Jerome Fast

Numerical Studies of the Lifecycle of Aerosols and Their Interactions with Clouds

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Exploratory Research

A major PNNL research effort, funded through DOE's Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Program, focuses on knowledge gaps in aerosol effects on climate, including: • Aerosol aging and its impact…

A Molecular-to-Regional Scale Understanding of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our hypothesis is that a better understanding of fast-reacting processes is needed to make a breakthrough in parameterizing secondary organic aerosols (SOA) for the next generation climate models. To…

Coupling Measurements and Modeling to Understand the Lifecycle of Secondary Organic Aerosol over Local to Regional Scales

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our hypothesis is that a better understanding of fast-reacting processes, such as the chemistry of volatile organic compounds associated with isoprene having a lifetime of ~minutes, is needed to make…

Integrated experimental and modeling study to investigate vertical profile of atmospheric particles via tethered balloon system

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Fan Mei

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose a combined experimental and modeling study to characterize the vertical profile of atmospheric aerosol collected via a tethered balloon system using multi-modal micro-spectroscopy…

PNNL Next Generation Chemistry-Meteorology-Aerosol Model

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

As part of a CS&IE LDRD project, we are developing capabilities to perform computationally demanding simulations addressing the emerging issues of the impacts of climate change and mega-cities on…

The Aerosol Modeling Testbed

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

An Aerosol Modeling Testbed will be developed that will simplify and greatly increase the efficiency of evaluating new aerosol treatments for regional and global climate models. The Aerosol Modeling…

A Community Modeling Framework to Advance Numerical Treatments of Aerosol Processes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Capability Research

The direct (scattering and absorption of radiation) and indirect (cloud-aerosol interactions) effects of aerosols predicted by climate models still contain large uncertainties. Many of these…

Regional Scale Atmospheric Modeling

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Exploratory Research

To study metrological and atmospheric chemistry modeling for DOE-BER atmospheric science projects including DOE atmospheric chemistry program and vertical transport and mixing program. Test and…

Atmospheric System Research Studies

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

A major PNNL's research effort funded through DOE's Atmospheric System Research (ASR) Program focuses on current knowledge gaps in aerosol effects on climate. The overall goal of this…

Holistic Interactions of Shallow Clouds, Aerosols, and Land-Ecosystems (HI-SCALE)

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Jerome Fast

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The proposed HI-SCALE field campaign to be conducted in the vicinity of the Southern Great Plains (SGP) "megasite" in Oklahoma during 2016 will utilize unique observational tools available…

Investigating the Synergistic Interactions Between Anthropogenic Gas-phase Hydrophobic Organics and Biogenic SOA Particles

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

ManishKumar Shrivastava

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

We propose to investigate the molecular-level processes responsible for anthropogenic-biogenic interactions that enhance production and atmospheric lifetime of biogenic secondary organic aerosol …

EMSL Science Overview

Jerome Fast

Projects

Numerical Studies of the Lifecycle of Aerosols and Their Interactions with Clouds

A Molecular-to-Regional Scale Understanding of Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation

Coupling Measurements and Modeling to Understand the Lifecycle of Secondary Organic Aerosol over Local to Regional Scales

Integrated experimental and modeling study to investigate vertical profile of atmospheric particles via tethered balloon system

PNNL Next Generation Chemistry-Meteorology-Aerosol Model

The Aerosol Modeling Testbed

A Community Modeling Framework to Advance Numerical Treatments of Aerosol Processes

Regional Scale Atmospheric Modeling

Atmospheric System Research Studies

Holistic Interactions of Shallow Clouds, Aerosols, and Land-Ecosystems (HI-SCALE)

Investigating the Synergistic Interactions Between Anthropogenic Gas-phase Hydrophobic Organics and Biogenic SOA Particles