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Mark S. Zahniser

Mark S. Zahniser

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Chemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
12424
World Ranking
7478
National Ranking
2194

Overview

Mark S. Zahniser is a researcher affiliated with Aerodyne Research in the United States. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on various interdisciplinary subfields including Global and Planetary Change, Atmospheric Science, Spectroscopy, and Ecology.

The scientist's research topics cover multiple aspects of environmental and atmospheric dynamics, including:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology

Mark S. Zahniser has contributed to several recent scientific publications. Notable papers include:

  • "Long-term fluxes of carbonyl sulfide and their seasonality and interannual variability in a boreal forest" (2022), published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "First investigation and absolute calibration of clumped isotopes in N 2 O by mid-infrared laser spectroscopy" (2020), published in Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • "Author Correction: Neglecting diurnal variations leads to uncertainties in terrestrial nitrous oxide emissions" (2020), published in Scientific Reports

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Mark S. Zahniser have included:

  • Timo Vesala
  • David D. Nelson
  • Ivan Mammarella
  • Kukka-Maaria Kohonen
  • Linda M. J. Kooijmans

The scientist's work has appeared across several publication venues, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement with the research community. These venues include:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
  • Scientific Reports

Best Publications

  • Astigmatic mirror multipass absorption cells for long-path-length spectroscopy

    J B McManus;P L Kebabian;M S Zahniser

  • Evaluation of nitrogen dioxide chemiluminescence monitors in a polluted urban environment

    E. J. Dunlea;E. J. Dunlea;S. C. Herndon;D. D. Nelson;R. M. Volkamer;R. M. Volkamer

  • Contribution of nitrated phenols to wood burning brown carbon light absorption in Detling, United Kingdom during winter time.

    Claudia Mohr;Felipe D. Lopez-Hilfiker;Peter Zotter;André S. H. Prévôt

  • Methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure and use in the urban region of Boston, Massachusetts

    Kathryn McKain;Adrian Down;Steve M. Raciti;John Walter Budney

  • The temperature dependence of mass accommodation of sulfur dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on aqueous surfaces

    Douglas R. Worsnop;Mark S. Zahniser;Charles E. Kolb;James A. Gardner

  • Sub-part-per-billion detection of nitric oxide in air using a thermoelectrically cooled mid-infrared quantum cascade laser spectrometer

    D.D. Nelson;J.H. Shorter;J.B. McManus;M.S. Zahniser

  • Reactive Uptake of Cl2(g) and Br2(g) by Aqueous Surfaces as a Function of Br- and I- Ion Concentration: The Effect of Chemical Reaction at the Interface

    J. H. Hu;Q. Shi;P. Davidovits;D. R. Worsnop

  • Vapor pressures of solid hydrates of nitric acid - Implications for polar stratospheric clouds

    Douglas R. Worsnop;Mark S. Zahniser;Lewis E. Fox;Steven C. Wofsy

  • High precision measurements of atmospheric nitrous oxide and methane using thermoelectrically cooled mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers and detectors.

    David D. Nelson;Barry McManus;Shawn Urbanski;Scott Herndon

  • Development of negative-ion proton-transfer chemical-ionization mass spectrometry (NI-PT-CIMS) for the measurement of gas-phase organic acids in the atmosphere

    Patrick Veres;Patrick Veres;James M. Roberts;Carsten Warneke;Carsten Warneke;Daniel Welsh-Bon;Daniel Welsh-Bon

  • Temperature dependence of the uptake coefficients of nitric acid, hydrochloric acid and nitrogen oxide (N2O5) by water droplets

    Jane M. Van Doren;Lyn R. Watson;Paul. Davidovits;Douglas R. Worsnop

  • MEASUREMENT OF TRACE GAS FLUXES USING TUNABLE DIODE LASER SPECTROSCOPY. DISCUSSION

    Mark S. Zahniser;David D. Nelson;J. Barry McManus;Paul L. Kebabian

  • Uptake of gas-phase alcohol and organic acid molecules by water surfaces

    J. T. Jayne;S. X. Duan;P. Davidovits;D. R. Worsnop

  • Uptake of sulfur dioxide(G) by aqueous surfaces as a function of pH: the effect of chemical reaction at the interface

    J. T. Jayne;P. Davidovits;D. R. Worsnop;M. S. Zahniser

  • Mobile Laboratory Observations of Methane Emissions in the Barnett Shale Region

    Tara I. Yacovitch;Scott C. Herndon;Gabrielle Pétron;Gabrielle Pétron;Jonathan Kofler;Jonathan Kofler

  • Measurement of a Doubly Substituted Methane Isotopologue, 13CH3D, by Tunable Infrared Laser Direct Absorption Spectroscopy

    Shuhei Ono;David T. Wang;Danielle S. Gruen;Barbara Sherwood Lollar

  • Entry of gas molecules into liquids

    P. Davidovits;J. H. Hu;D. R. Worsnop;M. S. Zahniser

  • Uptake of dinitrogen pentoxide and nitric acid by aqueous sulfuric acid droplets

    J. M. Van Doren;L. R. Watson;P. Davidovits;Douglas R. Worsnop

  • New method for isotopic ratio measurements of atmospheric carbon dioxide using a 4.3 μm pulsed quantum cascade laser

    D.D. Nelson;J.B. McManus;S.C. Herndon;M.S. Zahniser

  • Sources and sinks of carbonyl sulfide in an agricultural field in the Southern Great Plains

    Kadmiel Maseyk;Joseph A. Berry;David P. Billesbach;John Elliott Campbell

  • Uptake of gas molecules by liquids: A model

    P. Davidovits;J. T. Jayne;S. X. Duan;D. R. Worsnop

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott C. Herndon
Scott C. Herndon Aerodyne Research
Charles E. Kolb
Charles E. Kolb Aerodyne Research
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Steven C. Wofsy
Steven C. Wofsy Harvard University
Brian M. Lerner
Brian M. Lerner Aerodyne Research
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Mario J. Molina
Mario J. Molina University of California, San Diego
Paul Davidovits
Paul Davidovits Boston College
Edward J. Dunlea
Edward J. Dunlea University of Colorado Boulder

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