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Holger Tost is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's work covers several subfields and topics, including:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Computational Mechanics

Key research topics addressed in their studies encompass:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Climate variability and models
  • Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research

Holger Tost frequently publishes in the following scientific venues:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Biogeosciences

Their recent papers reflect a focus on atmospheric modeling and chemistry, including the simulations of organic compounds and vegetation dynamics within atmospheric models. These publications include:

  • "Simulation of organics in the atmosphere: evaluation of EMACv2.54 with the Mainz Organic Mechanism (MOM) coupled to the ORACLE (v1.0) submodel" (2022, Geoscientific model development)
  • "A machine learning examination of hydroxyl radical differences among model simulations for CCMI-1" (2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Including vegetation dynamics in an atmospheric chemistry-enabled general circulation model: linking LPJ-GUESS (v4.0) with the EMAC modelling system (v2.53)" (2020, Geoscientific model development)
  • "Cold cloud microphysical process rates in a global chemistry-climate model" (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • "Isoprene and monoterpene simulations using the chemistry-climate model EMAC (v2.55) with interactive vegetation from LPJ-GUESS (v4.0)" (2023, Geoscientific model development)

Holger Tost collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Andrea Pozzer
  • Jos Lelieveld
  • Patrick Jöckel
  • Matthew Forrest
  • Ryan Vella

Best Publications

  • The atmospheric chemistry general circulation model ECHAM5/MESSy1: consistent simulation of ozone from the surface to the mesosphere

    P. Jöckel;H. Tost;A. Pozzer;C. Brühl

  • The AeroCom evaluation and intercomparison of organic aerosol in global models

    K. Tsigaridis;K. Tsigaridis;N. Daskalakis;N. Daskalakis;M. Kanakidou;P. J. Adams

  • Development cycle 2 of the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy2)

    Patrick Jöckel;Astrid Kerkweg;Andrea Pozzer;Rolf Sander

  • Bacteria in the global atmosphere – Part 2: Modeling of emissions and transport between different ecosystems

    S. M. Burrows;T. Butler;P. Jöckel;H. Tost

  • Earth System Chemistry integrated Modelling (ESCiMo) with the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy) version 2.51

    Patrick Jöckel;Holger Tost;Andrea Pozzer;Markus Kunze

  • Technical note: The Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy) - a new approach towards Earth System Modeling

    P. Jöckel;R. Sander;A. Kerkweg;H. Tost

  • Technical note: A new comprehensive SCAVenging submodel for global atmospheric chemistry modelling

    H. Tost;P. J. Jöckel;A. Kerkweg;R. Sander

  • The Palaeoanthropocene – The beginnings of anthropogenic environmental change

    Stephen F. Foley;Stephen F. Foley;Detlef Gronenborn;Meinrat O. Andreae;Meinrat O. Andreae;Joachim W. Kadereit

  • Global distribution of the effective aerosol hygroscopicity parameter for CCN activation

    K. J. Pringle;H. Tost;A. Pozzer;U. Pöschl

  • The role of carbonyl sulphide as a source of stratospheric sulphate aerosol and its impact on climate

    C. Brühl;J. Lelieveld;P. J. Crutzen;H. Tost

  • Technical Note: An implementation of the dry removal processes DRY DEPosition and SEDImentation in the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy)

    A. Kerkweg;J. Buchholz;L.N. Ganzeveld;A. Pozzer

  • Description and evaluation of GMXe: a new aerosol submodel for global simulations (v1)

    K. J. Pringle;K. J. Pringle;H. Tost;S. Message;B. Steil

  • Technical Note: Implementation of prescribed (OFFLEM), calculated (ONLEM), and pseudo-emissions (TNUDGE) of chemical species in the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy)

    A. Kerkweg;R. Sander;H. Tost;P. Jöckel

  • Lightning and convection parameterisations - uncertainties in global modelling

    H. Tost;P. J. Jöckel;J. Lelieveld

  • The atmospheric chemistry box model CAABA/MECCA-3.0

    Rolf Sander;Andreas Baumgaertner;Sergey Gromov;Hartwig Harder

  • AOD trends during 2001–2010 from observations and model simulations

    A. Pozzer;A. de Meij;J. Yoon;H. Tost

  • Intercomparison and evaluation of global aerosol microphysical properties among AeroCom models of a range of complexity

    G.W. Mann;K.S. Carslaw;C.L. Reddington;K.J. Pringle;K.J. Pringle

  • Influence of different convection parameterisations in a GCM

    H. Tost;P. Jöckel;J. Lelieveld

  • Distributions and regional budgets of aerosols and their precursors simulated with the EMAC chemistry-climate model

    A. Pozzer;A. de Meij;K. J. Pringle;H. Tost

  • Uncertainties in atmospheric chemistry modelling due to convection parameterisations and subsequent scavenging

    H. Tost;H. Tost;M. G. Lawrence;C. Brühl;P. Jöckel;P. Jöckel

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Patrick Jöckel
Patrick Jöckel German Aerospace Center
Andrea Pozzer
Andrea Pozzer Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Rolf Sander
Rolf Sander Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies
Kirsty J. Pringle
Kirsty J. Pringle University of Leeds
C. Brühl
C. Brühl Max Planck Society
Peter Hoor
Peter Hoor Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Laurens Ganzeveld
Laurens Ganzeveld Wageningen University & Research

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