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Environmental Sciences
Germany
2023

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
82
Citations
20858
World Ranking
897
National Ranking
54

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Thomas Wagner is affiliated with the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on atmospheric and environmental sciences, with a substantial body of work centered on Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science.

Their expertise extends deeply into specialized subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Spectroscopy, and Environmental Engineering.

The main topics Thomas Wagner has extensively researched include:

  • Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
  • Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
  • Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Spectroscopy and Laser Applications
  • Atmospheric aerosols and clouds
  • Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting

Thomas Wagner has published numerous papers in frequent collaboration with notable co-authors such as Steffen Beirle, Michel Van Roozendaël, Andreas Richter, Christian Borger, and Steffen Dörner.

The scientist's work appears predominantly in a select group of publication venues, including:

  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Remote Sensing
  • Earth system science data

Recent papers by Thomas Wagner include:

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5P TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Comparative assessment of TROPOMI and OMI formaldehyde observations and validation against MAX-DOAS network column measurements, 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Intercomparison of NO 2, O 4, O 3 and HCHO slant column measurements by MAX-DOAS and zenith-sky UV-visible spectrometers during CINDI-2, 2020, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Catalog of NO x emissions from point sources as derived from the divergence of the NO 2 flux for TROPOMI, 2021, Earth system science data
  • Intercomparison of MAX-DOAS vertical profile retrieval algorithms: studies on field data from the CINDI-2 campaign, 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques

Best Publications

  • Megacity Emissions and Lifetimes of Nitrogen Oxides Probed from Space

    Steffen Beirle;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Ulrich Platt;Mark G. Lawrence

  • Global observations of aerosol-cloud-precipitation-climate interactions

    Daniel Rosenfeld;Meinrat O. Andreae;Ari Asmi;Mian Chin

  • Assessing Methane Emissions from Global Space-Borne Observations

    C. Frankenberg;J. F. Meirink;M. van Weele;U. Platt

  • Quantitative analysis of NO x emissions from Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment satellite image sequences

    C. Leue;M. Wenig;T. Wagner;Oliver Klimm

  • Satellite mapping of enhanced BrO concentrations in the troposphere

    U. Platt;T. Wagner

  • Simultaneous global observations of glyoxal and formaldehyde from space

    Folkard Wittrock;Andreas Richter;Hilke Oetjen;John P. Burrows

  • Ground-based validation of the Copernicus Sentinel-5p TROPOMI NO 2 measurements with the NDACC ZSL-DOAS, MAX-DOAS and Pandonia global networks

    Tijl Verhoelst;Steven Compernolle;Gaia Pinardi;Jean-Christopher Lambert

  • Around the world in 17 days - hemispheric-scale transport of forest fire smoke from Russia in May 2003

    R. Damoah;N. Spichtinger;C. Forster;P. James

  • Pinpointing nitrogen oxide emissions from space.

    Steffen Beirle;Christian Borger;Steffen Dörner;Ang Li

  • Improving algorithms and uncertainty estimates for satellite NO 2 retrievals: results from the quality assurance for the essential climate variables (QA4ECV) project

    K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Henk J. Eskes;Andreas Richter;Isabelle De Smedt

  • Satellite chartography of atmospheric methane from SCIAMACHY on board ENVISAT: Analysis of the years 2003 and 2004

    C. Frankenberg;J. F. Meirink;P. Bergamaschi;A. P. H. Goede

  • Validation of Ozone Monitoring Instrument nitrogen dioxide columns

    E.A. Celarier;E.J. Brinksma;J.F. Gleason;J.P. Veefkind

  • NO x lifetimes and emissions of cities and power plants in polluted background estimated by satellite observations

    Fei Liu;Fei Liu;Steffen Beirle;Qiang Zhang;Steffen Dörner

  • The North Atlantic Oscillation controls air pollution transport to the Arctic

    S. Eckhardt;A. Stohl;A. Stohl;S. Beirle;N. Spichtinger

  • Metal-oxide interfacial reactions: encapsulation of Pd on TiO2 (110).

    Qiang Fu;Thomas Wagner;Sven Olliges;Heinz-Dieter Carstanjen

  • The Monte Carlo atmospheric radiative transfer model McArtim: Introduction and validation of Jacobians and 3D features

    T. Deutschmann;S. Beirle;U. Friess;M. Grzegorski

  • Analysis for BrO in zenith‐sky spectra: An intercomparison exercise for analysis improvement

    S. R. Aliwell;M. Van Roozendael;P. V. Johnston;A. Richter

  • Sulfur dioxide retrievals from TROPOMI onboard Sentinel-5 Precursor: algorithm theoretical basis

    Nicolas Theys;Isabelle De Smedt;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Algorithm theoretical baseline for formaldehyde retrievals from S5P TROPOMI and from the QA4ECV project

    Isabelle De Smedt;Nicolas Theys;Huan Yu;Thomas Danckaert

  • Structural uncertainty in air mass factor calculation for NO2 and HCHO satellite retrievals

    Alba Lorente;K. Folkert Boersma;K. Folkert Boersma;Huan Yu;Steffen Dörner

  • Comparison of box-air-mass-factors and radiances for Multiple-Axis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) geometries calculated from different UV/visible radiative transfer models

    T. Wagner;T. Wagner;J. P. Burrows;T. Deutschmann;B. Dix

Frequent Co-Authors

Steffen Beirle
Steffen Beirle Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Ulrich Platt
Ulrich Platt Heidelberg University
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
John P. Burrows
John P. Burrows University of Bremen
Gaia Pinardi
Gaia Pinardi Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
Mark Wenig
Mark Wenig Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Diego Loyola
Diego Loyola German Aerospace Center
Folkard Wittrock
Folkard Wittrock University of Bremen
Klaus Pfeilsticker
Klaus Pfeilsticker Heidelberg University
Isabelle De Smedt
Isabelle De Smedt Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy

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