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James J. Schwab is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research focuses on environmental science with extensive work in atmospheric science and related subfields.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences

Within these fields, Schwab's subfields of research cover:

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

The main research topics addressed by Schwab include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Frequent venues for Schwab's publications are:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres

Notable recent publications by Schwab include:

  • A Technical Overview of the New York State Mesonet Standard Network, 2020, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology
  • Chemical nature of PM2.5 and PM10 in the coastal urban Xiamen, China: Insights into the impacts of shipping emissions and health risk, 2020, Atmospheric Environment
  • Mobile Laboratory Measurements of High Surface Ozone Levels and Spatial Heterogeneity During LISTOS 2018: Evidence for Sea Breeze Influence, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Wintertime new particle formation and its contribution to cloud condensation nuclei in the Northeastern United States, 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Long-term monitoring of cloud water chemistry at Whiteface Mountain: the emergence of a new chemical regime, 2023, Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequently collaborating co-authors include:

  • Jie Zhang
  • Margaret J. Schwab
  • Shui-Ping Wu
  • Alexandra Catena
  • Matthew Ninneman

Best Publications

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Present-day distribution and trends of tropospheric ozone relevant to climate and global atmospheric chemistry model evaluation

    A. Gaudel;O. R. Cooper;G. Ancellet;B. Barret

  • Global Distribution and Trends of Tropospheric Ozone: An Observation-Based Review

    O. R. Cooper;D. D. Parrish;J. Ziemke;M. Cupeiro

  • Characterization of the sources and processes of organic and inorganic aerosols in New York city with a high-resolution time-of-flight aerosol mass apectrometer

    Y.-L. Sun;Y.-L. Sun;Q. Zhang;J. J. Schwab;K. L. Demerjian

  • OH and HO2 Chemistry in the urban atmosphere of New York City

    Xinrong Ren;Hartwig Harder;Monica Martinez;Robert L. Lesher

  • Nitric acid photolysis on surfaces in low-NOx environments: Significant atmospheric implications

    Xianliang Zhou;Xianliang Zhou;Honglian Gao;Honglian Gao;Yi He;Yi He;Gu Huang;Gu Huang

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Database and Metrics Data of Global Surface Ozone Observations

    Martin G. Schultz;Sabine Schröder;Olga Lyapina;Owen Cooper

  • SO2 emissions and lifetimes: Estimates from inverse modeling using in situ and global, space-based (SCIAMACHY and OMI) observations

    Chulkyu Lee;Chulkyu Lee;Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Aaron van Donkelaar;Hanlim Lee

  • Behavior of OH and HO2 in the winter atmosphere in New York City

    Xinrong Ren;William H. Brune;Jingqiu Mao;Michael J. Mitchell

  • Summertime nitrous acid chemistry in the atmospheric boundary layer at a rural site in New York State

    Xianliang Zhou;Kevin Civerolo;Hongping Dai;Gu Huang

  • Measurement of Ambient Aerosol Composition during the PMTACS-NY 2001 using an Aerosol Mass Spectrometer. Part I: Mass Concentrations

    Frank Drewnick;James J. Schwab;John T. Jayne;Manjula Canagaratna

  • Factor analysis of combined organic and inorganic aerosol mass spectra from high resolution aerosol mass spectrometer measurements

    Y. L. Sun;Q. Zhang;J. J. Schwab;T. Yang

  • Sources of fine particle composition in New York city

    Zheng Li;Philip K. Hopke;Liaquat Husain;Sumizah Qureshi

  • OH, HO2, and OH reactivity during the PMTACS–NY Whiteface Mountain 2002 campaign: Observations and model comparison

    Xinrong Ren;William Henry Brune;Angelique Oliger;Andrew R. Metcalf

  • Intercomparison and evaluation of four semi-continuous PM2.5 sulfate instruments

    F. Drewnick;J.J. Schwab;O. Hogrefe;S. Peters

  • Pollution Gradients and Chemical Characterization of Particulate Matter from Vehicular Traffic near Major Roadways: Results from the 2009 Queens College Air Quality Study in NYC

    Paola Massoli;Edward C. Fortner;Manjula R. Canagaratna;Leah R. Williams

  • Measurements of ambient ammonia using a tunable diode laser absorption spectrometer: Characteristics of ambient ammonia emissions in an urban area of New York City

    Yongquan Li;James J. Schwab;Kenneth L. Demerjian

  • New York State urban and rural measurements of continuous PM2.5 mass by FDMS, TEOM, and BAM.

    James J. Schwab;Henry D. Felton;Oliver V. Rattigan;Kenneth L. Demerjian

  • A Technical Overview of the New York State Mesonet Standard Network

    Jerald A. Brotzge;J. Wang;C. D. Thorncroft;E. Joseph

  • Multi-year hourly PM2.5 carbon measurements in New York: Diurnal, day of week and seasonal patterns

    Oliver V. Rattigan;H. Dirk Felton;Min-Suk Bae;James J. Schwab

  • Revised treatment of wet scavenging processes dramatically improves GEOS-Chem 12.0.0 simulations of surface nitric acid, nitrate, and ammonium over the United States

    Gan Luo;Fangqun Yu;James Schwab

  • Seasonal estimation of organic mass to organic carbon in PM2.5 at rural and urban locations in New York state

    Min-Suk Bae;Kenneth L. Demerjian;James J. Schwab

  • Aerosol chemical composition in New York state from integrated filter samples: Urban/rural and seasonal contrasts

    James J. Schwab;H. D. Felton;Kenneth L. Demerjian

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth L. Demerjian
Kenneth L. Demerjian University at Albany, State University of New York
Xianliang Zhou
Xianliang Zhou University at Albany, State University of New York
Yele Sun
Yele Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qi Zhang
Qi Zhang Oil Crops Research Institute
William H. Brune
William H. Brune Pennsylvania State University
Liaquat Husain
Liaquat Husain University at Albany, State University of New York
Kevin Civerolo
Kevin Civerolo New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Frank Drewnick
Frank Drewnick Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Eric S. Edgerton
Eric S. Edgerton Durham University
Philip K. Hopke
Philip K. Hopke Clarkson University

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