Josephine Aller

Chemical characterization of organic and biogenic atmospheric aerosol particles and their potential to initiate ice crystal formation

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Daniel Knopf

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Atmospheric aerosol particles can affect the environment by changing the global radiative budget, increasing air pollution and impacting air quality with subsequent consequences for health related…

Atmospheric Chemistry of Biomass Burning Aerosol

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Daniel Knopf

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Biomass burning aerosols (BBA) are one of the most ubiquitous organic aerosol types with a source strength on the same order of magnitude as fossil fuel combustion. BBA have significant effects on…

Ice Nucleation Properties of Authentic Atmospheric Marine Particles

Lead Institution

Sonoma Technology

Principal Investigator

Ryan Moffet

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The effect that aerosol particles have on climate is highly uncertain and has garnered much attention in recent years. Specifically, the effect that aerosol particles have on cloud formation is one…

Characterization of sea spray aerosol under future ocean conditions with implications for cloud formation processes

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Josephine Aller

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface, contain nearly half the global primary productivity, and are a major source of atmospheric Sea Spray Aerosol (SSA) representing one of the most uncertain…

Oceans as a source of airborne metabolites and primary biological aerosol particles

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Daniel Knopf

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Ocean waters, which cover 71% of the Earth's surface, contain dissolved organic carbon (DOC) including lipids, humics and organic acids, and free macromolecules, the precursor material for the…

Capturing the influence of ocean biology on aerosol collected in the remote region of the eastern north Atlantic

Lead Institution

State University of New York at Stony Brook

Principal Investigator

Josephine Aller

Project type

Exploratory Research

Cloud lifetime and optical properties, as well as precipitation, depend heavily on aerosol size, concentration, and chemical properties. Oceans which cover 71% of the Earth's surface are a major…

EMSL Science Overview

Josephine Aller

Projects

Chemical characterization of organic and biogenic atmospheric aerosol particles and their potential to initiate ice crystal formation

Atmospheric Chemistry of Biomass Burning Aerosol

Ice Nucleation Properties of Authentic Atmospheric Marine Particles

Characterization of sea spray aerosol under future ocean conditions with implications for cloud formation processes

Oceans as a source of airborne metabolites and primary biological aerosol particles

Capturing the influence of ocean biology on aerosol collected in the remote region of the eastern north Atlantic