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  • 2007 - Fellow of American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Overview

Samuel J. Oltmans is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with a strong emphasis on Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

The primary topics of Samuel J. Oltmans's work include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric ozone and climate
  • Atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics
  • Spectroscopy and laser applications
  • Air quality and health impacts
  • Gas sensing nanomaterials and sensors
  • Fire effects on ecosystems

They have contributed to multiple peer-reviewed publications, including these recent papers:

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report, 2020, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Multi-decadal surface ozone trends at globally distributed remote locations, 2020, published in Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Improving ECC Ozonesonde Data Quality: Assessment of Current Methods and Outstanding Issues, 2021, published in Earth and Space Science
  • A new method to correct the electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) ozonesonde time response and its implications for "background current" and pump efficiency, 2020, published in Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Estimating wildfire-generated ozone over North America using ozonesonde profiles and a differential back trajectory technique, 2020, published in Atmospheric Environment X

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • D. W. Tarasick
  • B. J. Johnson
  • H. G. J. Smit
  • Anne M. Thompson
  • Gary A. Morris

Their work is often published in established venues such as:

  • Elementa Science of the Anthropocene
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Atmospheric Environment X
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Recognition for their contributions includes being named a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) in 2007.

Best Publications

  • Factors affecting the detection of trends: Statistical considerations and applications to environmental data

    Gregory C. Reinsel;George C. Tiao;Xiao Li Meng

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

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

  • Global Distribution and Trends of Tropospheric Ozone: An Observation-Based Review

    O. R. Cooper;D. D. Parrish;J. Ziemke;M. Cupeiro

  • Arctic smoke – record high air pollution levels in the European Arctic due to agricultural fires in Eastern Europe in spring 2006

    A. Stohl;T. Berg;T. Berg;J. F. Burkhart;J. F. Burkhart;A. M. Fjǽraa

  • Assessment of the performance of ECC‐ozonesondes under quasi‐flight conditions in the environmental simulation chamber: Insights from the Juelich Ozone Sonde Intercomparison Experiment (JOSIE)

    Herman G.J. Smit;Wolfgang Straeter;Bryan J. Johnson;Samuel J. Oltmans

  • Increasing springtime ozone mixing ratios in the free troposphere over western North America

    O. R. Cooper;O. R. Cooper;D. D. Parrish;A. Stohl;M. Trainer

  • Southern Hemisphere Additional Ozonesondes (SHADOZ) 1998–2000 tropical ozone climatology 1. Comparison with Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) and ground-based measurements

    Anne M. Thompson;Jacquelyn C. Witte;Richard D. McPeters;Samuel J. Oltmans

  • Surface ozone measurements from a global network

    Samuel J. Oltmans;Hiram Levy

  • Long-term changes in tropospheric ozone

    S.J. Oltmans;A.S. Lefohn;J.M. Harris;I. Galbally

  • Stratospheric water vapor increases over the past half‐century

    K. H. Rosenlof;S. J. Oltmans;D. Kley;J. M. Russell

  • Transatlantic transport of pollution and its effects on surface ozone in Europe and North America

    Qinbin Li;Daniel J. Jacob;Isabelle Bey;Isabelle Bey;Paul I. Palmer

  • Surface ozone distributions and variations from 1973–1984: Measurements at the NOAA Geophysical Monitoring for Climatic Change Baseline Observatories

    Samuel J. Oltmans;Walter D. Komhyr

  • Development and Validation of a Time-Lag Correction for Vaisala Radiosonde Humidity Measurements

    Larry M. Miloshevich;Ari Paukkunen;Vaisala Oy;Samuel J. Oltmans

  • Surface ozone measurements in clean air

    Samuel J. Oltmans

  • Interannual changes of stratospheric water vapor and correlations with tropical tropopause temperatures

    William J. Randel;Fei Wu;Samuel J. Oltmans;Karen Rosenlof

  • Increase in lower-stratospheric water vapour at a mid-latitude Northern Hemisphere site from 1981 to 1994

    S. J. Oltmans;D. J. Hofmann

  • Observations of Near-Zero Ozone Concentrations Over the Convective Pacific: Effects on Air Chemistry

    D. Kley;P. J. Crutzen;H. G. J Smit;H. Vomel

  • Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Tropospheric ozone from 1877 to 2016, observed levels, trends and uncertainties

    David Tarasick;Ian E. Galbally;Ian E. Galbally;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Martin G. Schultz

  • SPARC assessment of upper tropospheric and stratospheric water vapour

    D. Kley;P. Mote;S. Oltmans;E. Remsberg

  • The increase in stratospheric water vapor from balloonborne, frostpoint hygrometer measurements at Washington, D.C., and Boulder, Colorado

    Samuel J. Oltmans;Holger Vömel;David J. Hofmann;Karen H. Rosenlof

  • Springtime high surface ozone events over the western United States: Quantifying the role of stratospheric intrusions

    Meiyun Lin;Meiyun Lin;Arlene M. Fiore;Owen R. Cooper;Owen R. Cooper;Larry W. Horowitz

  • Characterization and correction of relative humidity measurements from Vaisala RS80-A radiosondes at cold temperatures

    Larry M. Miloshevich;Holger Vömel;Ari Paukkunen;Andrew J. Heymsfield

Frequent Co-Authors

Bryan J. Johnson
Bryan J. Johnson National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Anne M. Thompson
Anne M. Thompson Goddard Space Flight Center
Holger Vömel
Holger Vömel National Center for Atmospheric Research
Owen R. Cooper
Owen R. Cooper Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
David W. Tarasick
David W. Tarasick Environment and Climate Change Canada
Joyce M. Harris
Joyce M. Harris Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory
Jacquelyn C. Witte
Jacquelyn C. Witte National Center for Atmospheric Research
Detlev Helmig
Detlev Helmig Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research
Dale F. Hurst
Dale F. Hurst Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Meiyun Lin
Meiyun Lin Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory

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