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Kenneth E. Pickering is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with 15 publications in each of these fields. Subfields include Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science, both represented by 15 publications. Their work also extends into Astronomy and Astrophysics, Visual Arts and Performing Arts, and Music.

The scientist's main research topics cover Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Fire effects on ecosystems, Lightning and Electromagnetic Phenomena, and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Recent publications by Kenneth E. Pickering include:

  • Assessment of NO 2 observations during DISCOVER-AQ and KORUS-AQ field campaigns, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Observations of Lightning NOx Production From Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument Case Studies Over the United States, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Observations of Lightning NOx Production From GOES-R Post Launch Test Field Campaign Flights, 2021, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Tropospheric ozone precursors: global and regional distributions, trends, and variability, 2024, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Quantification of lightning-produced NO x over the Pyrenees and the Ebro Valley by using different TROPOMI-NO 2 and cloud research products, 2022, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Frequent publication venues for Kenneth E. Pickering include:

  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  • UNC Libraries

Collaborations have been made with frequent co-authors such as D. J. Allen, Jeff Lapierre, E. J. Bucsela, Lok N. Lamsal, and Jos van Geffen, with the highest number of joint publications being eight with D. J. Allen.

Kenneth E. Pickering also authored a book titled A Teacher's Guide to Musical Theatre, published by Bloomsbury Publishing plc in 2021.

Best Publications

  • Thunderstorms: An Important Mechanism in the Transport of Air Pollutants

    R. R. Dickerson;G. J. Huffman;W. T. Luke;L. J. Nunnermacker

  • Vertical distributions of lightning NOx for use in regional and global chemical transport models

    Kenneth E. Pickering;Yansen Wang;Wei-Kuo Tao;Colin Price

  • Application of OMI observations to a space-based indicator of NOx and VOC controls on surface ozone formation

    Bryan N. Duncan;Yasuko Yoshida;Yasuko Yoshida;Jennifer R. Olson;Sanford Sillman

  • A space-based, high-resolution view of notable changes in urban NOx pollution around the world (2005–2014)

    Bryan N. Duncan;Lok N. Lamsal;Lok N. Lamsal;Anne M. Thompson;Yasuko Yoshida

  • The Ozone Monitoring Instrument: overview of 14 years in space

    Pieternel F. Levelt;Joanna Joiner;Johanna Tamminen;J. Pepijn Veefkind

  • A new stratospheric and tropospheric NO2 retrieval algorithm for nadir-viewing satellite instruments : applications to OMI

    E. J. Bucsela;N. A. Krotkov;E. A. Celarier;E. A. Celarier;L. N. Lamsal;L. N. Lamsal

  • Production of lightning NOx and its vertical distribution calculated from three‐dimensional cloud‐scale chemical transport model simulations

    Lesley E. Ott;Kenneth E. Pickering;Georgiy L. Stenchikov;Georgiy L. Stenchikov;Dale J. Allen

  • Convective transport of biomass burning emissions over Brazil during TRACE A

    Kenneth E. Pickering;Anne M. Thompson;Yansen Wang;Wei Kuo Tao

  • Where did tropospheric ozone over southern Africa and the tropical Atlantic come from in October 1992? Insights from TOMS, GTE TRACE A, and SAFARI 1992

    A. M. Thompson;K. E. Pickering;D. P. McNamara;M. R. Schoeberl

  • U.S. NO2 trends (2005–2013): EPA Air Quality System (AQS) data versus improved observations from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI)

    Lok N. Lamsal;Lok N. Lamsal;Bryan N. Duncan;Yasuko Yoshida;Nickolay A. Krotkov

  • Roles of Urban Tree Canopy and Buildings in Urban Heat Island Effects: Parameterization and Preliminary Results

    Christopher P. Loughner;Dale J. Allen;Da-Lin Zhang;Kenneth E. Pickering

  • Satellite Data of Atmospheric Pollution for U.S. Air Quality Applications: Examples of Applications, Summary of Data End-User Resources, Answers to FAQs, and Common Mistakes to Avoid

    Bryan Neal Duncan;Ana Prados;Ana Prados;Lok N. Lamsal;Lok N. Lamsal;Yang Liu

  • Heating, Moisture, and Water Budgets of Tropical and Midlatitude Squall Lines: Comparisons and Sensitivity to Longwave Radiation

    W. K. Tao;J. Simpson;C. H. Sui;B. Ferrier

  • Observational evidence of aerosol enhancement of lightning activity and convective invigoration

    Tianle Yuan;Tianle Yuan;Lorraine A. Remer;Kenneth E. Pickering;Hongbin Yu;Hongbin Yu

  • A ground‐based intercomparison of NO, NO x , and NO y measurement techniques

    F. C. Fehsenfeld;R. R. Dickerson;G. Hübler;W. T. Luke

  • Lightning-generated NOX and its impact on tropospheric ozone production: A three-dimensional modeling study of a Stratosphere- Troposphere Experiment: Radiation, Aerosols and Ozone (STERAO-A) thunderstorm

    Alex J. DeCaria;Alex J. DeCaria;Kenneth E. Pickering;Georgiy L. Stenchikov;Lesley E. Ott

  • Evaluation of OMI operational standard NO 2 column retrievals using in situ and surface-based NO 2 observations

    L. N. Lamsal;L. N. Lamsal;N. A. Krotkov;E. A. Celarier;E. A. Celarier;W. H. Swartz;W. H. Swartz

  • An intercomparison and evaluation of aircraft-derived and simulated CO from seven chemical transport models during the TRACE-P experiment

    Christopher M. Kiley;Henry E. Fuelberg;Paul I. Palmer;Dale J. Allen

  • The Deep Convective Clouds and Chemistry (DC3) Field Campaign

    Mary C. Barth;Christopher A. Cantrell;William H. Brune;Steven A. Rutledge

  • Evaluation of lightning flash rate parameterizations for use in a global chemical transport model

    Dale J. Allen;Kenneth E. Pickering

Frequent Co-Authors

Anne M. Thompson
Anne M. Thompson Goddard Space Flight Center
Russell R. Dickerson
Russell R. Dickerson University of Maryland, College Park
Lok N. Lamsal
Lok N. Lamsal Goddard Space Flight Center
Georgiy L. Stenchikov
Georgiy L. Stenchikov King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
James H. Crawford
James H. Crawford Langley Research Center
Andrew J. Weinheimer
Andrew J. Weinheimer National Center for Atmospheric Research
Nickolay A. Krotkov
Nickolay A. Krotkov Goddard Space Flight Center
Mary C. Barth
Mary C. Barth National Center for Atmospheric Research
Wei-Kuo Tao
Wei-Kuo Tao Goddard Space Flight Center
Henry E. Fuelberg
Henry E. Fuelberg Florida State University

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