winter Ozone Study (UBWOS) 2014

    Bin Yuan;Bin Yuan;John Liggio;Jeremy Wentzell;Shao-Meng Li

  • Measurements of Hydroxyl and Hydroperoxy Radicals during CalNex‐LA: Model Comparisons and Radical Budgets

    S. M. Griffith;S. M. Griffith;R. F. Hansen;R. F. Hansen;S. Dusanter;S. Dusanter;S. Dusanter;V. Michoud;V. Michoud;V. Michoud

  • Design and Application of a Pulsed Cavity Ring-Down Aerosol Extinction Spectrometer for Field Measurements

    Tahllee Baynard;Edward R. Lovejoy;Anders Pettersson;Steven S. Brown

  • Aircraft observations of daytime NO3 and N2O5 and their implications for tropospheric chemistry

    Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Harald Stark;Harald Stark;William P. Dubé;William P. Dubé

  • Heterogeneous formation of nitryl chloride and its role as a nocturnal NOx reservoir species during CalNex‐LA 2010

    L. H. Mielke;L. H. Mielke;J. Stutz;C. Tsai;S. C. Hurlock

  • Measurement of atmospheric NO2 by pulsed cavity ring-down spectroscopy

    Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Steven S. Brown;Steven S. Brown;Thomas B. Ryerson;Thomas B. Ryerson;Tara J. Fortin;Tara J. Fortin

  • Vertical profiles in NO3 and N2O5 measured from an aircraft: Results from the NOAA P-3 and surface platforms during the New England Air Quality Study 2004

    Steven S. Brown;William P. Dubé;William P. Dubé;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Hans D. Osthoff;Jochen Stutz

  • Quantification of Nitryl Chloride at Part Per Trillion Mixing Ratios by Thermal Dissociation Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy

    Robert D Thaler;Levi H Mielke;Hans D Osthoff

  • Supporting Online Material for N2O5 Oxidizes Chloride to Cl2 in Acidic Atmospheric Aerosol

    James M. Roberts;Hans D. Osthoff;Steven S. Brown;A. R. Ravishankara

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven S. Brown
Steven S. Brown National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Brian M. Lerner
Brian M. Lerner Aerodyne Research
A. R. Ravishankara
A. R. Ravishankara Colorado State University
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Eric J. Williams
Eric J. Williams National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Cora J. Young
Cora J. Young York University
William P. Dubé
William P. Dubé Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Jochen Stutz
Jochen Stutz University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick R. Veres
Patrick R. Veres National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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