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Janet F. Barlow is affiliated with the University of Reading in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with a focus on Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, and Automotive Engineering.

The scientist's work addresses a range of topics including Wind and Air Flow Studies, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, and Vehicle Emissions and Performance.

Janet F. Barlow has published research in several scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and The Science of The Total Environment.

  • Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Their most recent papers are as follows:

  • Direct observations of CO2 emission reductions due to COVID-19 lockdown across European urban districts, 2022, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Unprivileged groups are less served by green cooling services in major European urban areas, 2024, Nature Cities
  • Turbulence Characteristics Across a Range of Idealized Urban Canopy Geometries, 2021, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • The Impact of Atmosphere-Ocean-Wave Coupling on the Near-Surface Wind Speed in Forecasts of Extratropical Cyclones, 2021, Boundary-Layer Meteorology
  • Interactions Between the Nocturnal Low-Level Jets and the Urban Boundary Layer: A Case Study over London, 2022, Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Janet F. Barlow collaborates frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Carole Helfter
  • Eiko Nemitz
  • Sue Grimmond
  • Denise Hertwig
  • Humphrey Lean

Best Publications

  • The International Urban Energy Balance Models Comparison Project: First Results from Phase 1

    C.S.B. Grimmond;M. Blackett;M.J. Best;J. Barlow

  • Progress in observing and modelling the urban boundary layer

    Janet F. Barlow

  • Boundary layer dynamics over London, UK, as observed using Doppler lidar during REPARTEE-II

    Janet F. Barlow;T. M. Dunbar;E. G. Nemitz;Curtis R. Wood

  • Unsteady flow simulation of a vertical axis augmented wind turbine: a two-dimensional study

    Rosario Nobile;Maria Vahdati;Janet F. Barlow;Anthony Mewburn-Crook

  • Flow field measurements in the proximity of an urban intersection in London, UK

    A. Dobre;S. J. Arnold;S. J. Arnold;R. J. Smalley;J. W. D. Boddy

  • Turbulent flow at 190 m height above London during 2006-2008: A climatology and the applicability of similarity theory

    C. R. Wood;A. Lacser;A. Lacser;Janet Fraser Barlow;A. Padhra

  • A review of progress and applications of pulsed doppler wind LiDARs

    Zhengliang Liu;Janet F. Barlow;Pak Wai Chan;Jimmy Chi Hung Fung

  • Scalar fluxes from urban street canyons. Part I: Laboratory simulation.

    Janet F. Barlow;Ian N. Harman;Stephen E. Belcher

  • Scalar fluxes from urban street canyons. Part II: Model

    Ian N. Harman;Janet F. Barlow;Stephen E. Belcher

  • Introduction to the special issue "in-depth study of air pollution sources and processes within Beijing and its surrounding region (APHH-Beijing)"

    Zongbo Shi;Zongbo Shi;Tuan Vu;Simone Kotthaus;Simone Kotthaus;Roy M. Harrison;Roy M. Harrison

  • A Wind Tunnel Model for Quantifying Fluxes in the Urban Boundary Layer

    Janet F. Barlow;Stephen E. Belcher

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics in the atmosphere of a developed megacity (London): an overview of the REPARTEE experiment and its conclusions

    R. M. Harrison;R. M. Harrison;M. Dall'Osto;M. Dall'Osto;D. C. S. Beddows;A. J. Thorpe;A. J. Thorpe

  • Dispersion and transfer of passive scalars in and above street canyons—Large-eddy simulations

    X.-M. Cai;J.F. Barlow;S.E. Belcher

  • Introduction to the DAPPLE Air Pollution Project.

    S.J. Arnold;H. ApSimon;J. Barlow;S. Belcher

  • Increasing thermal plant flexibility in a high renewables power system

    M. L. Kubik;Phil J. Coker;Janet F. Barlow

  • Observations of wind speed profiles over Greater London, UK, using a Doppler lidar

    Daniel R Drew;Janet Fraser Barlow;Siân E. Lane

  • Controls of carbon dioxide concentrations and fluxes above central London

    C. Helfter;D. Famulari;G. J. Phillips;J. F. Barlow

  • Remarkable dynamics of nanoparticles in the urban atmosphere

    M. Dall'Osto;M. Dall'Osto;A. Thorpe;D. C. S. Beddows;R. M. Harrison

  • Meteorology, air quality, and health in London: the ClearfLo project

    S.I. Bohnenstengel;S.E. Belcher;A. Aiken;J. D. Allan

  • Evaluation of Urban Local-Scale Aerodynamic Parameters: Implications for the Vertical Profile of Wind Speed and for Source Areas

    Christoph W. Kent;Sue Grimmond;Janet Barlow;David Gatey

  • Spatial and temporal variability of urban fluxes of methane, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide above London, UK

    Carole Helfter;Anja H. Tremper;Christoforos H. Halios;Simone Kotthaus

Frequent Co-Authors

Eiko Nemitz
Eiko Nemitz UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
C. S. B. Grimmond
C. S. B. Grimmond University of Reading
Alan Robins
Alan Robins University of Surrey
Alison S. Tomlin
Alison S. Tomlin University of Leeds
Roy M. Harrison
Roy M. Harrison University of Birmingham
Carole Helfter
Carole Helfter UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
James Allan
James Allan University of Manchester
Peter Zotter
Peter Zotter Paul Scherrer Institute
Dudley E. Shallcross
Dudley E. Shallcross University of Bristol

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