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Overview

Rigel Kivi is affiliated with the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Finland and focuses research on atmospheric sciences and environmental studies. Their work spans multiple facets of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with particular emphasis on atmospheric dynamics and chemical processes.

Their primary subfields of study include:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Spectroscopy
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Environmental Chemistry

The main research topics covered by Kivi encompass:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations
  • Climate variability and models
  • Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis

Frequent venues for publication include:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Remote Sensing
  • Earth system science data
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Kivi's recent papers feature contributions to atmospheric measurement validation and gas retrieval techniques, highlighting collaborations with various co-authors. Notable publications include:

  • "Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks" (2021) in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: improvement of the data product and validation of the first 2 years of measurements" (2021) in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Near-Complete Local Reduction of Arctic Stratospheric Ozone by Severe Chemical Loss in Spring 2020" (2020) in Geophysical Research Letters
  • "TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations" (2020) in Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations" (2021) in Atmospheric measurement techniques

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rigel Kivi include:

  • Justus Notholt
  • Frank Hase
  • Isamu Morino
  • Kimberly Strong
  • Debra Wunch

Their work contributes to the broader understanding of atmospheric gas dynamics, climate variability, and spectroscopy techniques relevant to environmental monitoring. Through extensive publications and partnerships, Kivi participates in advancing knowledge in atmospheric ozone chemistry and measurement technologies.

Best Publications

  • Unprecedented Arctic ozone loss in 2011

    Gloria L. Manney;Gloria L. Manney;Michelle L. Santee;Markus Rex;Nathaniel J. Livesey

  • Comparisons of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 (OCO-2) X CO 2 measurements with TCCON

    Debra Wunch;Debra Wunch;Paul O. Wennberg;Gregory Osterman;Gregory Osterman;Brendan Fisher;Brendan Fisher

  • Improved retrievals of carbon dioxide from Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 with the version 8 ACOS algorithm

    Christopher W. O'Dell;Annmarie Eldering;Paul O. Wennberg;David Crisp

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5p TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks

    Tijl Verhoelst;Steven Compernolle;Gaia Pinardi;Jean-Christopher Lambert

  • Methane retrieved from TROPOMI: Improvement of the data product and validation of the first 2 years of measurements

    Alba Lorente;Tobias Borsdorff;Andre Butz;Otto Hasekamp

  • Radiation Dry Bias of the Vaisala RS92 Humidity Sensor

    H. Vömel;H. Selkirk;L. Miloshevich;J. Valverde-Canossa

  • Reference quality upper-air measurements: GRUAN data processing for the Vaisala RS92 radiosonde

    R. J. Dirksen;M. Sommer;F. J. Immler;D. F. Hurst;D. F. Hurst

  • Atmospheric comparison of electrochemical cell ozonesondes from different manufacturers, and with different cathode solution strengths: The Balloon Experiment on Standards for Ozonesondes

    Terry Deshler;Jennifer L. Mercer;Herman G. J. Smit;Rene Stubi

  • Ozone trends at northern mid- and high latitudes - a European perspective

    N. R. P. Harris;E. Kyrö;J. Staehelin;Dennis Brunner

  • Aerosol Remote Sensing in Polar Regions

    Claudio Tomasi;Alexander A. Kokhanovsky;Alexander A. Kokhanovsky;Angelo Lupi;Christoph Ritter

  • Validation of methane and carbon monoxide from Sentinel-5 Precursor using TCCON and NDACC-IRWG stations

    Mahesh Kumar Sha;Bavo Langerock;Jean-François L. Blavier;Thomas Blumenstock

  • Total Column Carbon Observing Network (TCCON) Site: Sodankyla

    Rigel Kivi;Pauli Heikkinen;Esko Kyro

  • TROPOMI-Sentinel-5 Precursor formaldehyde validation using an extensive network of ground-based Fourier-transform infrared stations

    Corinne Vigouroux;Bavo Langerock;Carlos Augusto Bauer Aquino;Thomas Blumenstock

  • National CO2 budgets (2015–2020) inferred from atmospheric CO2 observations in support of the global stocktake

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  • Near-Complete Local Reduction of Arctic Stratospheric Ozone by Severe Chemical Loss in Spring 2020

    Ingo Wohltmann;Peter von der Gathen;Ralph Lehmann;Marion Maturilli

  • A decade of GOSAT Proxy satellite CH 4 observations

    Robert J. Parker;Alex Webb;Hartmut Boesch;Peter Somkuti

  • Estimates of European uptake of CO2 inferred from GOSAT XCO2 retrievals: sensitivity to measurement bias inside and outside Europe

    L Feng;Paul I Palmer;Robert J Parker;Nicholas M Deutscher;Nicholas M Deutscher

  • COVID-19 Crisis Reduces Free Tropospheric Ozone across the Northern Hemisphere

    Wolfgang Steinbrecht;Dagmar Kubistin;Christian Plass-Dülmer;Jonathan Davies

  • A scientific algorithm to simultaneously retrieve carbon monoxide and methane from TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor

    Oliver Schneising;Michael Buchwitz;Maximilian Reuter;Heinrich Bovensmann

  • Forecasting global atmospheric CO 2

    A. Agustí-Panareda;S. Massart;F. Chevallier;S. Boussetta

  • Validation of operational ozone profiles from the Ozone Monitoring Instrument

    M. Kroon;J. F. de Haan;J. P. Veefkind;L. Froidevaux

  • Satellite-inferred European carbon sink larger than expected

    M. Reuter;M. Buchwitz;M. Hilker;J. Heymann

  • Validation of Aura Microwave Limb Sounder water vapor by balloon-borne Cryogenic Frost point Hygrometer measurements

    Holger Vömel;J. E. Barnes;Ricardo N. Forno;M. Fujiwara

Frequent Co-Authors

Nicholas M. Deutscher
Nicholas M. Deutscher University of Wollongong
Frank Hase
Frank Hase Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Ralf Sussmann
Ralf Sussmann Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Justus Notholt
Justus Notholt University of Bremen
Thorsten Warneke
Thorsten Warneke University of Bremen
Isamu Morino
Isamu Morino National Institute for Environmental Studies
Voltaire A. Velazco
Voltaire A. Velazco University of Wollongong
Esko Kyrö
Esko Kyrö Finnish Meteorological Institute
Debra Wunch
Debra Wunch University of Toronto
David W. T. Griffith
David W. T. Griffith University of Wollongong

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