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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Russell R. Dickerson is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in atmospheric science and global and planetary change. Their work spans topics such as atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, air quality and health impacts, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, and atmospheric ozone and climate.

They have published extensively in several prominent venues, including:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Environmental Research Letters

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Dickerson include Xinrong Ren, Zhen Qu, Daven K. Henze, Nicolas Theys, and Jihyun Han.

Notable recent papers authored or coauthored by Russell R. Dickerson include:

  • Full-coverage mapping and spatiotemporal variations of ground-level ozone (O3) pollution from 2013 to 2020 across China, 2021, Remote Sensing of Environment
  • Volatile chemical product emissions enhance ozone and modulate urban chemistry, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Ground-Level NO2 Surveillance from Space Across China for High Resolution Using Interpretable Spatiotemporally Weighted Artificial Intelligence, 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • Correcting model biases of CO in East Asia: impact on oxidant distributions during KORUS-AQ, 2020, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Wintertime CO2, CH4, and CO Emissions Estimation for the Washington, DC-Baltimore Metropolitan Area Using an Inverse Modeling Technique, 2020, Environmental Science & Technology

Their research encompasses a wide array of specific topics, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Air quality monitoring and forecasting
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Vehicle emissions and performance

Russell R. Dickerson has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) since 2009 and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2007.

Best Publications

  • The Indian Ocean Experiment: Widespread Air Pollution from South and Southeast Asia

    Jos Lelieveld;Paul J. Crutzen;V. Ramanathan;M. O. Andreae

  • The Impact of Aerosols on Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Photochemical Smog

    R. R. Dickerson;S. Kondragunta;S. Kondragunta;G. Stenchikov;G. Stenchikov;K. L. Civerolo;K. L. Civerolo

  • Aura OMI observations of regional SO2 and NO2 pollution changes from 2005 to 2015

    Nickolay A. Krotkov;Chris A. McLinden;Can Li;Lok N. Lamsal

  • Full-coverage mapping and spatiotemporal variations of ground-level ozone (O3) pollution from 2013 to 2020 across China

    Jing Wei;Jing Wei;Zhanqing Li;Ke Li;Russell R. Dickerson

  • Thunderstorms: An Important Mechanism in the Transport of Air Pollutants

    R. R. Dickerson;G. J. Huffman;W. T. Luke;L. J. Nunnermacker

  • Emissions estimation from satellite retrievals: A review of current capability

    David G. Streets;Timothy Canty;Gregory R. Carmichael;Benjamin de Foy

  • An analysis of AERONET aerosol absorption properties and classifications representative of aerosol source regions

    David M. Giles;David M. Giles;Brent N. Holben;Thomas F. Eck;Thomas F. Eck;Aliaksandr Sinyuk

  • Observed relationships of ozone air pollution with temperature and emissions

    Bryan J. Bloomer;Bryan J. Bloomer;Jeffrey W. Stehr;Charles A. Piety;Ross J. Salawitch

  • India Is Overtaking China as the World's Largest Emitter of Anthropogenic Sulfur Dioxide.

    Can Li;Can Li;Chris McLinden;Vitali Fioletov;Nickolay Krotkov

  • Increased atmospheric ammonia over the world's major agricultural areas detected from space.

    J. X. Warner;R. R. Dickerson;Z. Wei;L. L. Strow

  • Ground-Level NO2 Surveillance from Space Across China for High Resolution Using Interpretable Spatiotemporally Weighted Artificial Intelligence

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  • Volatile chemical product emissions enhance ozone and modulate urban chemistry.

    Matthew M Coggon;Matthew M Coggon;Georgios I Gkatzelis;Georgios I Gkatzelis;Brian C McDonald;Jessica B Gilman

  • SO2 emissions and lifetimes: Estimates from inverse modeling using in situ and global, space-based (SCIAMACHY and OMI) observations

    Chulkyu Lee;Chulkyu Lee;Randall V. Martin;Randall V. Martin;Aaron van Donkelaar;Hanlim Lee

  • Roles of Urban Tree Canopy and Buildings in Urban Heat Island Effects: Parameterization and Preliminary Results

    Christopher P. Loughner;Dale J. Allen;Da-Lin Zhang;Kenneth E. Pickering

  • NOx Production in Lightning

    W. L. Chameides;D. H. Stedman;R. R. Dickerson;D. W. Rusch

  • A ground‐based intercomparison of NO, NO x , and NO y measurement techniques

    F. C. Fehsenfeld;R. R. Dickerson;G. Hübler;W. T. Luke

  • Stratosphere‐troposphere exchange in a midlatitude mesoscale convective complex: 1. Observations

    Olga Poulida;Russell R. Dickerson;Andrew Heymsfield

  • Nitric oxide production by simulated lightning: Dependence on current, energy, and pressure

    Y. Wang;A. W. DeSilva;G. C. Goldenbaum;R. R. Dickerson

  • Preface to special section on East Asian Studies of Tropospheric Aerosols: An International Regional Experiment (EAST‐AIRE)

    Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;Zhanqing Li;H. Chen;M. Cribb;R. Dickerson

  • Direct measurements of ozone and nitrogen dioxide photolysis rates in the troposphere

    Russell R. Dickerson;Donald H. Stedman;Anthony C. Delany

  • Seasonal transition from NOx‐ to hydrocarbon‐limited conditions for ozone production over the eastern United States in September

    Daniel James Jacob;Larry W. Horowitz;J. William Munger;Brian G. Heikes

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinrong Ren
Xinrong Ren University of Maryland, College Park
Zhanqing Li
Zhanqing Li University of Maryland, College Park
Ross J. Salawitch
Ross J. Salawitch University of Maryland, College Park
Kenneth E. Pickering
Kenneth E. Pickering University of Maryland, College Park
Can Li
Can Li Goddard Space Flight Center
Nickolay A. Krotkov
Nickolay A. Krotkov Goddard Space Flight Center
Anne M. Thompson
Anne M. Thompson Goddard Space Flight Center
Paul B. Shepson
Paul B. Shepson Stony Brook University
Andrew J. Weinheimer
Andrew J. Weinheimer National Center for Atmospheric Research
Paul J. Crutzen
Paul J. Crutzen Max Planck Institute for Chemistry

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