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L.-W. Antony Chen is affiliated with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with a strong emphasis on the interactions between atmospheric conditions and public health.

The scientist's main fields of study include Environmental Science, where they have contributed extensively. Their work spans several subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Atmospheric Science, Automotive Engineering, Molecular Biology, and Global and Planetary Change.

The key research topics addressed by L.-W. Antony Chen involve:

  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Vehicle emissions and performance
  • COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics

The scientist has published papers in several notable scientific venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmosphere
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Science of The Total Environment

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by L.-W. Antony Chen include:

  • "Nonuniform impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality over the United States" (2020), published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Brownness of Organic Aerosol over the United States: Evidence for Seasonal Biomass Burning and Photobleaching Effects" (2021), published in Environmental Science & Technology

In collaboration, Chen has worked extensively with coauthors such as:

  • Xiaoliang Wang
  • John G. Watson
  • Judith C. Chow
  • Lung-Chang Chien
  • Jing Jin

The body of work includes significant studies on the effects of vehicle emissions, atmospheric aerosol behavior, and the influence of meteorological factors on respiratory illness metrics. Notably, Chen's research during the COVID-19 pandemic has explored environmental consequences and epidemiological correlations linked to air quality changes.

Best Publications

  • The IMPROVE_A Temperature Protocol for Thermal/Optical Carbon Analysis: Maintaining Consistency with a Long-Term Database

    Judith C Chow;John G Watson;L W Antony Chen;M C Oliver Chang

  • Equivalence of elemental carbon by thermal/optical reflectance and transmittance with different temperature protocols.

    Judith C Chow;John G Watson;L W Antony Chen;W Patrick Arnott

  • Brown carbon in tar balls from smoldering biomass combustion

    R. K. Chakrabarty;H. Moosmüller;L.-W. A. Chen;K. Lewis

  • Stability of genetic regulatory networks with time delay

    L. Chen;K. Aihara

  • Summary of Organic and Elemental Carbon/Black Carbon Analysis Methods and Intercomparisons

    John G. Watson;Judith C. Chow;L.-W. Antony Chen

  • Mass reconstruction methods for PM2.5: a review

    Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;Douglas H. Lowenthal;Douglas H. Lowenthal;L.-W. Antony Chen;L.-W. Antony Chen;Xiaoliang Wang;Xiaoliang Wang

  • Source Apportionment: Findings from the U.S. Supersites Program

    John G Watson;L W Antony Chen;Judith C Chow;Prakash Doraiswamy

  • Emissions from laboratory combustion of wildland fuels: emission factors and source profiles.

    L.-W. Anthony Chen;Hans Moosmuller;W. Patrick Arnott;Judith C. Chow

  • Seasonal characteristics and regional transport of PM2.5 in Hong Kong

    Peter K.K. Louie;John G. Watson;Judith C. Chow;Antony Chen

  • Aerosol particles at a high-altitude site on the Southeast Tibetan Plateau, China: Implications for pollution transport from South Asia

    Zhuzi Zhao;Junji Cao;Zhenxing Shen;Baiqing Xu

  • PM2.5 chemical composition and spatiotemporal variability during the California Regional PM10/PM2.5 Air Quality Study (CRPAQS)

    Judith C. Chow;L.-W. Antony Chen;John G. Watson;Douglas H. Lowenthal

  • Moisture effects on carbon and nitrogen emission from burning of wildland biomass

    L.-W. A. Chen;P. Verburg;A. Shackelford;D. Zhu

  • Inter-annual variability of wintertime PM2.5 chemical composition in Xi'an, China: Evidences of changing source emissions.

    Hongmei Xu;Hongmei Xu;Junji Cao;Junji Cao;Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;R.-J. Huang

  • Nonuniform impacts of COVID-19 lockdown on air quality over the United States.

    L.-W. Antony Chen;L.-W. Antony Chen;Lung-Chang Chien;Yi Li;Ge Lin

  • Quantification of PM 2.5 organic carbon sampling artifacts in US networks

    J. C. Chow;J. C. Chow;J. G. Watson;J. G. Watson;L.-W. A. Chen;J. Rice

  • Quality assurance and quality control for thermal/optical analysis of aerosol samples for organic and elemental carbon

    Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson;John G. Watson;Jerome Robles;Xiaoliang Wang

  • Seasonal variations in elemental carbon aerosol, carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide: Implications for sources

    L.-W. Antony Chen;Bruce G. Doddridge;Russell R. Dickerson;Judith C. Chow

  • Refining temperature measures in thermal/optical carbon analysis

    J. C. Chow;J. G. Watson;L.-W. A. Chen;G. Paredes-Miranda

  • PM2.5 chemical composition in Hong Kong: urban and regional variations.

    Peter K.K. Louie;Judith C. Chow;L.-W. Antony Chen;John G. Watson

  • Emission characteristics of carbonaceous particles and trace gases from open burning of crop residues in China

    Haiyan Ni;Yongming Han;Junji Cao;Junji Cao;L.-W. Antony Chen;L.-W. Antony Chen;L.-W. Antony Chen

  • PM2.5 source profiles for black and organic carbon emission inventories.

    Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;John G. Watson;John G. Watson;Douglas H. Lowenthal;L.-W. Antony Chen

  • Quantifying PM2.5 Source Contributions for the San Joaquin Valley with Multivariate Receptor Models

    L.-W. Antony Chen;John G. Watson;Judith C. Chow;Karen L. Magliano

  • Origins of fine aerosol mass in the Baltimore–Washington corridor: implications from observation, factor analysis, and ensemble air parcel back trajectories

    L.-W Antony Chen;Bruce G Doddridge;Russell R Dickerson;Judith C Chow

  • Analysis of a summertime PM2.5 and haze episode in the mid-Atlantic region.

    L.-W. Antony Chen;Judith C. Chow;Bruce G. Doddridge;Russell R. Dickerson

  • Advances in Integrated and Continuous Measurements for Particle Mass and Chemical Composition

    Judith C. Chow;Prakash Doraiswamy;John. G. Watson;L.-W. Antony Chen

  • Methods to Assess Carbonaceous Aerosol Sampling Artifacts for IMPROVE and Other Long-Term Networks

    John G. Watson;John G. Watson;Judith C. Chow;Judith C. Chow;L.-W. Antony Chen;Neil H. Frank

Frequent Co-Authors

Judith C. Chow
Judith C. Chow Desert Research Institute
John G. Watson
John G. Watson Desert Research Institute
Xiaoliang Wang
Xiaoliang Wang Desert Research Institute
Junji Cao
Junji Cao Chinese Academy of Sciences
Douglas H. Lowenthal
Douglas H. Lowenthal Desert Research Institute
Ru-Jin Huang
Ru-Jin Huang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qiyuan Wang
Qiyuan Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hans Moosmüller
Hans Moosmüller Desert Research Institute
Yongming Han
Yongming Han Chinese Academy of Sciences
Zhenxing Shen
Zhenxing Shen Xi'an Jiaotong University

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