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Environmental Sciences
Australia
2023

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Environmental Sciences

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58
Citations
23672
World Ranking
3190
National Ranking
117

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Ray L. Langenfelds is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation in Australia. Their research contributions are primarily situated within Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science and Global and Planetary Change.

The scientist's recent published works cover a range of topics related to atmospheric gases, climate, and environmental chemistry. Notable recent publications include:

  • "The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017" (2020) published in NOAA Institutional Repository
  • "Country-Scale Analysis of Methane Emissions with a High-Resolution Inverse Model Using GOSAT and Surface Observations" (2020) published in Remote Sensing
  • "Aircraft-Based Observations of Ozone-Depleting Substances in the Upper Troposphere and Lower Stratosphere in and Above the Asian Summer Monsoon" (2020) published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • "Technical note: A high-resolution inverse modelling technique for estimating surface CO 2 fluxes based on the NIES-TM-FLEXPART coupled transport model and its adjoint" (2021) published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Global increase of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons from 2010 to 2020" (2023) published in Nature Geoscience

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Ray L. Langenfelds include:

  • Paul B. Krummel (11 publications)
  • Paul J. Fraser (6 publications)
  • Simon O'Doherty (6 publications)
  • Michel Ramonet (5 publications)
  • Ray F. Weiss (5 publications)

Ray L. Langenfelds has contributed extensively to several scientific journals and venues, with multiple publications appearing in these key outlets:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics (4 publications)
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (2 publications)
  • Nature Geoscience (2 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2 publications)
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques (2 publications)

Their research encompasses a wide array of atmospheric and environmental science topics, notably:

  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Cryospheric studies and observations
  • Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications

Best Publications

  • The global methane budget 2000–2017

    Marielle Saunois;Ann R. Stavert;Ben Poulter;Philippe Bousquet

  • Three decades of global methane sources and sinks

    Stefanie Kirschke;Philippe Bousquet;Philippe Ciais;Marielle Saunois

  • Natural and anthropogenic changes in atmospheric CO2 over the last 1000 years from air in Antarctic ice and firn

    D. M. Etheridge;L. P. Steele;R. L. Langenfelds;R. J. Francey

  • Contribution of anthropogenic and natural sources to atmospheric methane variability

    P. Bousquet;P. Bousquet;P. Ciais;J. B. Miller;J. B. Miller;E. J. Dlugokencky

  • The global methane budget 2000–2012

    Marielle Saunois;Philippe Bousquet;Ben Poulter;Anna Peregon

  • Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO2 Sink Due to Recent Climate Change

    Corinne Le Quéré;Christian Rödenbeck;Erik T. Buitenhuis;Thomas J. Conway

  • Weak northern and strong tropical land carbon uptake from vertical profiles of atmospheric CO2

    Britton B. Stephens;Kevin R. Gurney;Pieter P. Tans;Colm Sweeney

  • Response to Comments on "Saturation of the Southern Ocean CO2 Sink Due to Recent Climate Change"

    Corinne Le Quéré;Corinne Le Quéré;Christian Rödenbeck;Erik T. Buitenhuis;Thomas J. Conway

  • A 1000-year high precision record of δ 13 C in atmospheric CO 2

    R. J. Francey;R. J. Francey;C. E. Allison;D. M. Etheridge;C. M. Trudinger;C. M. Trudinger

  • Law Dome CO2, CH4 and N2O ice core records extended to 2000 years BP

    C. MacFarling Meure;D. Etheridge;C. Trudinger;P. Steele

  • Atmospheric methane between 1000 A.D. and present: Evidence of anthropogenic emissions and climatic variability

    D. M. Etheridge;L. P. Steele;R. J. Francey;R. L. Langenfelds

  • Renewed growth of atmospheric methane

    Matthew Rigby;R.G Prinn;P.J Fraser;P.G Simmonds

  • Reconstructing the recent carbon cycle from atmospheric CO2, δ13C and O2/N2 observations*

    P. J. Rayner;I. G. Enting;R. J. Francey;R. Langenfelds

  • CO2 surface fluxes at grid point scale estimated from a global 21 year reanalysis of atmospheric measurements

    F. Chevallier;P. Ciais;T. J. Conway;T. Aalto

  • Unexpected changes to the global methane budget over the past 2000 years.

    D. F. Ferretti;J. B. Miller;J. W. C. White;D. M. Etheridge

  • Source attribution of the changes in atmospheric methane for 2006–2008

    P. Bousquet;P. Bousquet;B. Ringeval;I. Pison;E. J. Dlugokencky

  • Global CO 2 fluxes estimated from GOSAT retrievals of total column CO 2

    S. Basu;S. Basu;S. Guerlet;A. Butz;S. Houweling;S. Houweling

  • Trends and seasonal cycles in the isotopic composition of nitrous oxide since 1940

    S. Park;S. Park;P. Croteau;K. A. Boering;D. M. Etheridge

  • Sulfur hexafluoride—A powerful new atmospheric tracer

    Manfred Maiss;L.Paul Steele;Roger J. Francey;Paul J. Fraser;Paul J. Fraser

  • A revised 1000 year atmospheric δ13C‐CO2 record from Law Dome and South Pole, Antarctica

    M. Rubino;M. Rubino;D. M. Etheridge;D. M. Etheridge;C. M. Trudinger;C. E. Allison

  • Global Methane Budget 2000-2012

    M. Saunois;P. Bousquet;B. Poulter;A. Peregon

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul B. Krummel
Paul B. Krummel Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Paul J. Fraser
Paul J. Fraser Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Edward J. Dlugokencky
Edward J. Dlugokencky National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Ray F. Weiss
Ray F. Weiss University of California, San Diego
Simon O'Doherty
Simon O'Doherty University of Bristol
Roger J. Francey
Roger J. Francey Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David Etheridge
David Etheridge Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Cathy M. Trudinger
Cathy M. Trudinger Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Philippe Bousquet
Philippe Bousquet University of Paris-Saclay

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