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Hugh C. Pumphrey is affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom, where their research focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans key subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Environmental Chemistry, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Oceanography.

The scientist's research covers various topics related to atmospheric processes and climate. Main areas of study include:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Climate variability and models
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics
  • Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Hugh C. Pumphrey has published multiple papers in notable scientific venues, frequently contributing to Geophysical Research Letters, Atmospheric chemistry and physics, Atmospheric measurement techniques, and Faraday Discussions. Their recent publications include:

  • "The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Hydration of the Stratosphere" (2022) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Australian New Year's PyroCb Impact on Stratospheric Composition" (2020) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Antarctic Vortex Dehydration in 2023 as a Substantial Removal Pathway for Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai Water Vapor" (2024) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) observations of biomass burning products in the stratosphere from Canadian forest fires in August 2017" (2021) in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Recovery and validation of Odin/SMR long-term measurements of mesospheric carbon monoxide" (2020) in Atmospheric measurement techniques

Their frequent collaborators include M. L. Santee, N. J. Livesey, M. Schwartz, Luis Millán, and A. Lambert, indicating a consistent engagement with researchers focusing on atmospheric and planetary sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Earth observing system microwave limb sounder (EOS MLS) on the aura Satellite

    J.W. Waters;L. Froidevaux;R.S. Harwood;R.F. Jarnot

  • An atmospheric tape recorder: The imprint of tropical tropopause temperatures on stratospheric water vapor

    Philip W. Mote;Karen H. Rosenlof;Michael E. McIntyre;Ewan S. Carr

  • Asian monsoon transport of pollution to the stratosphere.

    William J. Randel;Mijeong Park;Louisa Emmons;Doug Kinnison

  • The Hunga Tonga‐Hunga Ha'apai Hydration of the Stratosphere

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  • Early validation analyses of atmospheric profiles from EOS MLS on the aura Satellite

    L. Froidevaux;N.J. Livesey;W.G. Read;Y.B. Jiang

  • Validation of the Aura Microwave Limb Sounder middle atmosphere water vapor and nitrous oxide measurements

    Alyn Lambert;W. G. Read;N. J. Livesey;M. L. Santee

  • The entrainment of bubbles by drop impacts

    Hugh C. Pumphrey;Paul A. Elmore

  • Underwater sound produced by individual drop impacts and rainfall

    Hugh C. Pumphrey;L. A. Crum;L. Bjo;rno

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder O3 and CO observations in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

    N. J. Livesey;Mark Filipiak;L. Froidevaux;W. G. Read

  • The UARS and EOS Microwave Limb Sounder (MLS) Experiments.

    J W Waters;W G Read;L Froidevaux;R F Jarnot

  • Aura Microwave Limb Sounder upper tropospheric and lower stratospheric H2O and relative humidity with respect to ice validation

    W. G. Read;A. Lambert;J. Bacmeister;R. E. Cofield

  • Quantifying denitrification and its effect on ozone recovery

    A. Tabazadeh;M. L. Santee;M. Y. Danilin;H. C. Pumphrey

  • Solar occultation satellite data and derived meteorological products: Sampling issues and comparisons with Aura Microwave Limb Sounder

    Gloria L. Manney;Gloria L. Manney;William H. Daffer;Joseph M. Zawodny;Peter F. Bernath;Peter F. Bernath

  • The UARS Microwave Limb Sounder version 5 data set: Theory, characterization, and validation

    N. J. Livesey;W. G. Read;L. Froidevaux;J. W. Waters

  • Mesospheric Na layer at 40°N: Modeling and observations

    John M. C. Plane;Chester S. Gardner;Jirong Yu;C. Y. She

  • Tropical troposphere to stratosphere transport of carbon monoxide and long-lived trace species in the Chemical Lagrangian Model of the Stratosphere (CLaMS)

    R. Pommrich;R. Pommrich;R. Müller;J.-U. Grooß;P. Konopka

  • Global OZone Chemistry And Related trace gas Data records for the Stratosphere (GOZCARDS): methodology and sample results with a focus on HCl, H 2 O, and O 3

    L. Froidevaux;J. Anderson;H.-J. Wang;R. A. Fuller

  • CO measurements from the ACE-FTS satellite instrument: data analysis and validation using ground-based, airborne and spaceborne observations

    Cathy Clerbaux;Maya George;Solène Turquety;K. A. Walker;K. A. Walker

  • The underwater noise of rain

    A. Prosperetti;L. A. Crum;H. C. Pumphrey

  • Satellite observations and modeling of transport in the upper troposphere through the lower mesosphere during the 2006 major stratospheric sudden warming

    G. L. Manney;G. L. Manney;R. S. Harwood;I. A. MacKenzie;K. Minschwaner

  • Using cloud ice flux to parametrise large-scale lightning

    D. L. Finney;Ruth Doherty;O. Wild;H. Huntrieser

  • The UARS Microwave Limb Sounder version 5 data set: Theory, characterization, and validation : SAFARI 2000-Southern African Regional Science Initiative

    N. J. Livesey;W. G. Read;L. Froidevaux;J. W. Waters

Frequent Co-Authors

Nathaniel J. Livesey
Nathaniel J. Livesey California Institute of Technology
William G. Read
William G. Read California Institute of Technology
Michelle L. Santee
Michelle L. Santee California Institute of Technology
Joe W. Waters
Joe W. Waters Jet Propulsion Lab
Lucien Froidevaux
Lucien Froidevaux California Institute of Technology
Gloria L. Manney
Gloria L. Manney Northwest Research Associates
Peter F. Bernath
Peter F. Bernath Old Dominion University
Michael J. Schwartz
Michael J. Schwartz Jet Propulsion Lab
Kaley A. Walker
Kaley A. Walker University of Toronto
Alyn Lambert
Alyn Lambert California Institute of Technology

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