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D-Index
70
Citations
18144
World Ranking
1676
National Ranking
703

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1994 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 1986 - Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation

Overview

Richard P. Turco is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles, in the United States. The scope of their academic collaborations includes several notable frequent co-authors:

  • O. B. Toon
  • L. W. Esposito
  • Robert G. Knollenberg
  • M. Ya. Marov
  • Kevin Zahnle

Over the course of their career, Richard P. Turco has been recognized with distinguished awards such as the Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 1994 and the status of Fellow of the MacArthur Foundation in 1986. These acknowledgments indicate a level of established contribution within their field.

While specific recent publications are not listed, the documented frequent collaborations suggest active engagement in research projects with these co-authors. The absence of data regarding publication venues, books, or detailed fields of study restricts a more granular overview of their research areas.

Their association with a major research university implies involvement in both academic research and potentially mentoring roles within their institution. The professional relationships and awards reflect ongoing participation in the scientific community.

Best Publications

  • Nuclear Winter: Global Consequences of Multiple Nuclear Explosions

    R. P. Turco;O. B. Toon;T. P. Ackerman;J. B. Pollack

  • Smoke and Dust Particles of Meteoric Origin in the Mesosphere and Stratosphere

    Donald M. Hunten;Richard P. Turco;Owen B. Toon

  • Condensation of HNO3 and HCl in the winter polar stratospheres

    Owen B. Toon;Patrick Hamill;Richard P. Turco;Joseph Pinto

  • Environmental Perturbations Caused by the Impacts of Asteroids and Comets

    Owen B. Toon;Kevin Zahnle;David Morrison;Richard P. Turco

  • Ultrafine aerosol formation via ion‐mediated nucleation

    Fangqun Yu;Richard P. Turco

  • From molecular clusters to nanoparticles: Role of ambient ionization in tropospheric aerosol formation

    Fangqun Yu;Richard P. Turco

  • A multidimensional model for aerosols - Description of computational analogs

    O. B. Toon;R. P. Turco;D. Westphal;R. Malone

  • An overview of geoengineering of climate using stratospheric sulphate aerosols.

    Philip J Rasch;Simone Tilmes;Richard P Turco;Alan Robock

  • Stratospheric aerosols: Observation and theory

    R. P. Turco;R. C. Whitten;O. B. Toon

  • Noctilucent clouds: Simulation studies of their genesis, properties and global influences

    R.P. Turco;O.B. Toon;R.C. Whitten;R.G. Keesee

  • A One-Dimensional Model Describing Aerosol Formation and Evolution in the Stratosphere: I. Physical Processes and Mathematical Analogs

    R. P. Turco;P. Hamill;O. B. Toon;R. C. Whitten

  • OCS, stratospheric aerosols and climate

    R. P. Turco;R. C. Whitten;O. B. Toon;J. B. Pollack

  • Modeling coagulation among particles of different composition and size

    Mark Z. Jacobson;Richard P. Turco;Eric J. Jensen;Owen B. Toon

  • SMVGEAR: A sparse-matrix, vectorized gear code for atmospheric models

    Mark Z. Jacobson;Richard P. Turco

  • Heterogeneous physicochemistry of the polar ozone hole

    Richard P. Turco;Owen B. Toon;Patrick Hamill

  • Physical processes in polar stratospheric ice clouds

    Owen B. Toon;R. P. Turco;J. Jordan;J. Goodman

  • Air Pollutant Transport in a Coastal Environment. Part I: Two-Dimensional Simulations of Sea-Breeze and Mountain Effects

    Rong Lu;Richard P. Turco

  • Self-limiting physical and chemical effects in volcanic eruption clouds

    Joseph P. Pinto;Richard P. Turco;Owen B. Toon

  • Air pollutant transport in a coastal environment—II. Three-dimensional simulations over Los Angeles basin

    Rong Lu;Richard P. Turco

  • A study of type I polar stratospheric cloud formation

    A. Tabazadeh;R. P. Turco;K. Drdla;M. Z. Jacobson

Frequent Co-Authors

Owen B. Toon
Owen B. Toon University of Colorado Boulder
Fangqun Yu
Fangqun Yu University at Albany, State University of New York
Mark Z. Jacobson
Mark Z. Jacobson Stanford University
Robert C. Whitten
Robert C. Whitten Ames Research Center
Alan Robock
Alan Robock Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Azadeh Tabazadeh
Azadeh Tabazadeh Independent Scientist / Consultant, US
James B. Pollack
James B. Pollack Ames Research Center
Luke D. Oman
Luke D. Oman Goddard Space Flight Center
Bernd Kärcher
Bernd Kärcher German Aerospace Center
Thomas P. Ackerman
Thomas P. Ackerman University of Washington

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