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Sönke Szidat is affiliated with the University of Bern in Switzerland and has an extensive publication record in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Their research spans several interconnected fields, with a focus on atmospheric science, paleontology, archeology, ecology, and earth-surface processes. The scientist's work contributes to understanding various aspects of environmental change, carbon cycles, and air quality.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • Environmental Science

Within these fields, Szidat has specialized in subfields such as:

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Paleontology
  • Archeology
  • Ecology
  • Earth-Surface Processes

Szidat's research covers diverse topics, including:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies
  • Geological formations and processes

They have contributed to numerous publications in notable research venues, including:

  • Publishing Network for Geoscientific and Environmental Data (PANGAEA) (Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Quaternary Science Reviews
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Radiocarbon

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Szidat showcase a range of studies, such as:

  • "Glacial heterogeneity in Southern Ocean carbon storage abated by fast South Indian deglacial carbon release," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Source-specific light absorption by carbonaceous components in the complex aerosol matrix from yearly filter-based measurements," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Climate impacts on vegetation and fire dynamics since the last deglaciation at Moossee (Switzerland)," 2020, Climate of the past
  • "Local incomplete combustion emissions define the PM2.5 oxidative potential in Northern India," 2024, Nature Communications
  • "Fossil and Non-fossil Fuel Sources of Organic and Elemental Carbonaceous Aerosol in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou: Seasonal Carbon Source Variation," 2020, Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Szidat has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Gary Salazar
  • Albert Hafner
  • Marcel Bliedtner
  • Roland Zech
  • Paul Strobel

Best Publications

  • High secondary aerosol contribution to particulate pollution during haze events in China

    Ru Jin Huang;Yanlin Zhang;Carlo Bozzetti;Kin Fai Ho

  • Source apportionment of particulate matter in Europe: A review of methods and results

    M Viana;T.A.J. Kuhlbusch;X Querol;A Alastuey

  • Using Aerosol Light Absorption Measurements for the Quantitative Determination of Wood Burning and Traffic Emission Contributions to Particulate Matter

    Jisca Sandradewi;Andre S H Prévôt;Sönke Szidat;Nolwenn Perron

  • The molecular identification of organic compounds in the atmosphere : state of the art and challenges

    Barbara Nozière;Markus Kalberer;Magda Claeys;James Allan

  • Identification of the mass spectral signature of organic aerosols from wood burning emissions.

    M Rami Alfarra;Andre S H Prevot;Sönke Szidat;Jisca Sandradewi

  • Contributions of fossil fuel, biomass-burning, and biogenic emissions to carbonaceous aerosols in Zurich as traced by 14C

    Sönke Szidat;Theo M. Jenk;Theo M. Jenk;Hans-Arno Synal;Markus Kalberer

  • Evaluation of the absorption Ångström exponents for traffic and wood burning in the Aethalometer-based source apportionment using radiocarbon measurements of ambient aerosol

    Peter Zotter;Peter Zotter;Hanna Herich;Hanna Herich;Martin Gysel;Imad El-Haddad

  • Enhanced light absorption by mixed source black and brown carbon particles in UK winter

    Shang Liu;Shang Liu;Allison C. Aiken;Kyle Gorkowski;Kyle Gorkowski;Manvendra K. Dubey

  • Source attribution of submicron organic aerosols during wintertime inversions by advanced factor analysis of aerosol mass spectra.

    Valentin A. Lanz;M. Rami Alfarra;Urs Baltensperger;Brigitte Buchmann

  • Fossil and non-fossil sources of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in Göteborg, Sweden

    Sönke Szidat;Sönke Szidat;Matthias Ruff;Matthias Ruff;Nolwenn Perron;Lukas Wacker

  • Gasoline emissions dominate over diesel in formation of secondary organic aerosol mass

    R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;A. M. Middlebrook;J. A. de Gouw;J. A. de Gouw;C. Warneke;C. Warneke

  • A GAS ION SOURCE FOR RADIOCARBON MEASUREMENTS AT 200 kV

    Matthias Ruff;Lukas Wacker;Heinz Gäggeler;Martin Suter

  • A versatile gas interface for routine radiocarbon analysis with a gas ion source

    L. Wacker;Simon Fahrni;Simon Fahrni;Simon Fahrni;I. Hajdas;M. Molnar;M. Molnar

  • Fossil vs. non-fossil sources of fine carbonaceous aerosols in four Chinese cities during the extreme winter haze episode of 2013

    Y.-L. Zhang;R.-J. Huang;R.-J. Huang;I. El Haddad;K.-F. Ho;K.-F. Ho

  • Dominant impact of residential wood burning on particulate matter in Alpine valleys during winter

    Sönke Szidat;Sönke Szidat;André S H Prévôt;Jisca Sandradewi;M. Rami Alfarra

  • Determination of biogenic and fossil CO2 emitted by waste incineration based on 14CO2 and mass balances

    J Mohn;Sönke Szidat;J Fellner;H Rechberger

  • 14C Analysis and Sample Preparation at the New Bern Laboratory for the Analysis of Radiocarbon with AMS (LARA)

    Sönke Szidat;Gary A Salazar;Edith Vogel;Michael Battaglia

  • Source Apportionment Using Radiocarbon and Organic Tracers for PM2.5 Carbonaceous Aerosols in Guangzhou, South China: Contrasting Local- and Regional-Scale Haze Events

    Junwen Liu;Jun Li;Yanlin Zhang;Di Liu

  • Mexico city aerosol analysis during MILAGRO using high resolution aerosol mass spectrometry at the urban supersite (T0) – Part 2: Analysis of the biomass burning contribution and the non-fossil carbon fraction

    Allison Aiken;B. de Foy;Christine Wiedinmyer;Peter DeCarlo;Peter DeCarlo

  • Radiocarbon (14C)-deduced biogenic and anthropogenic contributions to organic carbon (OC) of urban aerosols from Zürich, Switzerland

    S Szidat;T.M Jenk;T.M Jenk;H.W Gäggeler;H.W Gäggeler;H.-A Synal

  • Fossil versus contemporary sources of fine elemental and organic carbonaceous particulate matter during the DAURE campaign in Northeast Spain

    M. C. Minguillón;M. C. Minguillón;N. Perron;N. Perron;X. Querol;S. Szidat;S. Szidat

Frequent Co-Authors

Yanlin Zhang
Yanlin Zhang Yale University
André S. H. Prévôt
André S. H. Prévôt Paul Scherrer Institute
Peter Zotter
Peter Zotter Paul Scherrer Institute
Urs Baltensperger
Urs Baltensperger Paul Scherrer Institute
Margit Schwikowski
Margit Schwikowski Paul Scherrer Institute
Heinz W. Gäggeler
Heinz W. Gäggeler Paul Scherrer Institute
Lukas Wacker
Lukas Wacker ETH Zurich
Martin Grosjean
Martin Grosjean University of Bern
Roland Zech
Roland Zech Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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