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PAUL O. WENNBERG R. Stanton Avery Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Environmental Engineering Environmental Science California Institute of Technology
Geology & Planetary Sciences Environmental Science & Engineering		B.A. 1985, Oberlin College Ph.D. 1994, Harvard University
atmospheric chemistry carbon cycle spectroscopy		Office: 126 Linde-Robinson Lab: B200 Linde-Robinson Phone: 626 395 2447 wennberg@caltech.edu

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Research (See Research Group Web Site: HERE)

My research group studies atmospheric photochemistry and the terrestrial carbon cycle.

Carbon Cycle Science. We have helped create the Total Carbon Column Observing Network (TCCON) to measure the distribution of greenhouse gases across the globe. This activity was organized in partnership with the OCO satellite program and is now being used as the validation network for the Japanese GOSAT project.

Oxidative Chemistry of the Troposphere. In the laboratory and in the field, we are studying the oxidative chemistry of atmospheric trace gases. The aim of this work is to better elucidate the coupling of radiation, climate, and chemistry in the troposphere. We have also developed a new mass spectroscopy methods for airborne, ground-based, and laboratory measurements of acids, peroxides and other oxygenated volatile organic compounds.

Through these studies, we are working to understand the evolution in time and space of the trace gas composition of the atmosphere. This includes investigations of the oxidative chemistry of the atmosphere and how this chemistry is influenced by and in turn influences the biosphere. An important component of this research effort is to understand the influence of anthropogenic activity, including biomass burning, on the global atmosphere.

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