What is she best known for?
The fields of study she is best known for:
- Meteorology
- Aerosol
- Organic chemistry
Her main research concerns Aerosol, Atmospheric sciences, Mineral dust, Meteorology and Radiative transfer.
Her Aerosol study focuses on Single-scattering albedo in particular.
Her work in the fields of Atmospheric sciences, such as Albedo, overlaps with other areas such as Advection.
Her studies deal with areas such as Atmosphere, Deposition, Absorption and Hematite, Mineralogy as well as Mineral dust.
Her research in the fields of Smoke overlaps with other disciplines such as Field, Dust particles and Critical assessment.
As a member of one scientific family, Paola Formenti mostly works in the field of Radiative transfer, focusing on Radiative forcing and, on occasion, Earth's energy budget.
Her most cited work include:
- Radiative properties and direct radiative effect of Saharan dust measured by the C-130 aircraft during SHADE: 1. Solar spectrum (298 citations)
- Recent progress in understanding physical and chemical properties of African and Asian mineral dust (257 citations)
- The mean physical and optical properties of regional haze dominated by biomass burning aerosol measured from the C-130 aircraft during SAFARI 2000 (214 citations)
What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?
Her scientific interests lie mostly in Aerosol, Atmospheric sciences, Mineral dust, Climatology and Meteorology.
Paola Formenti has researched Aerosol in several fields, including Atmosphere, Radiative transfer and Troposphere.
Her Radiative transfer research includes themes of Climate model, Satellite and Earth's energy budget.
Her research on Atmospheric sciences also deals with topics like
- AERONET and related Mediterranean sea,
- Extinction, which have a strong connection to Lidar.
Her biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Absorption, Refractive index, Mineralogy, Sea salt and Shortwave.
When carried out as part of a general Climatology research project, her work on Monsoon is frequently linked to work in West africa, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study.
She most often published in these fields:
- Aerosol (59.32%)
- Atmospheric sciences (52.54%)
- Mineral dust (34.75%)
What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2018-2021)?
- Atmospheric sciences (52.54%)
- Aerosol (59.32%)
- Mineral dust (34.75%)
In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:
Her primary areas of investigation include Atmospheric sciences, Aerosol, Mineral dust, Troposphere and Radiative forcing.
Specifically, her work in Atmospheric sciences is concerned with the study of Single-scattering albedo.
Her work deals with themes such as Remote sensing, Remote sensing, Southern Hemisphere, Mediterranean sea and Radiative transfer, which intersect with Aerosol.
Her Mineral dust study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Environmental chemistry, Scattering, Refractive index and Weathering.
Her Troposphere research includes elements of Composition, Middle latitudes and Smoke.
Her research in Radiative forcing intersects with topics in Mineralogical composition, Atmosphere, Sulfate and Ammonium sulfate.
Between 2018 and 2021, her most popular works were:
- The Aerosols, Radiation and Clouds in Southern Africa Field Campaign in Namibia: Overview, Illustrative Observations, and Way Forward (24 citations)
- Complex refractive indices and single-scattering albedo of global dust aerosols in the shortwave spectrum and relationship to size and iron content (19 citations)
- An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin (14 citations)
In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- Meteorology
- Organic chemistry
- Oxygen
Paola Formenti mainly investigates Aerosol, Atmospheric sciences, Shortwave, Single-scattering albedo and Radiative transfer.
Her study on Aerosol is covered under Meteorology.
Her Atmospheric sciences research incorporates elements of Angstrom exponent, Atmosphere, Plume and Optical depth.
Her Shortwave study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Mineral dust, Longwave, Scattering and Refractive index.
Her work in Single-scattering albedo covers topics such as Troposphere which are related to areas like Marine boundary layer, Field campaign and Remote sensing.
Her Radiative transfer study combines topics in areas such as Climate model and Radiative forcing.
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