Dr. Sherri A. Mason
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Research Interests: My research is focused on modeling tropospheric chemistry at the local and regional levels. Tropospheric chemistry, like most natural chemical systems, is fundamentally complex due to the multiple coupled interactions and nonlinear nature of the governing equations, which often contain positive and negative feedback terms. The goal of this work is to understand these complexities by investigation of both simplified and detailed kinetic models. We often focus on which chemical reactions are most important in determining the atmospheric processing cycle and how anthropogenic and biogenic emissions into the troposphere affect this processing. We are currently working on two primary research projects:
In addition to the above primary research areas, we also have some smaller side projects going in the area of molecular modeling. It is our objective and our hope that modeling and investigation of the tropospheric photochemistry occurring at the local and regional scales will provide a solid foundation upon which future, larger, global models can be based. Publications: Mason, S. A., R. J. Field, R. J. Yokelson, M. A. Kochivar, M. R. Tinsley, D. E. Ward, and W. M. Hao, Complex effects arising in smoke plume simulations due to inclusion of direct emissions of oxygenated organic species from biomass combustion, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 12527, 2001.
Mason, S. A., J. Trentmann, T. Winterrath, R. J. Yokelson, T. J. Christian, L. J. Carlson, T. R. Warner, L. C. Wolfe, and M. O. Andreae, ‘Intercomparison of Two Box Models of the Chemical Evolution in Biomass-Burning Smoke Plume Models,’ J. Atoms. Chem., accepted July 2006, in press. |
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