Environmental Factors Impact Large Hail Annual Variability Across the U.S. Southern Great Plains
Aerosols, El Niño, and sea surface temperature over the northern Gulf of Mexico influence variation.
When Urban and Natural Emissions Hang Out at Night
Nighttime interaction between Bay Area pollution and biogenic isoprene led to efficient formation of secondary organic aerosols.
The Meteorological Conditions that Promote Deep Cloud Growth
Assessing observed weather conditions that support or suppress the growth of clouds into deep precipitating storms during the Cloud, Aerosol, and Complex Terrain Interactions experiment.
Embedding a Physics Informed Deep Learning Model in a Chemical Transport Model
A deep learning model overcomes persistent challenges in emulating long-term simulations of secondary organic aerosols.
Nurun Nahar Lata
Nurun Nahar Lata is a chemist who focuses her work on atmospheric aerosol processes at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, which is housed on the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory campus.
James Kotary
James is a Postdoctoral Associate with the Data Science and Machine Intelligence (DSMI) group at PNNL. His PNNL career began in 2023, as a summer intern, before receiving his PhD at the University of Virginia in 2024.
Urbanization Shapes Thunderstorms Near the Gulf Coast
Urbanization-induced land cover and anthropogenic aerosol changes result in stronger thunderstorms with enhanced precipitation in the Houston area.
Outlining Best Practices for Portable Optical Particle Spectrometer Use in Atmospheric Studies
Demonstrating methods for using a portable optical particle spectrometer, a miniaturized and highly sensitive instrument, to measure atmospheric aerosol size distributions.
Careful Coupling Improves High-Resolution Climate Simulation
Study demonstrates that choosing more accurate numerical process coupling helps improve simulation of dust aerosol life cycle in a global climate model.
In-Plant Biochemistry Governs High Altitude Fine Particles over the Amazon
Combining aircraft measurements and regional modeling allowed researchers to identify the role of in-plant biochemistry in secondary organic aerosol formation.