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Overview

John A. Ogren is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on atmospheric sciences, particularly in the areas of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, atmospheric ozone and climate, and air quality monitoring and forecasting.

Their recent publications highlight a range of topics related to aerosol properties and atmospheric measurements. Notable papers include:

  • A global analysis of climate-relevant aerosol properties retrieved from the network of Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) near-surface observatories, 2020, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Evaluating the PurpleAir monitor as an aerosol light scattering instrument, 2022, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Vertical profiles of light absorption and scattering associated with black carbon particle fractions in the springtime Arctic above 79°N, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Datasets for paper "Evaluating the PurpleAir monitor as an aerosol light scattering instrument", 2021, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

Ogren has collaborated frequently with several other researchers in their field. Among frequent coauthors are Elisabeth Andrews, Patrick J. Sheridan, James R. Ouimette, William C. Malm, and Bret A. Schichtel.

The main publication venues for John A. Ogren include:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

The scientist's work spans several interconnected areas in Earth and planetary sciences and environmental science. Their primary fields of study are:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Their subfields of study encompass:

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

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics

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

  • Recommendations for reporting "black carbon" measurements

    Andreas Petzold;John A. Ogren;Markus Fiebig;Pablo Laj

  • Determining Aerosol Radiative Properties Using the TSI 3563 Integrating Nephelometer

    Theodore L. Anderson;John A. Ogren

  • Mobility particle size spectrometers: harmonization of technical standards and data structure to facilitate high quality long-term observations of atmospheric particle number size distributions

    A. Wiedensohler;W. Birmili;A. Nowak;A. Sonntag

  • Towards Aerosol Light-Absorption Measurements with a 7-Wavelength Aethalometer: Evaluation with a Photoacoustic Instrument and 3-Wavelength Nephelometer

    W. Patrick Arnott;Khadeejeh Hamasha;Hans Moosmüller;Patrick J. Sheridan

  • Performance Characteristics of a High-Sensitivity, Three-Wavelength, Total Scatter/Backscatter Nephelometer

    T.L. Anderson;D.S. Covert;S.F. Marshall;M.L. Laucks

  • Quantifying and minimizing uncertainty of climate forcing by anthropogenic aerosols

    J. E. Penner;R. J. Charlson;J. M. Hales;N. S. Laulainen

  • Mesoscale Variations of Tropospheric Aerosols

    Theodore L. Anderson;Robert J. Charlson;David M. Winker;John A. Ogren

  • Characterization and intercomparison of aerosol absorption photometers: result of two intercomparison workshops

    T. Müller;J.S. Henzing;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;G. De Leeuw;A. Wiedensohler

  • Variability of Aerosol Optical Properties at Four North American Surface Monitoring Sites

    David J. Delene;John A. Ogren

  • Organic material in the global troposphere

    R. A. Duce;V. A. Mohnen;P. R. Zimmerman;D. Grosjean

  • A 3‐year record of simultaneously measured aerosol chemical and optical properties at Barrow, Alaska

    P. K. Quinn;T. L. Miller;T. S. Bates;J. A. Ogren

  • Evaluation of Multiangle Absorption Photometry for Measuring Aerosol Light Absorption

    Andreas Petzold;Herbert Schloesser;Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott

  • Comparison of methods for deriving aerosol asymmetry parameter

    Elisabeth Andrews;Patrick J. Sheridan;Markus Fiebig;Markus Fiebig;Allison McComiskey

  • Four years of continuous surface aerosol measurements from the Department of Energy's Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Southern Great Plains Cloud and Radiation Testbed site

    P. J. Sheridan;D. J. Delene;J. A. Ogren

  • Pan-Arctic enhancements of light absorbing aerosol concentrations due to North American boreal forest fires during summer 2004

    A. Stohl;E. Andrews;E. Andrews;J. F. Burkhart;C. Forster

  • Design and Calibration of a Counterflow Virtual Impactor for Sampling of Atmospheric Fog and Cloud Droplets

    Kevin J. Noone;John A. Ogren;Jost Heintzenberg;Robert J. Charlson

  • Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project

    C. A. Brock;J. Cozic;J. Cozic;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • Variations and sources of the equivalent black carbon in the high Arctic revealed by long‐term observations at Alert and Barrow: 1989–2003

    S. Sharma;E. Andrews;E. Andrews;L. A. Barrie;L. A. Barrie;J. A. Ogren

  • Elemental carbon in the atmosphere: cycle and lifetime

    J. A. Ogren;J. A. Ogren;R. J. Charlson

  • Explaining global surface aerosol number concentrations in terms of primary emissions and particle formation

    D. V. Spracklen;K. S. Carslaw;J. Merikanto;G. W. Mann

  • The Reno Aerosol Optics Study: An Evaluation of Aerosol Absorption Measurement Methods

    Patrick J. Sheridan;W. Patrick Arnott;John A. Ogren;Elisabeth Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

Elisabeth Andrews
Elisabeth Andrews Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Patrick J. Sheridan
Patrick J. Sheridan National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Anne Jefferson
Anne Jefferson University of Colorado Boulder
Jost Heintzenberg
Jost Heintzenberg Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Robert J. Charlson
Robert J. Charlson University of Washington
Kevin J. Noone
Kevin J. Noone Stockholm University
Alfred Wiedensohler
Alfred Wiedensohler Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research
Markus Fiebig
Markus Fiebig Norwegian Institute for Air Research
Sangeeta Sharma
Sangeeta Sharma Environment and Climate Change Canada
Olga L. Mayol-Bracero
Olga L. Mayol-Bracero University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras

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