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Nicola J. Blake is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on fields related to Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a specialization in Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Radiation, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main research topics covered by Nicola J. Blake include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques
  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Nicola J. Blake has contributed to several recent publications that reflect their research interests. Notable papers include:

  • Hazardous Air Pollutants in Fresh and Aged Western US Wildfire Smoke and Implications for Long-Term Exposure, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Characterization, sources and reactivity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Seoul and surrounding regions during KORUS-AQ, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols, Version 2, 2021, University of New Hampshire Scholars Repository (University of New Hampshire at Manchester)
  • Observation-based modeling of ozone chemistry in the Seoul metropolitan area during the Korea-United States Air Quality Study (KORUS-AQ), 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Airborne formaldehyde and volatile organic compound measurements over the Daesan petrochemical complex on Korea's northwest coast during the Korea-United States Air Quality study, 2020, Elementa Science of the Anthropocene

The frequent publication venues where Nicola J. Blake's work appears are:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
  • Atmospheric Environment

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of Nicola J. Blake's career. Frequent coauthors include:

  • D. R. Blake
  • Glenn S. Diskin
  • Michelle Kim
  • Rebecca S. Hornbrook
  • Eric C. Apel

The body of work by Nicola J. Blake spans important environmental and health-related atmospheric studies, addressing subjects from wildfire smoke pollutants to urban air quality chemistry, contributing to understanding atmospheric dynamics and impacts on human health.

Best Publications

  • Atmospheric composition change – global and regional air quality

    P.S. Monks;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;Claire Granier;S. Fuzzi;A. Stohl

  • Hydrocarbon and halocarbon measurements as photochemical and dynamical indicators of atmospheric hydroxyl, atomic chlorine, and vertical mixing obtained during Lagrangian flights

    Oliver W. Wingenter;Michael K. Kubo;Nicola J. Blake;Tyrrel W. Smith

  • Distribution and fate of selected oxygenated organic species in the troposphere and lower stratosphere over the Atlantic

    H. Singh;Y. Chen;A. Tabazadeh;Y. Fukui

  • Photosynthetic Control of Atmospheric Carbonyl Sulfide During the Growing Season

    J. E. Campbell;G. R. Carmichael;T. Chai;M. Mena-Carrasco;M. Mena-Carrasco

  • Characterization of trace gases measured over Alberta oil sands mining operations: 76 speciated C 2 –C 10 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), CO 2 , CH 4 , CO, NO, NO 2 , NO y , O 3 and SO 2

    I. J. Simpson;N. J. Blake;B. Barletta;G. S. Diskin

  • Boreal forest fire emissions in fresh Canadian smoke plumes: C 1 -C 10 volatile organic compounds (VOCs), CO 2 , CO, NO 2 , NO, HCN and CH 3 CN

    Isobel J. Simpson;S. K. Akagi;B. Barletta;N. J. Blake

  • Biomass burning emissions and vertical distribution of atmospheric methyl halides and other reduced carbon gases in the South Atlantic region

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Barkley C. Sive;Tai-Yih Chen

  • Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane

    Isobel J. Simpson;Mads P. Sulbaek Andersen;Mads P. Sulbaek Andersen;Simone Meinardi;Lori Bruhwiler

  • The seasonal variation of nonmethane hydrocarbons in the free troposphere over the North Atlantic Ocean: Possible evidence for extensive reaction of hydrocarbons with the nitrate radical

    S. A. Penkett;N. J. Blake;P. Lightman;A. R. W. Marsh

  • A coupled model of the global cycles of carbonyl sulfide and CO2: A possible new window on the carbon cycle

    Joe Berry;Adam Wolf;J. Elliott Campbell;Ian Baker

  • Aerosols from biomass burning over the tropical South Atlantic region: Distributions and impacts

    Bruce E. Anderson;William B. Grant;Gerald L. Gregory;Edward V. Browell

  • NMHCs and halocarbons in Asian continental outflow during the Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE‐P) Field Campaign: Comparison With PEM‐West B

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Isobel J. Simpson;Simone Meinardi

  • Representation of the Community Earth System Model (CESM1) CAM4-chem within the Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI)

    Simone Tilmes;Jean Francois Lamarque;Louisa K. Emmons;Doug E. Kinnison

  • On the origin of tropospheric ozone and NOx over the tropical South Pacific

    Martin G. Schultz;Daniel James Jacob;Yuhang Wang;Yuhang Wang;Jennifer A. Logan

  • Three-dimensional distribution of nonmenthane hydrocarbons and halocarbons over the northwestern Pacific during the 1991 Pacific Exploratory Mission (PEM-West A)

    Donald R. Blake;Tai-Yih Chen;Tyrrel W. Smith;Charles J.-L. Wang

  • Distribution and Seasonality of Selected Hydrocarbons and Halocarbons over the Western Pacific Basin During PEM-West A and PEM-West B

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Tai-Yih Chen;James E. Collins

  • Tropospheric hydroxyl and atomic chlorine concentrations, and mixing timescales determined from hydrocarbon and halocarbon measurements made over the Southern Ocean

    Oliver W. Wingenter;Oliver W. Wingenter;Donald R. Blake;Nicola J. Blake;Barkley C. Sive;Barkley C. Sive

  • Chemical characteristics of continental outflow from Asia to the troposphere over the western Pacific Ocean during February‐March 1994: Results from PEM‐West B

    R. W. Talbot;J. E. Dibb;B. L. Lefer;J. D. Bradshaw

  • Impacts of snowpack emissions on deduced levels of OH and peroxy radicals at Summit, Greenland

    J Yang;R E Honrath;Matthew C Peterson;Jack E. Dibb

  • Hazardous Air Pollutants in Fresh and Aged Western US Wildfire Smoke and Implications for Long-Term Exposure

    Katelyn O'Dell;Rebecca S Hornbrook;Wade Permar;Ezra J T Levin

  • ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols

    S.C. Wofsy;S. Afshar;H.M. Allen;E.C. Apel

  • NMHCs and halocarbons in Asian continental outflow during the Transport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P) Field Campaign: Comparison with PEM-West B : NASA global tropospheric experiment transport and chemical evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P): Measurements and analysis (TRACEP1)

    Nicola J. Blake;Donald R. Blake;Isobel J. Simpson;Simone Meinardi

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Blake
Donald R. Blake University of California, Irvine
Simone Meinardi
Simone Meinardi University of California, Irvine
Frank Flocke
Frank Flocke National Center for Atmospheric Research
Elliot L Atlas
Elliot L Atlas University of Miami
Andrew J. Weinheimer
Andrew J. Weinheimer National Center for Atmospheric Research
Jack E. Dibb
Jack E. Dibb University of New Hampshire
Alan Fried
Alan Fried University of Colorado Boulder
Isobel J. Simpson
Isobel J. Simpson University of California, Irvine
Eric C. Apel
Eric C. Apel National Center for Atmospheric Research
F. Sherwood Rowland
F. Sherwood Rowland University of California, Irvine

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