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63
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10705
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2534
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1015

Overview

James R. Podolske is affiliated with the Ames Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric science, with extensive contributions to Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these, their subfields of interest are:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Spectroscopy

The main topics of their work cover:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

James R. Podolske has contributed to the following publication venues, with multiple publications in each:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their recent papers demonstrate a focus on aerosol-cloud interactions and atmospheric observations in the southeast Atlantic region. Selected recent publications include:

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin (2021), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Modeling the smoky troposphere of the southeast Atlantic: a comparison to ORACLES airborne observations from September of 2016 (2020), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Above-cloud aerosol optical depth from airborne observations in the southeast Atlantic (2020), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Modeled and observed properties related to the direct aerosol radiative effect of biomass burning aerosol over the southeastern Atlantic (2022), Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Exploring the elevated water vapor signal associated with the free tropospheric biomass burning plume over the southeast Atlantic Ocean (2021), Atmospheric chemistry and physics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with James R. Podolske include:

  • Jens Redemann
  • Paquita Zuidema
  • Kristina Pistone
  • Steffen Freitag
  • Robert Wood

Best Publications

  • Removal of Stratospheric O3 by Radicals: In Situ Measurements of OH, HO2, NO, NO2, ClO, and BrO

    P. O. Wennberg;R. C. Cohen;R. M. Stimpfle;J. P. Koplow

  • Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) X CO 2 measurements with TCCON

    Debra Wunch;Debra Wunch;Paul O. Wennberg;Gregory Osterman;Gregory Osterman;Brendan Fisher;Brendan Fisher

  • Evaluation of source gas lifetimes from stratospheric observations

    C. M. Volk;James W. Elkins;David W. Fahey;G. S. Dutton

  • Stratospheric Mean Ages and Transport Rates from Observations of Carbon Dioxide and Nitrous Oxide

    K. A. Boering;S. C. Wofsy;B. C. Daube;H. R. Schneider

  • A barrier to vertical mixing at 14 km in the tropics: Evidence from ozonesondes and aircraft measurements

    Ian Folkins;Max Loewenstein;Jim Podolske;Samuel J. Oltmans

  • Dehydration in the lower Antarctic stratosphere during late winter and early spring, 1987

    K. K. Kelly;A. F. Tuck;D. M. Murphy;M. H. Proffitt

  • Ozone loss in the Arctic polar vortex inferred from high-altitude aircraft measurements

    M. H. Proffitt;M. H. Proffitt;J. J. Margitan;K. K. Kelly;M. Loewenstein

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

  • Open-path airborne tunable diode laser hygrometer

    Glenn S. Diskin;James R. Podolske;Glen William Sachse;Thomas A. Slate

  • Emission Measurements of the Concorde Supersonic Aircraft in the Lower Stratosphere

    D. W. Fahey;E. R. Keim;K. A. Boering;C. A. Brock

  • Spaceborne detection of localized carbon dioxide sources.

    Florian M. Schwandner;Florian M. Schwandner;Michael R. Gunson;Charles E. Miller;Simon A. Carn

  • Quantifying Transport Between the Tropical and Mid-Latitude Lower Stratosphere

    C. M. Volk;James W. Elkins;David W. Fahey;R. J. Salawitch

  • Mixing of polar vortex air into middle latitudes as revealed by tracer-tracer scatterplots

    Darryn Waugh;R A Plumb;J W Elkins;D W Fahey

  • Chemical loss of ozone in the Arctic polar vortex in the winter of 1991- 1992

    R. J. Salawitch;S. C. Wofsy;E. W. Gottlieb;L. R. Lait

  • A diagnostic for denitrification in the winter polar stratospheres

    D. W. Fahey;S. Solomon;S. R. Kawa;S. R. Kawa;M. Loewenstein

  • Nitrous oxide as a dynamical tracer in the 1987 Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment

    M. Loewenstein;J. R. Podolske;K. R. Chan;S. E. Strahan

  • The Brewer‐Dobson Circulation In the Light of High Altitude In Situ Aircraft Observations

    A. F. Tuck;D. Baumgardner;K. R. Chan;J. E. Dye

  • Ozone loss inside the northern polar vortex during the 1991-1992 winter.

    M. H. Proffitt;K. Aikin;J. J. Margitan;M. Loewenstein

  • Chemical depletion of Arctic ozone in winter 1999/2000

    M. Rex;R. J. Salawitch;N. R. P. Harris;P. von der Gathen

  • A comparison of ER-2 measurements of stratospheric water vapor between the 1987 Antarctic and 1989 Arctic Airborne missions

    K. K. Kelly;A. F. Tuck;L. E. Heidt;M. Loewenstein

  • Reconstruction of the constituent distribution and trends in the Antarctic polar vortex from ER‐2 flight observations

    Mark R. Schoeberl;Leslie R. Lait;Paul A. Newman;Russell L. Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

Max Loewenstein
Max Loewenstein Ames Research Center
M. H. Proffitt
M. H. Proffitt National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Paul O. Wennberg
Paul O. Wennberg California Institute of Technology
Glenn S. Diskin
Glenn S. Diskin Langley Research Center
David W. Fahey
David W. Fahey National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
K. R. Chan
K. R. Chan Ames Research Center
James W. Elkins
James W. Elkins National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Debra Wunch
Debra Wunch University of Toronto
Dale F. Hurst
Dale F. Hurst Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Christopher R. Webster
Christopher R. Webster Jet Propulsion Lab

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