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2026

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108
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31143
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Overview

T. B. Ryerson is affiliated with the Earth System Research Laboratory in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science, with a particular focus on Atmospheric Science and related subfields.

The scientist's work covers a wide range of topics within atmospheric research, including:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Fire effects on ecosystems
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Recent publications by T. B. Ryerson illustrate their involvement in advanced atmospheric research and include the following papers:

  • "Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere," 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Ozone chemistry in western U.S. wildfire plumes," 2021, Science Advances
  • "Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the global remote troposphere," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic volatile organic compounds contribute substantially to air pollution mortality," 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • "The NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) Mission: Imaging the Chemistry of the Global Atmosphere," 2021, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Jeff Peischl (42 joint publications)
  • Ilann Bourgeois (31 joint publications)
  • Glenn S. Diskin (27 joint publications)
  • Chelsea R. Thompson (22 joint publications)
  • Joshua P. DiGangi (20 joint publications)

T. B. Ryerson's articles are commonly published in journals recognized within atmospheric and environmental sciences. These venues include:

  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Geophysical Research Letters

The scientist's subfield emphasis demonstrates a strong engagement with atmospheric processes and chemical dynamics related to air quality, climate, and ecosystem impacts. Their research output reflects a sustained focus on understanding atmospheric composition and behavior, particularly involving aerosols, ozone chemistry, and the influence of biomass burning on global tropospheric ozone.

Best Publications

  • Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions.

    Brian C. McDonald;Brian C. McDonald;Joost A. De Gouw;Joost A. De Gouw;Jessica B. Gilman;Shantanu H. Jathar

  • Review of flow rate estimates of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

    Marcia K. McNutt;Rich Camilli;Timothy J. Crone;George D. Guthrie

  • Hydrocarbon emissions characterization in the Colorado Front Range: A pilot study

    Gabrielle Pétron;Gabrielle Pétron;Gregory Frost;Gregory Frost;Benjamin R. Miller;Benjamin R. Miller;Adam I. Hirsch;Adam I. Hirsch

  • Measurement of the mixing state, mass, and optical size of individual black carbon particles in urban and biomass burning emissions

    J. P. Schwarz;J. P. Schwarz;R. S. Gao;J. R. Spackman;J. R. Spackman;L. A. Watts;L. A. Watts

  • 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

  • Variability in nocturnal nitrogen oxide processing and its role in regional air quality.

    S. S. Brown;T. B. Ryerson;A. G. Wollny;C. A. Brock

  • Effect of petrochemical industrial emissions of reactive alkenes and NOx on tropospheric ozone formation in Houston, Texas

    T. B. Ryerson;M. Trainer;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;C. A. Brock;C. A. Brock

  • An efficient photolysis system for fast-response NO2 measurements

    T. B. Ryerson;E. J. Williams;F. C. Fehsenfeld

  • Observations of Ozone Formation in Power Plant Plumes and Implications for Ozone Control Strategies

    T. B. Ryerson;M. Trainer;J. S. Holloway;J. S. Holloway;D. D. Parrish

  • Organic aerosol formation in urban and industrial plumes near Houston and Dallas, Texas

    R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;B. Ervens;B. Ervens;A. M. Middlebrook;C. Warneke;C. Warneke

  • Overview of IGAC/SPARC Chemistry-Climate Model Initiative (CCMI) Community Simulations in Support of Upcoming Ozone and Climate Assessments

    Veronika Eyring;Jean-François Lamarque;Peter Hess;Florian Arfeuille

  • Chemical data quantify Deepwater Horizon hydrocarbon flow rate and environmental distribution

    Thomas B. Ryerson;Richard Camilli;John D. Kessler;Elizabeth B. Kujawinski

  • A large and ubiquitous source of atmospheric formic acid

    D. B. Millet;M. Baasandorj;D. K. Farmer;J. A. Thornton

  • Multiyear trends in volatile organic compounds in Los Angeles, California: Five decades of decreasing emissions

    Carsten Warneke;Carsten Warneke;Joost A. de Gouw;Joost A. de Gouw;John S. Holloway;John S. Holloway;Jeff Peischl;Jeff Peischl

  • Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere.

    Patrick R. Veres;J. Andrew Neuman;J. Andrew Neuman;Timothy H. Bertram;Emmanuel Assaf;Emmanuel Assaf

  • Biomass burning in Siberia and Kazakhstan as an important source for haze over the Alaskan Arctic in April 2008

    C. Warneke;C. Warneke;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;J. Brioude;J. Brioude;C. A. Brock

  • Airborne measurements of western U.S. wildfire emissions: Comparison with prescribed burning and air quality implications

    Xiaoxi Liu;Xiaoxi Liu;Xiaoxi Liu;L. Gregory Huey;Robert J. Yokelson;Vanessa Selimovic

  • A BAD AIR DAY IN HOUSTON

    R. M. Banta;C. J. Senff;J. Nielsen-Gammon;L. S. Darby

  • Effects of changing power plant NOx emissions on ozone in the eastern United States: Proof of concept

    G. J. Frost;G. J. Frost;S. A. McKeen;S. A. McKeen;M. Trainer;T. B. Ryerson

  • Characteristics, sources, and transport of aerosols measured in spring 2008 during the aerosol, radiation, and cloud processes affecting Arctic Climate (ARCPAC) Project

    C. A. Brock;J. Cozic;J. Cozic;R. Bahreini;R. Bahreini;K. D. Froyd;K. D. Froyd

  • The 2010 California Research at the Nexus of Air Quality and Climate Change (CalNex) field study

    T. B. Ryerson;A. E. Andrews;W. M. Angevine;W. M. Angevine;T. S. Bates

  • Organic nitrate chemistry and its implications for nitrogen budgets in an isoprene- and monoterpene-rich atmosphere: constraints from aircraft (SEAC 4 RS) and ground-based (SOAS) observations in the Southeast US

    Jenny A. Fisher;Daniel J. Jacob;Katherine R. Travis;Patrick S. Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeff Peischl
Jeff Peischl Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Carsten Warneke
Carsten Warneke National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Michael Trainer
Michael Trainer National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
J. A. Neuman
J. A. Neuman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John S. Holloway
John S. Holloway National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
J. A. de Gouw
J. A. de Gouw University of Colorado Boulder
Fred C. Fehsenfeld
Fred C. Fehsenfeld Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
Jessica B. Gilman
Jessica B. Gilman National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
John B. Nowak
John B. Nowak Langley Research Center
Steven S. Brown
Steven S. Brown National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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