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Timothy J. Garrett

Timothy J. Garrett

D-Index & Metrics

Environmental Sciences

D-Index
46
Citations
7756
World Ranking
6107
National Ranking
2212

Overview

Timothy J. Garrett is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and specializes in research within Earth and Planetary Sciences as well as Environmental Science. Their work primarily focuses on several interconnected areas involving atmospheric and environmental processes.

Garrett's research covers subfields including Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Environmental Engineering, and Ocean Engineering. The main topics addressed in their publications include Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Cryospheric studies and observations, and Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies.

Some of the recent published works by Garrett include:

  • Past world economic production constrains current energy demands: Persistent scaling with implications for economic growth and climate change mitigation, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Arctic observations and numerical simulations of surface wind effects on Multi-Angle Snowflake Camera measurements, 2021, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques (co-authored by Kyle E. Fitch)
  • Graupel Precipitating From Thin Arctic Clouds With Liquid Water Paths Less Than 50 g m −2, 2021, Geophysical Research Letters (co-authored by Kyle E. Fitch)
  • Estimates of economic and environmental damages from tipping points cannot be reconciled with the scientific literature, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (co-authored by Steve Keen)
  • Mass and density of individual frozen hydrometeors, 2021, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (co-authored by Karlie N. Rees)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Garrett include:

  • Eric R. Pardyjak
  • Matheus R. Grasselli
  • Ahmad Talaei
  • Karlie N. Rees
  • Stephen P. Keen

Garrett frequently publishes in several scientific venues, with notable recurring appearances in:

  • Atmospheric Measurement Techniques
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
  • Physics of Fluids
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Best Publications

  • Short-lived pollutants in the Arctic: their climate impact and possible mitigation strategies

    P. K. Quinn;T. S. Bates;E. Baum;N. Doubleday

  • Increased Arctic cloud longwave emissivity associated with pollution from mid-latitudes

    Timothy J. Garrett;Chuanfeng Zhao

  • FIRE Arctic Clouds Experiment

    J. A. Curry;P. V. Hobbs;M. D. King;D. A. Randall

  • Effects of Arctic haze on surface cloud radiative forcing

    Chuanfeng Zhao;Timothy J. Garrett

  • Emissions from Ships with respect to Their Effects on Clouds

    Peter V. Hobbs;Timothy J. Garrett;Ronald J. Ferek;Scott R. Strader

  • Airborne instruments to measure atmospheric aerosol particles, clouds and radiation: A cook's tour of mature and emerging technology

    D. Baumgardner;J.L. Brenguier;A. Bucholtz;H. Coe

  • Fall speed measurement and high-resolution multi-angle photography of hydrometeors in free fall

    T. J. Garrett;C. Fallgatter;K. Shkurko;D. Howlett

  • Effects of varying aerosol regimes on low-level Arctic stratus

    T. J. Garrett;C. Zhao;X. Dong;X. Dong;G. G. Mace

  • Drizzle Suppression in Ship Tracks.

    Ronald J. Ferek;Ronald J. Ferek;Timothy Garrett;Peter V. Hobbs;Scott Strader

  • Aerosol Effects on Cloud Emissivity and Surface Longwave Heating in the Arctic

    Timothy J. Garrett;Lawrence F. Radke;Peter V. Hobbs

  • The role of scavenging in the seasonal transport of black carbon and sulfate to the Arctic

    Timothy J. Garrett;Sara Brattström;Sangeeta Sharma;Douglas E. J. Worthy

  • Evidence That Nitric Acid Increases Relative Humidity in Low-Temperature Cirrus Clouds

    R. S. Gao;P. J. Popp;D. W. Fahey;T. P. Marcy

  • Assessing the relative contributions of transport efficiency and scavenging to seasonal variability in Arctic aerosol.

    Timothy J. Garrett;Chuanfeng Zhao;Chuanfeng Zhao;Paul C. Novelli

  • Nephelometer Measurements of the Asymmetry Parameter, Volume Extinction Coefficient, and Backscatter Ratio in Arctic Clouds

    H. Gerber;Y. Takano;Timothy J. Garrett;Peter V. Hobbs

  • Small, highly reflective ice crystals in low-latitude cirrus

    T. J. Garrett;H. Gerber;D. G. Baumgardner;Cynthia Twohy

  • Orientations and aspect ratios of falling snow

    Timothy J. Garrett;Sandra E. Yuter;Cale Fallgatter;Konstantin Shkurko

  • Observed influence of riming, temperature, and turbulence on the fallspeed of solid precipitation

    Timothy J. Garrett;Sandra E. Yuter

  • The impact of ship-produced aerosols on the microstructure and albedo of warm marine stratocumulus clouds: A test of MAST hypotheses 1i and 1ii

    Philip A. Durkee;K. J. Noone;R. J. Ferek;R. J. Ferek;D. W. Johnson

  • Toward Comprehensive Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Annotation Using FluoroMatch Software and Intelligent High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectrometry Acquisition

    Jeremy P. Koelmel;Matthew K. Paige;Juan J. Aristizabal-Henao;Nicole M. Robey

  • Evolution of a Florida Cirrus Anvil

    T. J. Garrett;B. C. Navarro;C. H. Twohy;E. J. Jensen

  • Aerosol climate effects and air quality impacts from 1980 to 2030

    Surabi Menon;Nadine Unger;Nadine Unger;Dorothy Koch;Dorothy Koch;Jennifer Francis

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter V. Hobbs
Peter V. Hobbs University of Washington
Darrel Baumgardner
Darrel Baumgardner National Autonomous University of Mexico
Elliot M. Weinstock
Elliot M. Weinstock Harvard University
Lynn M. Russell
Lynn M. Russell University of California, San Diego
Andrew J. Heymsfield
Andrew J. Heymsfield National Center for Atmospheric Research
Andreas Stohl
Andreas Stohl University of Vienna
Steven K. Krueger
Steven K. Krueger University of Utah
James G. Hudson
James G. Hudson Desert Research Institute
Cynthia H. Twohy
Cynthia H. Twohy Northwest Research Associates
Brian A. Ridley
Brian A. Ridley National Center for Atmospheric Research

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