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Overview

Ian M. Brooks is affiliated with the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom and conducts research primarily in the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans a wide range of topics related to atmospheric and cryospheric sciences, with a particular focus on polar regions.

Their research output includes publications in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, arXiv (Cornell University), and Elementa Science of the Anthropocene.

Key research topics covered in Brooks' work are:

  • Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Climate variability and models
  • Climate change and permafrost
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations

Brooks has authored or coauthored papers on a variety of subjects including the mechanisms behind aerosol production in polar environments and greenhouse gas fluxes. Notable recent papers are:

  • "Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere," 2022, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • "Frequent new particle formation over the high Arctic pack ice by enhanced iodine emissions," 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • "First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice," 2020, published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "Shipborne eddy covariance observations of methane fluxes constrain Arctic sea emissions," 2020, published in Science Advances
  • "Highly Active Ice-Nucleating Particles at the Summer North Pole," 2022, published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Their research often involves collaboration, with frequent coauthors including John Prytherch, Michael Tjernström, Ian A. Renfrew, Paul Zieger, and Ryan R. Neely.

Best Publications

  • A marine biogenic source of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles

    Theodore W. Wilson;Luis A. Ladino;Peter A. Alpert;Mark N. Breckels

  • Overview of the MOSAiC expedition—Atmosphere

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  • Finding Boundary Layer Top: Application of a Wavelet Covariance Transform to Lidar Backscatter Profiles

    Ian M. Brooks

  • An Arctic CCN-limited cloud-aerosol regime

    T. Mauritsen;Joseph Sedlar;Michael Tjernström;Caroline Leck

  • A Method for Estimating the Turbulent Kinetic Energy Dissipation Rate from a Vertically Pointing Doppler Lidar, and Independent Evaluation from Balloon-Borne In Situ Measurements

    Ewan J. O'Connor;Ewan J. O'Connor;Anthony J. Illingworth;Ian M. Brooks;Christopher D. Westbrook

  • Frequent new particle formation over the high Arctic pack ice by enhanced iodine emissions.

    Andrea Baccarini;Linn Karlsson;Josef Dommen;Patrick Duplessis

  • A transitioning Arctic surface energy budget: the impacts of solar zenith angle, surface albedo and cloud radiative forcing

    Joseph Sedlar;Michael Tjernström;Thorsten Mauritsen;Matthew D. Shupe

  • The Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS): Overview and experimental design

    Michael Tjernström;Caroline Leck;C. E. Birch;J. W. Bottenheim

  • Cloud and boundary layer interactions over the Arctic sea ice in late summer

    M. D. Shupe;P. O. G. Persson;I. M. Brooks;Michael Tjernström

  • Can new particle formation occur in the clean marine boundary layer

    Liisa Pirjola;Colin D. O'Dowd;Ian M. Brooks;Markku Kulmala

  • Warm-air advection, air mass transformation and fog causes rapid ice melt

    Michael Tjernström;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe;Ian M. Brooks;P. Ola G. Persson;P. Ola G. Persson

  • The effect on thunderstorm charging of the rate of rime accretion by graupel

    I.M. Brooks;C.P.R. Saunders;R.P. Mitzeva;S.L. Peck

  • Meteorological conditions in the central Arctic summer during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS)

    Michael Tjernström;C. E. Birch;I. M. Brooks;M. D. Shupe

  • First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice

    Markus M. Frey;Sarah J. Norris;Ian M. Brooks;Philip S. Anderson

  • Observations of Strong Surface Radar Ducts over the Persian Gulf

    Ian M. Brooks;Andreas K. Goroch;David P. Rogers

  • Highlights of Coastal Waves 1996

    David P. Rogers;Clive E. Dorman;Kathleen A. Edwards;Ian M. Brooks

  • Wind Speed and Sea State Dependencies of Air‐Sea Gas Transfer: Results From the High Wind Speed Gas Exchange Study (HiWinGS)

    B. W. Blomquist;S. E. Brumer;C. W. Fairall;B. J. Huebert

  • The Turbulent Structure of the Arctic Summer Boundary Layer During The Arctic Summer Cloud-Ocean Study

    Ian M. Brooks;Michael Tjernström;P. Ola G. Persson;P. Ola G. Persson;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe

  • A bird’s-eye view: Development of an operational ARM unmanned aerial capability for atmospheric research in Arctic Alaska

    Gijs de Boer;Mark Ivey;Beat Schmid;Dale Lawrence

  • Arctic Summer Airmass Transformation, Surface Inversions, and the Surface Energy Budget

    Michael Tjernström;Matthew D. Shupe;Matthew D. Shupe;Ian M. Brooks;Peggy Achtert;Peggy Achtert

  • The effects of high liquid water content on thunderstorm charging

    C. P. R. Saunders;I. M. Brooks

  • Status and Future of Numerical Atmospheric Aerosol Prediction with a Focus on Data Requirements

    Angela Benedetti;Jeffrey S. Reid;Peter Knippertz;John H. Marsham

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Tjernström
Michael Tjernström Stockholm University
Matthew D. Shupe
Matthew D. Shupe University of Colorado Boulder
Joseph Sedlar
Joseph Sedlar National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Byron Blomquist
Byron Blomquist University of Colorado Boulder
Caroline Leck
Caroline Leck Stockholm University
Michael H. Smith
Michael H. Smith University of Georgia
Thorsten Mauritsen
Thorsten Mauritsen Stockholm University
Daniel E. Wolfe
Daniel E. Wolfe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
P. Ola G. Persson
P. Ola G. Persson University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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