Max Loewenstein
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NASA Ames Research Center
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(650) 604-5504
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Moffett Field, CA 94035
United StatesFirst Author Publications:
- Loewenstein, M., et al. (2002), Argus: a new instrument for the measurement of the stratospheric dynamical tracers, N2O and CH4, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 58, 2329-2345.
- Loewenstein, M., et al. (1993), New Observations of the NOy/N2O Correlation in the Lower Stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2531-2534, doi:10.1029/93GL03004.
- Loewenstein, M., and H. W. Wilson (1992), Line-width temperature dependence of selected R-branch transitions in the v3 fundamental of 14N216O between 135 and 295 K, Spectrochimica Acta, 48A, 1243-1248.
- Loewenstein, M., et al. (1990), N2O as a Dynamical Tracer in the Arctic Vortex, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 477-480.
- Loewenstein, M., J. Podolske, and S. Strahan (1990), ATLAS Instrument Characterization: Accuracy of the AASE and AAOE Nitrous Oxide Data Sets, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 481-484.
- Loewenstein, M., and R. Chan (1989), In-Situ Measurements of Total Reactive Nitrogen, Total Water, and Aerosol in a Polar Stratospheric Cloud in the Antarctic, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 1299-1316.
- Loewenstein, M., et al. (1989), Nitrous Oxide as a Dynamical Tracer in the 1987 Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 11,589-11.
- Loewenstein, M., et al. (1989), Evidence for Diabatic Cooling and Poleward Transport Within and Around the 1987 Antarctic Ozone Hole, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,797-16.
Co-Authored Publications:
- Tadic, J. M., et al. (2017), Elliptic Cylinder Airborne Sampling and Geostatistical Mass Balance Approach for Quantifying Local Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Environ. Sci. Technol., 51, 10012-10021, doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b03100.
- Johnson, M. S., et al. (2016), Investigating seasonal methane emissions in Northern California using airborne measurements and inverse modeling, J. Geophys. Res., 121, doi:10.1002/2016JD025157.
- Tanaka, T. A., et al. (2016), Two-Year Comparison of Airborne Measurements of CO2 and CH4 With GOSAT at Railroad Valley, Nevada, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., 54, 4367-4375, doi:10.1109/TGRS.2016.2539973.
- Yates, E., et al. (2016), Airborne measurements and emission estimates of greenhouse gases and other trace constituents from the 2013 California Yosemite Rim wildfire, Atmos. Environ., 127, 293-302, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.12.038.
- Johnson, M. S., et al. (2014), Analyzing source apportioned methane in northern California during Discover-AQ-CA using airborne measurements and model simulations, Atmos. Environ., 99, 248-256, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.068.
- Rosenzweig, C., et al. (2014), Enhancing climate resilience at NASA centers: A collaboration between science and sewardship, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., doi:/abs/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00169.1 (submitted).
- Yates, E., et al. (2014), Characterizing the impacts of vertical transport and photochemical ozone production on an exceedance area, Atmos. Environ., In press, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.002.
- Yates, E., et al. (2013), Airborne observations and modeling of springtime stratosphere-to-troposphere transport over California, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 12481-12494, doi:10.5194/acp-13-12481-2013.
- Yates, E., et al. (2012), Assessing the role of alkaline soils on the carbon cycle at a playa site, Environ. Earth Sci., doi:10.1007/s12665-012-2194-x.
- Tilmes, S., et al. (2010), An aircraft-based upper troposphere lower stratosphere O3, CO and H2O climatology for the Northern Hemisphere, J. Geophys. Res. (submitted).
- Ott, L., et al. (2009), Analysis of convective transport and parameter sensitivity in a single column version of the Goddard Earth Observation System, Version 5, General Circulation Model, J. Atmos. Sci., 66, doi:10.1175/2008JAS2694.1.
- Lopez, J. P., et al. (2008), TES carbon monoxide validation during two AVE campaigns using the Argus and ALIAS instruments on NASA's WB-57F, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D16S47, doi:10.1029/2007JD008811.
- Marcy, T., et al. (2007), Measurements of trace gases in the tropical tropopause layer, Atmos. Environ., 41, 7253-7261, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.05.032.
- Pittman, J. V., et al. (2007), Transport in the subtropical lowermost stratosphere during the Cirrus Regional Study of Tropical Anvils and Cirrus Layers-Florida Area Cirrus Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D08304, doi:10.1029/2006JD007851.
- Weinstock, E., et al. (2007), Quantifying the impact of the North American monsoon and deep midlatitude convection on the subtropical lowermost stratosphere using in situ measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D18310, doi:10.1029/2007JD008554.
- Lopez, J. P., et al. (2006), CO signatures in subtropical convective clouds and anvils during CRYSTAL-FACE: An analysis of convective transport and entrainment using observations and a cloud-resolving model, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D09305, doi:10.1029/2005JD006104.
- Schwartz, J. P., et al. (2006), Single-particle measurements of midlatitude black carbon and light-scattering aerosols from the boundary layer to the lower stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D1607, doi:10.1029/2006JD007076.
- Schwarz, J., et al. (2006), Single-particle measurements of midlatitude black carbon and light-scattering aerosols from the boundary layer to the lower stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D16207, doi:10.1029/2006JD007076.
- Jost, H., et al. (2004), In-situ observations of mid-latitude forest fire plumes deep in the stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L11101, doi:10.1029/2003GL019253.
- Marcy, T., et al. (2004), Quantifying Stratospheric Ozone in the Upper Troposphere with in Situ Measurements of HCl, Science, 304, 261-265, doi:10.1126/science.1093418.
- Ray, E., et al. (2004), Evidence of the effect of summertime midlatitude convection on the subtropical lower stratosphere from CRYSTAL-FACE tracer measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D18304, doi:10.1029/2004JD004655.
- Greenblatt, J. B., et al. (2002), Defining the polar vortex edge from an N2O potential temperature correlation, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8268, doi:10.1029/2001JD000575.
- Greenblatt, J. B., et al. (2002), Tracer-based determination of vortex descent in the 1999-2000 Arctic winter, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8279, doi:10.1029/2001JD000937.
- Hurst, D., et al. (2002), The construction of a unified, high-resolution nitrous oxide data set for ER-2 flights during SOLVE, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8271, doi:10.1029/2001JD000417.
- Jost, H., et al. (2002), Mixing events revealed by anomalous tracer relationships in the Arctic vortex during winter 1999/2000, J. Geophys, Res., 107, 4795, doi:10.1029/2002JD002380.
- Andrews, A. E., et al. (2001), Mean ages of stratospheric air derived from in situ observations of CO2, CH4, and N2O, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 32.
- Andrews, A. E., et al. (2001), Empirical age spectra for the midlatitude lower stratosphere from in situ observations of CO2: quantitative evidence for a subtropical "barrier" to horizontal transport, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 10257-10274.
- Newman, P., et al. (2001), Chance encounter with a stratospheric kerosene rocket plume from Russia over California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 959-962.
- Perkins, K. K., et al. (2001), The Nox-HNO3 System in the lower stratosphere: Insights from in situ measurements and implications of the JHNO3-[OH] relationship, J. Phys. Chem. A, 105, 1521-1534.
- Weinstock, E., et al. (2001), Constraints on the seasonal cycle of stratospheric water vapor using in situ measurements from the ER-2 and a CO photochemical clock, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 22707-22734, doi:2000JD000047.
- Fahey, D., et al. (2000), Ozone destruction and production rates between spring and autumn in the Arctic stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27:, 2605-2608.
- Strahan, S., M. Loewenstein, and J. Podolske (1999), Climatologyand small-scalestructureof lower stratosphericNzO based on in situ observations, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 2195-2208.
- Strawa, A., et al. (1999), Carbonaceous aerosol (Soot) measured in the lower stratosphere during POLARIS and its role in stratospheric chemistry, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 26753-26766.
- Del Negro, L. A., et al. (1997), Evaluating the role of NAT, NAD, and liquid H2SO4/H2O/HNO3 solutins in Antarctic polar stratospheric cloud aerosol: Observations and implications, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 13255.
- Fairlie, T. D., et al. (1997), Lagrangian forecasting during ASHOE/MAESA: Analysis of predictive skill for analyzed and reverse-domain-filled potential vorticity, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 13169-13182.
- Bacmeister, J., et al. (1996), Stratospheric horizontal wavenumber of winds, potential temperature and atmospheric tracers observed by high-altitude aircraft, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9441-9470.
- Boering, K. A., et al. (1996), Stratospheric mean ages and transport rates from observations of carbon-dioxide and nitrous-oxide, Science, 274, 1340-1343.
- Chang, A. Y., et al. (1996), A comparison of measurements from ATMOS and instruments aboard the ER-2 aircraft: Halogenated gases, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 2393-2396.
- Chang, A. Y., et al. (1996), A comparison of measurements from ATMOS and instruments aboard the ER-2 aircraft: Tracers of atmospheric transport, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 2389-2392.
- Dye, J. E., et al. (1996), In-situ observations of an Antarctic polar stratospheric cloud: Similarities with Arctic observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 1913-1916.
- Keim, E. R., et al. (1996), Observations of large reductions in the NO/NOy ratio near the mid-latitude tropopause and the role of heterogeneous chemistry, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 3223-3226.
- Minschwaner, K., et al. (1996), Bulk properties of isentropic mixing into the tropics in the lower stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9433-9439.
- Newchurch, M., et al. (1996), Stratospheric NO and NO2 abundances from atmos solar-occultation measurements, Geophys. Res. Lett., 23, 2373-2376.
- Newman, P., et al. (1996), Measurements of polar vortex air in the midlatitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 12,879-12.
- Volk, C. M., et al. (1996), Quantifying transport between the tropical and mid-latitude lower stratosphere, Science, 272, 1763-1768.
- Fahey, D., et al. (1995), In situ observations of aircraft exhaust in the lower stratosphere at midlatitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 3065-3074 (manuscript in preparation).
- Woodbridge, E. L., et al. (1995), Estimates of total organic and inorganic chlorine in the lower stratosphere from in situ and flask measurements during AASE II, J. Geophys. Res., 100.D2, 3057-3064.
- Boering, K. A., et al. (1994), Tracer-tracer Relationships and Lower Stratosphere Dynamics: CO2 and N2O Correlations During SPADE, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2567-2570.
- Cohen, R. C., et al. (1994), Are Models of Catalytic Removal of O3 by HOx accurate? Constraints From in situ Measurements of the OH to HO2 Ratio, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2539-2542.
- Hintsa, E., et al. (1994), SPADE H2O Measurements and the Seasonal Cycle of Stratospheric Water Vapor, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2559-2562.
- Plumb, R. A., et al. (1994), Intrusions Into the Lower Stratospheric Arctic Vortex During the Winter of 1991-1992, J. Geophys. Res., 99.D1, 1089-1105.
- Salawitch, R., et al. (1994), The Diurnal Variation of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Chlorine Radicals: Implications for the Heterogeneous Production of HNO2, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2551-2554.
- Salawitch, R., et al. (1994), The Distribution of Hydrogen, Nitrogen, and Chlorine Radicals in the Lower Stratosphere: Implications for Changes in O3 Due to Emission of NOy from Supersonic Aircraft, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2547-2550.
- Stimpfle, R., et al. (1994), The Response of ClO Radical Concentrations to Variations in NO2 Radical Concentrations in the Lower Stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2543-2546.
- Strahan, S., et al. (1994), Evolution of the 1991-1992 Arctic Vortex and Comparison with the Geophysical Fluid-Dynamics Laboratory Skyhi General-Circulation Model, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 20,713-20.
- Tuck, A. F., et al. (1994), Spread of Denitrification From 1987 Antarctic and 1988-1989 Arctic Stratospheric Vortices, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 20,573-20.
- Waugh, D., et al. (1994), Fine-Scale Poleward Transport of Tropical Air During AASE 2, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2603-2606.
- Waugh, D., et al. (1994), Transport out of the Lower Stratospheric Arctic Vortex by Rossby Wave Breaking, J. Geophys. Res., 99.D1, 1071-1088.
- Wennberg, P., et al. (1994), Removal of Stratospheric O3 by Radicals: In Situ Measurements of OH, HO2, NO, NO2, ClO, and BrO, Science, 266, 398-404.
- Wofsy, S. C., et al. (1994), Vertical Transport Rates in 1993 From Observations of CO2, N2O and Ch4, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2571-2574.
- Browell, E., et al. (1993), Ozone and aerosol changes observed during the 1991-92 Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition, Science, 261, 1155-1158.
- Fahey, D., et al. (1993), In Situ Measurements Constraining the Role of Sulphate Aerosols in Mid-Latitude Ozone Depletion, Nature, 363, 509-514.
- Kritz, M. A., et al. (1993), Radon Measurements in the Lower Tropical Stratosphere: Evidence for Rapid Vertical Transport and Dehydration of Tropospheric Air, J. Geophys. Res., 98, 8725-8736.
- Pfister, L., et al. (1993), Mesoscale Disburbances in the Tropical Stratosphere Excited by Convection: Observations and Effects on the Stratospheric Momentum Budget, J. Atmos. Sci., 50, 1058-1075.
- Podolske, J., and M. Loewenstein (1993), Airborne tunable diode laser spectrometer for trace-gas measurement in the lower stratosphere, Appl. Opt., 32, 5324-5333.
- Podolske, J., et al. (1993), Northern Hemisphere Nitrous Oxide Morphology During the 1989 AASE and the 1991-1992 AASE II Campaigns, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2535-2538.
- Proffitt, M., et al. (1993), Ozone Loss Inside the Northern Polar Vortex During the 1991-1992 Winter, Science, 261, 1150-1154.
- Salawitch, R., et al. (1993), Chemical Loss of Ozone in the Arctic Polar Vortex in the Winter of 1991-1992, Science, 261, 1146-1149.
- Weaver, A., et al. (1993), Effects of Pinatubo Aerosol on Stratospheric Ozone at Mid-Latitudes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2515-2518.
- Wilson, J., et al. (1993), In Situ Observations of Aerosol and Chlorine Monoxide After the 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo: Effect of Reactions on Sulfate Aerosol, Science, 261, 1140-1143.
- Bacmeister, J., et al. (1992), An Estimate of the Relative Magnitude of Small-Scale Tracer Fluxes, Geophys. Res. Lett., 19, 1101-1104.
- Becker, F. B., T. B. Sauke, and M. Loewenstein (1992), Stable isotope analysis using tunable diode laser spectroscopy, Appl. Opt., 31, 1921-1927.
- Dye, J. E., et al. (1992), Particle Size Distributions in Arctic Polar Stratospheric Clouds, Growth and Freezing of Sulfuric Acid Droplets and Implications for Cloud Formation, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 8015-8034.
- Kawa, S. R., et al. (1992), The Arctic Polar Stratospheric Cloud Aerosol: Aircraft Measurements of Reactive Nitrogen, Total Water, and particles, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7925-7938.
- Kawa, S. R., et al. (1992), Photochemical partitioning of the reactive nitrogen and chlorine reservoirs in the high altitude stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7905-7923.
- Proffitt, M., S. Solomon, and M. Loewenstein (1992), Comparison of 2-D model simulations of ozone and nitrous oxide at high latitudes with stratospheric measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 939-944.
- Tuck, A. F., et al. (1992), Polar Stratospheric Cloud Processed Air and Potential Vorticity in the Northern Hemisphere Lower Stratosphere at Mid-Latitudes During Winter, J. Geophys. Res., 97, 7883-7904.
- Wilson, J., et al. (1992), Stratospheric sulfate aerosol in and near the northern hemisphere polar vortex: The morphology of the sulfate layer, multimodal size distribution and the effect of denitrification, J. Geophys, Res., 97, 7997-8013.
- Browell, E., et al. (1990), Airborne Lidar Observations in the Wintertime Arctic Stratosphere: Ozone, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 325-328.
- Douglass, A., et al. (1990), Global Three-Dimensional Constituent Fields Derived From Profile Data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 525-528.
- Fahey, D., et al. (1990), Observation of Denitrification and Dehydration in the Winter Polar Stratosphere, Nature, 344, 321-324.
- Fahey, D., et al. (1990), A Diagnostic for Denitrification in the Winter Polar Stratosphere, Nature, 345, 698-702.
- Kawa, S. R., et al. (1990), Measurement of Total Reactive Nitrogen During the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 485-488.
- Kelley, K. K., et al. (1990), A Comparison of ER-2 Measurements of Stratospheric Water Vapor Between the 1987 Antarctic and 1989 Arctic Airborne Missions, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 465-468.
- Lait, L. R., et al. (1990), Reconstruction of O3 and N2O fields from ER-2, DC-8, and Balloon Observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 521-524.
- McKenna, D. S., et al. (1990), Calculations of Ozone Destruction During the 1988/1989 Arctic Winter, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 553-556.
- Proffitt, M., et al. (1990), Ozone Loss in the Arctic Polar Vortex Inferred from High-Altitude Aircraft Measurements, Nature, 347, 31-36.
- Salawitch, R., et al. (1990), Loss of Ozone in the Polar Vortex for the Winter of 1989, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 561-164.
- Schoeberl, M. R., et al. (1990), Stratospheric Constituent Trends from ER-2 Profile Data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 469-472.
- Wilson, J., et al. (1990), Measurements of Condensation Nuclei in the Airborne Arctic Stratospheric Expedition: Observations of Particle Production in the Polar Vortex, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 361-364.
- Dye, J. E., et al. (1989), "Observed Particle Evolution in the Polar Stratospheric Cloud of January 24, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 413-416.
- Fahey, D., et al. (1989), In situ aerosol measurements of total reactive nitrogen, total water, and aerosol in a polar stratospheric cloud in the Antarctic, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 11299-11315.
- Fahey, D., et al. (1989), In Situ Measurements of Total Reactive Nitrogen, Total Water Vapor, and Aerosols in Polar Stratospheric Clouds in the Antarctic Stratosphere, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 11,299-11.
- Gandrud, B., et al. (1989), and K. K. Kelly. "The January 30, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 457-460.
- Hartmann, et al. (1989), Potential Vorticity Estimates in the South Polar Vortex from ER-2 Data, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 11,625-11.
- Hartmann, D. L., et al. (1989), Transport into the South Polar Vortex in Early Spring, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,779-16.
- Ko, M. K. W., M. Loewenstein, and R. Chan (1989), Measurements of Nitric Oxide and Total Reactive Nitrogen in the Antarctic Stratosphere: Observations and Chemical Implications, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,665-16.
- Murphy, D. M., et al. (1989), Indicators of Transport and Vertical Motion from Corrections between In Situ Measurements of the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 11,669-11.
- Podolske, J., et al. (1989), Stratospheric Nitrous Oxide Distribution in the Southern Hemisphere, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,767-16.
- Schoeberl, M. R., et al. (1989), Reconstruction of the Constituent Distribution and Trends in the Antarctic Polar Vortex from the ER-2 Flight Observation, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,815-16.
- Strahan, S., et al. (1989), Correlation of N2O and Ozone in the Southern Polar Vortex During the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,749-16.
- Wilson, J., et al. (1989), Observations of Condensation Nuclei in the Airborne Antarctic Ozone Experiment: Implications for New Particle Formation and Polar Stratospheric Cloud Formation, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,437-16.