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Overview

Rolf Sander is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Environmental Science.

The scientist's work centers on Atmospheric Science and its related subfields, including Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Spectroscopy, and Organic Chemistry. Their research topics cover a range of atmospheric phenomena and environmental chemistry aspects, such as Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure, and Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting.

Rolf Sander has published extensively, with valued contributions to several frequent venues, including:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Geoscientific model development
  • Nature
  • Pure and Applied Chemistry

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • "Compilation of Henry's law constants (version 5.0.0) for water as solvent" (2023) published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Ubiquitous atmospheric production of organic acids mediated by cloud droplets" (2021) published in Nature
  • "Henry's law constants (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)" (2021) published in Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • "Influence of aromatics on tropospheric gas-phase composition" (2021) published in Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Simulation of organics in the atmosphere: evaluation of EMACv2.54 with the Mainz Organic Mechanism (MOM) coupled to the ORACLE (v1.0) submodel" (2022) published in Geoscientific model development

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Domenico Taraborrelli
  • Simon Rosanka
  • Astrid Kerkweg
  • Bruno Franco
  • Sergey Gromov

Best Publications

  • Compilation of Henry's law constants (version 4.0) for water as solvent

    R. Sander

  • A mechanism for halogen release from sea-salt aerosol in the remote marine boundary layer

    Rainer Vogt;Rainer Vogt;Paul J. Crutzen;Rolf Sander

  • Halogens and their role in polar boundary-layer ozone depletion

    W. R. Simpson;R. von Glasow;K. Riedel;P. Anderson

  • An overview of snow photochemistry: evidence, mechanisms and impacts

    A. M. Grannas;A. E. Jones;J. Dibb;M. Ammann

  • The atmospheric chemistry general circulation model ECHAM5/MESSy1: consistent simulation of ozone from the surface to the mesosphere

    P. Jöckel;H. Tost;A. Pozzer;C. Brühl

  • The MPI-Mainz UV/VIS Spectral Atlas of Gaseous Molecules of Atmospheric Interest

    H. Keller-Rudek;G. K. Moortgat;R. Sander;R. Sörensen

  • Model study indicating halogen activation and ozone destruction in polluted air masses transported to the sea

    Rolf Sander;Paul J. Crutzen

  • Iodine chemistry and its role in halogen activation and ozone loss in the marine boundary layer: A model study

    Rainer Vogt;Rolf Sander;Roland von Glasow;Paul J. Crutzen

  • Development cycle 2 of the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy2)

    Patrick Jöckel;Astrid Kerkweg;Andrea Pozzer;Rolf Sander

  • Earth System Chemistry integrated Modelling (ESCiMo) with the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy) version 2.51

    Patrick Jöckel;Holger Tost;Andrea Pozzer;Markus Kunze

  • Chemical and physical characteristics of nascent aerosols produced by bursting bubbles at a model air-sea interface

    William C. Keene;Hal Maring;John R. Maben;David J. Kieber

  • Technical note: The Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy) - a new approach towards Earth System Modeling

    P. Jöckel;R. Sander;A. Kerkweg;H. Tost

  • Technical note: A new comprehensive SCAVenging submodel for global atmospheric chemistry modelling

    H. Tost;P. J. Jöckel;A. Kerkweg;R. Sander

  • Technical note: Simulating chemical systems in Fortran90 and Matlab with the Kinetic PreProcessor KPP-2.1

    Adrian Sandu;Rolf Sander

  • Technical note: The new comprehensive atmospheric chemistry module MECCA

    R. Sander;A. Kerkweg;P. Jöckel;J. Lelieveld

  • Aerosol pH in the marine boundary layer: A review and model evaluation

    William C Keene;Rolf Sander;Alexander A.P Pszenny;Rainer Vogt

  • Inorganic bromine in the marine boundary layer: a critical review

    R. Sander;W. C. Keene;A. A. P. Pszenny;A. A. P. Pszenny;R. Arimoto

  • Modeling halogen chemistry in the marine boundary layer - 1. Cloud-free MBL

    Roland von Glasow;Rolf Sander;Rolf Sander;Andreas Bott;Paul J. Crutzen;Paul J. Crutzen

  • Technical Note: Implementation of prescribed (OFFLEM), calculated (ONLEM), and pseudo-emissions (TNUDGE) of chemical species in the Modular Earth Submodel System (MESSy)

    A. Kerkweg;R. Sander;H. Tost;P. Jöckel

  • The atmospheric chemistry box model CAABA/MECCA-3.0

    Rolf Sander;Andreas Baumgaertner;Sergey Gromov;Hartwig Harder

Frequent Co-Authors

Jos Lelieveld
Jos Lelieveld Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Patrick Jöckel
Patrick Jöckel German Aerospace Center
Andrea Pozzer
Andrea Pozzer Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Hartwig Harder
Hartwig Harder Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams Max Planck Society
Holger Tost
Holger Tost Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
William C. Keene
William C. Keene University of Virginia
Alexander A. P. Pszenny
Alexander A. P. Pszenny University of New Hampshire
Monica Martinez
Monica Martinez Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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