Kai Zhang

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…

Interactions of Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation in the Earth System

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Philip Rasch

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Aerosols are important, and their sources and sinks are changing in response to human activity. Aerosols--small solid and liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere--influence the planet in many…

Molecular identification of non-proteinaceous biological particles towards nucleating ice

Lead Institution

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Ottmar Mohler

Project type

Exploratory Research

A small number of atmospheric ice-nucleating particles (INPs) can induce freezing of supercooled droplets in tropospheric clouds and conceivably influence precipitation and the planet’s climate…

Interactions of Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation in the Earth System: From molecular scale to global climate simulation

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Philip Rasch

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

This proposal requests cascade resources (0.8M node hours) to produce a more reliable model for climate studies. Staff time is funded with support from other BER projects. Our goals are to (1)…

EMSL Science Overview

Kai Zhang

Projects

Atmospheric System Research Studies

Interactions of Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation in the Earth System

Molecular identification of non-proteinaceous biological particles towards nucleating ice

Interactions of Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation in the Earth System: From molecular scale to global climate simulation