Atmospheric Aerosol Systems
The Atmospheric Aerosol Systems science theme focuses on understanding the chemistry, physics and molecular-scale dynamics of aerosols for model parameterization to improve the accuracy of climate model simulations and develop a predictive understanding of climate. By elucidating the role of natural and anthropogenic regional and global climate forcing mechanisms, EMSL can provide DOE and others with the ability to develop cost-effective strategies to monitor, control and mitigate them.
To advance this science theme, EMSL will employ our research and that of our users for:
- Biogenic organic aerosols: Develop a molecular-scale understanding of the processes that enhance controllable biogenic organic aerosol formation and determine their radiative properties to improve the accuracy of climate model simulations.
EMSL participates in and supports many Department of Energy Office of Science climate research programs, including the Office of Biological and Environmental Research's GOAmazon program. Read details on how EMSL supports GOAmazon.
Leads
No leads are available at this time.
Instruments
The SMSAS is a multi-technique surface analysis instrument based on elemental mapping using either scanning small spot X-rays or the electronics in...
Custodian(s): Shuttha Shutthanandan
Systems Configuration and Operational Overview
All work involving the following systems and any experiments conducted in EMSL laboratories must be...
Custodian(s): Tamas Varga, Mark Bowden
A recent addition to the super resolution fluorescence imaging capability is EMSL's Airyscan module, which provides 3-D imaging with superior...
Custodian(s): Galya Orr
Publications
We use the long-term Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) datasets collected at the three Tropical Western Pacific (TWP) sites as a tropical...
We describe a synthetic method for increasing
and controlling the iron loading of synthetic melanin
nanoparticles and use the resulting materials to...
Model estimates of aerosol impacts on climate frequently exceed observational estimates. Conventional evaluation procedures generally neglect...
Mineral dust aerosol serves as a reactive surface, and promotes the growth of ice in the atmosphere. In particular, the hydroxyl groups on...
Vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) and surface tension experiments were used to examine the effects of aqueous phase soluble saccharides on...
Science Highlights
Posted: February 12, 2019
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division
The Science
In the atmosphere, individual soot...
Posted: August 08, 2018
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Physical Sciences Division
One enigma that has perplexed scientists is how new particles form in the...
Posted: July 13, 2018
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division
The Science
All cloud liquid drops and ice crystals...
Posted: April 27, 2018
From Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division
The Science
Due to a scarcity of useful observations...
Posted: April 20, 2018
The Science
Advanced microscopes using a beam of electrons rather than light give scientists powerful tools to investigate biological and mineral...
Instruments
There are no related projects at this time.
The Atmospheric Aerosol Systems science theme focuses on understanding the chemistry, physics and molecular-scale dynamics of aerosols for model parameterization to improve the accuracy of climate model simulations and develop a predictive understanding of climate. By elucidating the role of natural and anthropogenic regional and global climate forcing mechanisms, EMSL can provide DOE and others with the ability to develop cost-effective strategies to monitor, control and mitigate them.
To advance this science theme, EMSL will employ our research and that of our users for:
- Biogenic organic aerosols: Develop a molecular-scale understanding of the processes that enhance controllable biogenic organic aerosol formation and determine their radiative properties to improve the accuracy of climate model simulations.
EMSL participates in and supports many Department of Energy Office of Science climate research programs, including the Office of Biological and Environmental Research's GOAmazon program. Read details on how EMSL supports GOAmazon.