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James G. Hudson is affiliated with the Desert Research Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric sciences, with a specific emphasis on the interactions between aerosols, clouds, and atmospheric chemistry.

The main fields of study include Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with subfields spanning Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis. Their work covers several key topics:

  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts

James G. Hudson's recent publications are featured in the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. These papers include:

  • "Cumulus Cloud and Drizzle Microphysics Relationships With Complete CCN Spectra" (2021)
  • "CCN Spectral Modality Compared to Droplet Spectra and Drizzle in RICO Cumuli" (2022)
  • "Stratus and Stratocumulus Cloud Microphysics and Drizzle Relationships With CCN Modality" (2024)

Their frequent coauthor is Stephen Noble, with whom they have collaborated on multiple research projects. The primary publication venue for their work is the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres.

Best Publications

  • Indian Ocean Experiment: An integrated analysis of the climate forcing and effects of the great Indo-Asian haze

    V. Ramanathan;P. J. Crutzen;J. Lelieveld;A. P. Mitra

  • Rain in Shallow Cumulus Over the Ocean: The RICO Campaign

    R. M. Rauber;B. Stevens;B. Stevens;H. T. Ochs;C. Knight

  • FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment

    J. A. Curry;P. V. Hobbs;M. D. King;D. A. Randall

  • Evaluation of aerosol indirect radiative forcing in MIRAGE

    Steven Ghan;Richard Easter;James Hudson;Francois‐Marie Bréon

  • Marine fog: A review

    Darko Koračin;Darko Koračin;Clive E. Dorman;John M. Lewis;John M. Lewis;James G. Hudson

  • Entrainment, Mixing, and Microphysics in Trade-Wind Cumulus

    Hermann E. Gerber;Glendon M. Frick;Jorgen B. Jensen;James G. Hudson

  • Characterization of Combustion Aerosols for Haze and Cloud Formation

    J. Hallett;J. G. Hudson;C. F. Rogers

  • An Instantaneous CCN Spectrometer

    James G. Hudson

  • Intercomparison Study of the Size-Dependent Counting Efficiency of 26 Condensation Particle Counters

    A. Wiedensohlet;D. Orsini;D. S. Covert;D. Coffmann

  • Cloud droplet nucleation and cloud scavenging of aerosol sulphate in polluted atmospheres

    W. R. Leaitch;J. W. Strapp;G. A. Isaac;J. G. Hudson

  • Cloud condensation nuclei near marine stratus

    James G. Hudson;Paul R. Frisbie

  • Maritime-Continental Drizzle Contrasts in Small Cumuli

    James G. Hudson;Seong Soo Yum

  • Cloud Condensation Nuclei

    James G. Hudson

  • Variability of the relationship between particle size and cloud‐nucleating ability

    James G. Hudson

  • Volatility and size of cloud condensation nuclei

    James G. Hudson;Xiaoyu Da

  • Maritime/continental microphysical contrasts in stratus

    Seong Soo Yum;James G. Hudson

  • Droplet Spectral Broadening in Marine Stratus

    James G. Hudson;Seong Soo Yum

  • Free troposphere as a major source of CCN for the equatorial pacific boundary layer: long-range transport and teleconnections

    A. D. Clarke;S. Freitag;R. M. C. Simpson;J. G. Hudson

  • Adiabatic predictions and observations of cloud droplet spectral broadness

    Seong Soo Yum;James G. Hudson

  • The impact of ship-produced aerosols on the microstructure and albedo of warm marine stratocumulus clouds: A test of MAST hypotheses 1i and 1ii

    Philip A. Durkee;K. J. Noone;R. J. Ferek;R. J. Ferek;D. W. Johnson

  • Characterization of combustion aerosols for haze and cloud formation: Final report

    J. Hallett;J.G. Hudson;C.F. Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Cynthia H. Twohy
Cynthia H. Twohy Northwest Research Associates
Richard C. Flagan
Richard C. Flagan California Institute of Technology
Peter V. Hobbs
Peter V. Hobbs University of Washington
Lynn M. Russell
Lynn M. Russell University of California, San Diego
Timothy J. Garrett
Timothy J. Garrett University of Utah
Antony D. Clarke
Antony D. Clarke University of Hawaii at Manoa
John H. Seinfeld
John H. Seinfeld California Institute of Technology
Colin D. O'Dowd
Colin D. O'Dowd University of Galway
Alan R. Bandy
Alan R. Bandy Drexel University
Christopher W. Fairall
Christopher W. Fairall National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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