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Overview

Paola Massoli is affiliated with the Earth System Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research spans various aspects of earth and environmental sciences, focusing primarily on atmospheric science and related fields.

Their scholarly output includes contributions to multiple domains within both Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science. Key subfields of study covered in their work include Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Automotive Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

Massoli's research topics feature prominently around atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, vehicle emissions and performance, air quality monitoring and forecasting, atmospheric ozone and climate, mass spectrometry techniques and applications, and analytical chemistry methods development.

The recent papers authored or coauthored by Massoli include:

  • The impact of biomass burning and aqueous-phase processing on air quality: a multi-year source apportionment study in the Po Valley, Italy (2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics)
  • Organic Sulfur Products and Peroxy Radical Isomerization in the OH Oxidation of Dimethyl Sulfide (2021, ACS Earth and Space Chemistry)
  • Spatial and Temporal Variability of Carbonaceous Aerosol Absorption in the Po Valley (2020, Aerosol and Air Quality Research)
  • Ion mobility spectrometry-mass spectrometry (IMS-MS) for on- and offline analysis of atmospheric gas and aerosol species (2020, UNC Libraries)

Frequent coauthors in Massoli's publications include Stefania Gilardoni, Manjula R. Canagaratna, Marco Paglione, Matteo Rinaldi, and Stefano Decesari. These collaborative relationships indicate a network of researchers engaged in related investigations within atmospheric and environmental sciences.

Massoli's work has appeared in the following publication venues:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • ACS Earth and Space Chemistry
  • Aerosol and Air Quality Research
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Elemental ratio measurements of organic compounds using aerosol mass spectrometry: characterization, improved calibration, and implications

    M. R. Canagaratna;J. L. Jimenez;J. H. Kroll;Q. Chen

  • Radiative Absorption Enhancements Due to the Mixing State of Atmospheric Black Carbon

    Christopher D. Cappa;Timothy B. Onasch;Paola Massoli;Douglas R. Worsnop

  • Direct observation of aqueous secondary organic aerosol from biomass-burning emissions.

    Stefania Gilardoni;Paola Massoli;Marco Paglione;Lara Giulianelli

  • Laboratory studies of the chemical composition and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) activity of secondary organic aerosol (SOA) and oxidized primary organic aerosol (OPOA)

    A.T. Lambe;T.B. Onasch;P. Massoli;D.R. Croasdale

  • Enhanced light absorption by mixed source black and brown carbon particles in UK winter

    Shang Liu;Shang Liu;Allison C. Aiken;Kyle Gorkowski;Kyle Gorkowski;Manvendra K. Dubey

  • Relationship between oxidation level and optical properties of secondary organic aerosol.

    Andrew T. Lambe;Christopher D. Cappa;Paola Massoli;Timothy B. Onasch

  • Organic aerosol composition and sources in Pasadena, California, during the 2010 CalNex campaign

    P. L. Hayes;A. M. Ortega;M. J. Cubison;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • Relationship between aerosol oxidation level and hygroscopic properties of laboratory generated secondary organic aerosol (SOA) particles

    P. Massoli;A.T. Lambe;A.T. Ahern;L.R. Williams

  • Soot Particle Studies—Instrument Inter-Comparison—Project Overview

    Eben S. Cross;Timothy B. Onasch;Adam Ahern;William Wrobel

  • Particulate emissions from commercial shipping: Chemical, physical, and optical properties

    Daniel A. Lack;Daniel A. Lack;James J. Corbett;Timothy Onasch;Brian Lerner;Brian Lerner

  • Humidity-dependent phase state of SOA particles from biogenic and anthropogenic precursors

    E. Saukko;A. T. Lambe;P. Massoli;Thomas Koop

  • Formation of Low Volatility Organic Compounds and Secondary Organic Aerosol from Isoprene Hydroxyhydroperoxide Low-NO Oxidation.

    Jordan E. Krechmer;Jordan E. Krechmer;Matthew M. Coggon;Paola Massoli;Tran B. Nguyen

  • Transitions from Functionalization to Fragmentation Reactions of Laboratory Secondary Organic Aerosol (SOA) Generated from the OH Oxidation of Alkane Precursors

    Andrew T. Lambe;Timothy B. Onasch;David R. Croasdale;Justin P. Wright

  • Bias in Filter-Based Aerosol Light Absorption Measurements Due to Organic Aerosol Loading: Evidence from Ambient Measurements

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  • The deposition ice nucleation and immersion freezing potential of amorphous secondary organic aerosol: Pathways for ice and mixed‐phase cloud formation

    Bingbing Wang;Bingbing Wang;Andrew T. Lambe;Paola Massoli;Timothy B. Onasch

  • Substantial Seasonal Contribution of Observed Biogenic Sulfate Particles to Cloud Condensation Nuclei

    Kevin J. Sanchez;Chia Li Chen;Lynn M. Russell;Raghu Betha

  • Source characterization of highly oxidized multifunctional compounds in a boreal forest environment using positive matrix factorization

    Chao Yan;Wei Nie;Wei Nie;Mikko Äijälä;Matti P. Rissanen

  • Adsorptive uptake of water by semisolid secondary organic aerosols

    Aki Pajunoja;Andrew T. Lambe;Jani Hakala;Jani Hakala;Narges Rastak

  • Measurements of ocean derived aerosol off the coast of California

    T. S. Bates;P. K. Quinn;A. A. Frossard;L. M. Russell

  • Impact of fuel quality regulation and speed reductions on shipping emissions: implications for climate and air quality.

    Daniel A. Lack;Daniel A. Lack;Christopher D. Cappa;Justin Langridge;Justin Langridge;Roya Bahreini;Roya Bahreini

  • Chemical evolution of atmospheric organic carbon over multiple generations of oxidation.

    Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz;Gabriel Isaacman-VanWertz;Paola Massoli;Rachel O’Brien;Christopher Lim

  • Particulate Emissions from Commercial Shipping. Chemical, Physical and Optical Properties.

    D. A. Lack;J. J. Corbett;T. Onasch;B. Lerner

Frequent Co-Authors

Timothy B. Onasch
Timothy B. Onasch Boston College
Daniel A. Lack
Daniel A. Lack Earth System Research Laboratory
Douglas R. Worsnop
Douglas R. Worsnop University of Helsinki
Christopher D. Cappa
Christopher D. Cappa University of California, Davis
Paul Davidovits
Paul Davidovits Boston College
Patricia K. Quinn
Patricia K. Quinn Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Leah R. Williams
Leah R. Williams Aerodyne Research
Brian M. Lerner
Brian M. Lerner Aerodyne Research

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