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Overview

James W. Hannigan is affiliated with the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the United States. Their research primarily spans Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change. Hannigan's work also extends into the specialized areas of Spectroscopy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics of their research include:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • COVID-19 impact on air quality
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

Recent publications showcase Hannigan's involvement in studies related to atmospheric measurements, climate interactions, and air quality. Selected papers include:

  • "TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations," 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets," 2021, Nature
  • "Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations," 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • "COVID-19 Crisis Reduces Free Tropospheric Ozone Across the Northern Hemisphere," 2021, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Spaceborne Measurements of Formic and Acetic Acids: A Global View of the Regional Sources," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Iván Ortega
  • Kimberly Strong
  • Emmanuel Mahieu
  • Justus Notholt
  • Nicholas Jones

Hannigan has published extensively in several scientific journals, with the most frequent publication venues being:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Remote Sensing

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

  • Intercomparison of retrieval codes used for the analysis of high-resolution, ground-based FTIR measurements

    F. Hase;J.W. Hannigan;M.T. Coffey;A. Goldman

  • Importance of secondary sources in the atmospheric budgets of formic and acetic acids

    F. Paulot;D. Wunch;J. D. Crounse;G. C. Toon

  • The Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC): history, status and perspectives

    Martine De Mazière;Anne M. Thompson;Michael J. Kurylo;Jeannette D. Wild

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Tropospheric ozone from 1877 to 2016, observed levels, trends and uncertainties

    David Tarasick;Ian E. Galbally;Ian E. Galbally;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Martin G. Schultz

  • Global estimates of gravity wave momentum flux from High Resolution Dynamics Limb Sounder observations

    M. J. Alexander;J. Gille;J. Gille;C. Cavanaugh;M. Coffey

  • Validation of Measurements of Pollution in the Troposphere (MOPITT) CO retrievals with aircraft in situ profiles

    L. K. Emmons;M. N. Deeter;J. C. Gille;D. P. Edwards

  • Reversal of global atmospheric ethane and propane trends largely due to US oil and natural gas production

    Detlev Helmig;Samuel Rossabi;Jacques Hueber;Pieter Tans

  • Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations

    Mahesh Kumar Sha;Bavo Langerock;Jean-François L. Blavier;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets.

    B. Franco;T. Blumenstock;C. Cho;Lieven Clarisse

  • Recent Northern Hemisphere stratospheric HCl increase due to atmospheric circulation changes

    Emmanuel Mahieu;M P Chipperfield;Justus Notholt;T Reddmann

  • Validation of ozone measurements from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE)

    E. Dupuy;K.A. Walker;K.A. Walker;J. Kar;C.D. Boone

  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations

    Corinne Vigouroux;Bavo Langerock;Carlos Augusto Bauer Aquino;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Evaluating ethane and methane emissions associated with the development of oil and natural gas extraction in North America

    Bruno Franco;Emmanuel Mahieu;L. K. Emmons;Z. A. Tzompa-Sosa

  • COVID-19 Crisis Reduces Free Tropospheric Ozone across the Northern Hemisphere

    Wolfgang Steinbrecht;Dagmar Kubistin;Christian Plass-Dülmer;Jonathan Davies

  • The Global Atmosphere Watch reactive gases measurement network

    Martin G. Schultz;Hajime Akimoto;Jan Bottenheim;Brigitte Buchmann

  • 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

  • Trends of ozone total columns and vertical distribution from FTIR observations at eight NDACC stations around the globe

    C Vigouroux;Thomas Blumenstock;M T Coffey;Q Errera

  • Validation of ACE-FTS v2.2 measurements of HCl, HF, CCl 3 F and CCl 2 F 2 using space-, balloon- and ground-based instrument observations

    E. Mahieu;P. Duchatelet;P. Demoulin;K. A. Walker;K. A. Walker

  • Validation of ACE-FTS v2.2 methane profiles from the upper troposphere to the lower mesosphere

    M. de Mazière;C. Vigouroux;P. F. Bernath;P. F. Bernath;P. Baron

Frequent Co-Authors

Emmanuel Mahieu
Emmanuel Mahieu University of Liège
M. T. Coffey
M. T. Coffey National Center for Atmospheric Research
Nicholas B. Jones
Nicholas B. Jones University of Wollongong
Justus Notholt
Justus Notholt University of Bremen
Kimberly Strong
Kimberly Strong University of Toronto
Frank Hase
Frank Hase Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Dan Smale
Dan Smale National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
Peter F. Bernath
Peter F. Bernath Old Dominion University
Thomas Blumenstock
Thomas Blumenstock Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ralf Sussmann
Ralf Sussmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

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