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Peter Wiesen is affiliated with the University of Wuppertal in Germany. Their research primarily addresses topics within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science.

Their work covers several subfields, including Atmospheric Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Materials Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Environmental Chemistry.

Main topics of study in Peter Wiesen's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
  • Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure

Peter Wiesen has contributed to publications in various scientific journals. Frequent venues include:

  • Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Chemosphere
  • Atmosphere
  • RSC Advances

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Peter Wiesen cover a range of atmospheric chemistry topics. Notable examples are:

  • Determination of the emission indices for NO, NO2, HONO, HCHO, CO, and particles emitted from candles (2020, Indoor Air)
  • Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Nitrophenols Photolysis under Atmospheric Conditions (2020, Atmosphere)
  • Atmospheric oxidation of α, β-unsaturated ketones: kinetics and mechanism of the OH radical reaction (2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics)
  • Gas-phase reactivity of acyclic α,β-unsaturated carbonyls towards ozone (2021, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics)
  • A new framework for indoor air chemistry measurements: Towards a better understanding of indoor air pollution (2023, Indoor Environments)

The scientist collaborates frequently with a core group of coauthors often appearing alongside their research. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Niklas Illmann
  • Iulia Patroescu-Klotz
  • Rodrigo G. Gibilisco
  • Mariano A. Teruel
  • María B. Blanco

Best Publications

  • Investigations of emissions and heterogeneous formation of HONO in a road traffic tunnel

    R. Kurtenbach;K.H. Becker;J.A.G. Gomes;J. Kleffmann

  • A new instrument to measure gaseous nitrous acid (HONO) in the atmosphere.

    Jörg Heland;Jörg Kleffmann;Ralf Kurtenbach;Peter Wiesen

  • European scientific assessment of the atmospheric effects of aircraft emissions

    G.P. Brasseur;R.A. Cox;D. Hauglustaine;I. Isaksen

  • Heterogeneous NO2 conversion processes on acid surfaces: possible atmospheric implications

    J. Kleffmann;K.H. Becker;P. Wiesen

  • The photolysis of ortho-nitrophenols: a new gas phase source of HONO.

    Iustinian Bejan;Yasin Abd El Aal;Ian Barnes;Thorsten Benter

  • Oxidation capacity of the city air of Santiago, Chile

    Y. F. Elshorbany;R. Kurtenbach;P. Wiesen;E. Lissi

  • Measured and simulated vertical profiles of nitrous acid—Part I: Field measurements

    Jörg Kleffmann;Ralf Kurtenbach;Jutta Lörzer;Peter Wiesen

  • Conversion of nitrogen oxides on commercial photocatalytic dispersion paints

    S. Laufs;G. Burgeth;W. Duttlinger;R. Kurtenbach

  • Heterogeneous conversion of NO2 on carbonaceous surfaces

    Jörg Kleffmann;Karl H. Becker;Marion Lackhoff;Peter Wiesen

  • Intercomparison of the DOAS and LOPAP techniques for the detection of nitrous acid (HONO)

    J. Kleffmann;J.C. Lörzer;P. Wiesen;C. Kern

  • Nitrous acid in the urban area of Rome

    Karin Acker;Antonio Febo;Sebastian Trick;Cinzia Perrino

  • Interferences of commercial NO 2 instruments in the urban atmosphere and in a smog chamber

    G. Villena;I. Bejan;R. Kurtenbach;P. Wiesen

  • HOx budgets during HOxComp: A case study of HOx chemistry under NOx-limited conditions

    Y F Elshorbany;Y F Elshorbany;J Kleffmann;A Hofzumahaus;R Kurtenbach

  • Heterogeneous conversion of NO 2 on secondary organic aerosol surfaces: A possible source of nitrous acid (HONO) in the atmosphere?

    R. Bröske;J. Kleffmann;P. Wiesen

  • Vertical gradients of HONO, NOx and O3 in Santiago de Chile

    Guillermo Villena;Guillermo Villena;Jörg Kleffmann;Ralf Kurtenbach;Peter Wiesen

  • Technical Note: Quantification of interferences of wet chemical HONO LOPAP measurements under simulated polar conditions

    J. Kleffmann;P. Wiesen

  • Nonintrusive optical measurements of aircraft engine exhaust emissions and comparison with standard intrusive techniques.

    Klaus Schäfer;Jörg Heland;Dave H. Lister;Chris W. Wilson

  • Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions from Vehicles

    K. H. Becker;T. Jensen;R. Kurtenbach;J. C. Lörzer

  • Seasonal dependence of the oxidation capacity of the city of Santiago de Chile

    Y.F. Elshorbany;J. Kleffmann;R. Kurtenbach;E. Lissi

  • Solubility of Nitrous Acid (HONO) in Sulfuric Acid Solutions

    Karl H. Becker;Jörg Kleffmann;and Ralf Kurtenbach;Peter Wiesen

  • Nitrous acid (HONO) during polar spring in Barrow, Alaska: A net source of OH radicals?

    G. Villena;P. Wiesen;C. A. Cantrell;F. Flocke

  • Correction to “Oxidant (O3+NO2) production processes and formation regimes in Beijing”

    Keding Lu;Yuanhang Zhang;Hang Su;Theo Brauers

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Barnes
Ian Barnes University of Wuppertal
Klaus Schäfer
Klaus Schäfer Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Eduardo Lissi
Eduardo Lissi University of Santiago Chile
Gary Bishop
Gary Bishop University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Andreas Wahner
Andreas Wahner Forschungszentrum Jülich
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Andreas Petzold
Andreas Petzold Forschungszentrum Jülich
Andreas Hofzumahaus
Andreas Hofzumahaus Forschungszentrum Jülich
Harald Berresheim
Harald Berresheim University of Galway
Theo Brauers
Theo Brauers Forschungszentrum Jülich

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