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2025

Monitoring Exposure to Tropospheric Ozone Precursors: AQS Site Evaluation and Recommendation.
Akanksha Singh, Allison M. Ring, Russell R. Dickerson, R. J. Salawitch, H. He, D. J. Allen, Timothy P. Canty.
Environmental Research Letters, 2025.
DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae17da
Inferring near-surface ozone production regimes: Insights from using satellite retrievals over the contiguous US.
Akanksha Singha, Allison M. Ring, Hao He, Dale J. Allen, Russell R. Dickerson, Ross J. Salawitch, Timothy P. Canty.
Atmospheric Environment, 2025.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2025.121208
Relation of wind direction and coal terminal activity patterns with air pollution burden in a community bordering a coal export terminal, Curtis Bay, Maryland, USA.
L. N. Deanes, B. D. Salmeron, M. A. Aubourg, R. R. Dickerson, C. D. Heaney, et al.
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2025.
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-025-01773-w

2024

Use of electron microscopy to determine presence of coal dust in a neighborhood bordering an open-air coal terminal in Curtis Bay, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
M. A. Aubourg, R. R. Dickerson, et al.
Science of the Total Environment, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.176842
Mobile Laboratory Measurements of Air Pollutants in Baltimore, MD Elucidate Issues of Environmental Justice.
R. R. Dickerson, P. R. Stratton, X. R. Ren, P. Kelley, C. D. Heaney, L. Deanes, M. A. Aubourg, K. Spicer, J. Dreessen, R. Auvil, G. Sawtell, M. Thomas, S. Campbell, C. Sanchez.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2024.
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2024.2393178
Influence of synoptic weather patterns on methane mixing ratios in the Baltimore/Washington region.
S. Sahu, R. R. Dickerson, C. P. Loughner, D. Y. Ahn.
Atmospheric Environment, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2024.120675

2019

Impact of bay breeze and thunderstorm circulations on surface ozone at a site along the Chesapeake Bay 2011-2016.
Mazzuca, G. M., Pickering, K. E., New, D. A., Dreessen, J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 198, 351-365.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.10.068
Methane Emissions from the Marcellus Shale in Southwestern Pennsylvania and Northern West Virginia Based on Airborne Measurements.
Ren, X., Hall, D. L., Vinciguerra, T., Benish, S. E., Stratton, P. R., Ahn, D., Hansford, J. R., Cohen, M. D., Sahu, S., He, H., Grimes, C., Fuentes, J. D., Shepson, P. B., Salawitch, R. J., Ehrman, S. H., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 124(3), 1862-1878.
DOI: 10.1029/2018JD029690
Investigating sources of variability and error in simulations of carbon dioxide in an urban region.
Martin, C. R., Zeng, N., Karion, A., Mueller, K., Ghosh, S., Lopez-Coto, I., Gurney, K., Oda, T., Prasad, K., Liu, Y., Dickerson, R., & Whetstone, J.
Atmospheric Environment, 199, 55-69.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.11.013

2018

Evaluating commercial marine emissions and their role in air quality policy using observations and the CMAQ model.
Ring, A. M., Canty, T. P., Anderson, D. C., Vinciguerra, T. P., He, H., Goldberg, D. L., Ehrman, S. H., Dickerson, R. R., & Salawitch, R. J.
Atmospheric Environment, 173, 96-107.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.10.037
Top-Down Estimates of NOx and CO Emissions From Washington, D.C.-Baltimore During the WINTER Campaign.
Salmon, O. E., Shepson, P. B., Ren, X., He, H., Hall, D. L., Dickerson, R. R., Stirm, B. H., Brown, S. S., Fibiger, D. L., McDuffie, E. E., Campos, T. L., Gurney, K. R., & Thornton, J. A.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(14), 7705-7724.
DOI: 10.1029/2018JD028539
Methane Emissions From the Baltimore-Washington Area Based on Airborne Observations: Comparison to Emissions Inventories.
Ren, X., Salmon, O. E., Hansford, J. R., Ahn, D., Hall, D., Benish, S. E., Stratton, P. R., He, H., Sahu, S., Grimes, C., F. Heimburger, A. M., Martin, C. R., Cohen, M. D., Stunder, B., Salawitch, R. J., Ehrman, S. H., Shepson, P. B., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 123(16), 8869-8882.
DOI: 10.1029/2018JD028851

2017

Increased atmospheric ammonia over the world's major agricultural areas detected from space.
Warner, J. X., Dickerson, R. R., Wei, Z., Strow, L. L., Wang, Y., & Liang, Q.
Geophysical Research Letters, 44(6), 2875-2884.
DOI: 10.1002/2016GL072305
Expected ozone benefits of reducing nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from coal-fired electricity generating units in the eastern United States.
Vinciguerra, T., Bull, E., Canty, T., He, H., Zalewsky, E., Woodman, M., Aburn, G., Ehrman, S., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 67(3), 279-291.
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2016.1230564
Use of tethersonde and aircraft profiles to study the impact of mesoscale and microscale meteorology on air quality.
Mazzuca, G. M., Pickering, K. E., Clark, R. D., Loughner, C. P., Fried, A., Stein Zweers, D. C., Weinheimer, A. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 149, 55-69.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.10.025
Urban emissions of water vapor in winter.
Salmon, O. E., Shepson, P. B., Ren, X., Marquardt Collow, A. B., Miller, M. A., Carlton, A. G., L. Cambaliza, M. O., Heimburger, A., Morgan, K. L., Fuentes, J. D., Stirm, B. H., Grundman, R., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 122(17), 9467-9484.
DOI: 10.1002/2016JD026074
Evaluation and environmental correction of ambient CO2 measurements from a low-cost NDIR sensor.
Martin, C. R., Zeng, N., Karion, A., Dickerson, R. R., Ren, X., Turpie, B. N., & Weber, K. J.
Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 10, 2383-2395.
DOI: 10.5194/amt-10-2383-2017
The net decay time of anomalies in concentrations of atmospheric pollutants.
Vinnikov, K. Y., Dickerson, R. R., Krotkov, N. A., Edgerton, E. S., & Schwab, J. J.
Atmospheric Environment, 160, 19-26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.04.006

2016

Aura OMI observations of regional SO2 and NO2 pollution changes from 2005 to 2015.
Krotkov, N. A., McLinden, C. A., Li, C., Lamsal, L. N., Celarier, E. A., Marchenko, S. V., Swartz, W. H., Bucsela, E. J., Joiner, J., Duncan, B. N., Boersma, K. F., Veefkind, J. P., Levelt, P. F., Fioletov, V. E., Dickerson, R. R., He, H., Lu, Z., & Streets, D. G.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 4605-4629.
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-4605-2016
The global tropospheric ammonia distribution as seen in the 13-year AIRS measurement record.
Warner, J. X., Wei, Z., Strow, L. L., Dickerson, R. R., & Nowak, J. B.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 5467-5479.
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-5467-2016
CAMx ozone source attribution in the eastern United States using guidance from observations during DISCOVER-AQ Maryland.
Goldberg, D. L., Vinciguerra, T. P., Anderson, D. C., Hembeck, L., Canty, T. P., Ehrman, S. H., Martins, D. K., Stauffer, R. M., Thompson, A. M., Salawitch, R. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Geophysical Research Letters, 43(5), 2249-2258.
DOI: 10.1002/2015GL067332
Response of SO2 and particulate air pollution to local and regional emission controls: A case study in Maryland.
He, H., Vinnikov, K. Y., Li, C., Krotkov, N. A., Jongeward, A. R., Li, Z., Stehr, J. W., Hains, J. C., & Dickerson, R. R.
Earth's Future, 4(4), 94-109.
DOI: 10.1002/2015EF000330
Ozone production and its sensitivity to NOx and VOCs: results from the DISCOVER-AQ field experiment, Houston 2013.
Mazzuca, G. M., Ren, X., Loughner, C. P., Estes, M., Crawford, J. H., Pickering, K. E., Weinheimer, A. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16, 14463-14474.
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-14463-2016

2015

Regional air quality impacts of hydraulic fracturing and shale natural gas activity: Evidence from ambient VOC observations.
Vinciguerra, T., Yao, S., Dadzie, J., Chittams, A., Deskins, T., Ehrman, S., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 110, 144-150.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.03.056
Ozone and NOx chemistry in the eastern US: evaluation of CMAQ/CB05 with satellite (OMI) data.
Canty, T. P., Hembeck, L., Vinciguerra, T. P., Anderson, D. C., Goldberg, D. L., Carpenter, S. F., Allen, D. J., Loughner, C. P., Salawitch, R. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15, 10965-10982.
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-10965-2015
Ground-level ozone: A path forward for the eastern United States.
Aburn, G. T., Dickerson, R. R., Hains, J. C., King, D., Salawitch, R. J, Canty, T. P., Ren, X., Thompson, A., & Woodman, M.
EM: Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers, 65, 18-24.
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Evidence for an increase in the ozone photochemical lifetime in the eastern United States using a regional air quality model.
Goldberg, D. L., Vinciguerra, T. P., Hosley, K. M., Loughner, C. P., Canty, T. P., Salawitch, R. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 120(24), 12778-12793.
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023930
Bay breeze influence on surface ozone at Edgewood, MD during July 2011.
Stauffer, R. M., Thompson, A. M., Martins, D. K., Clark, R. D., Goldberg, D. L., Loughner, C. P., Delgado, R., Dickerson, R. R., Stehr, J. W., & Tzortziou, M. A.
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 72(3-4), 335-353.
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-012-9241-6

2014

Higher surface ozone concentrations over the Chesapeake Bay than over the adjacent land: Observations and models from the DISCOVER-AQ and CBODAQ campaigns.
Goldberg, D. L., Loughner, C. P., Tzortziou, M., Stehr, J. W., Pickering, K. E., Marufu, L. T., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 84, 9-19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.008
Detecting and attributing episodic high background ozone events.
Fiore, A. M., Pierce, R., P., Dickerson, R. R., & Lin, M.
EM: Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers, 22-28.
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An elevated reservoir of air pollutants over the Mid-Atlantic States during the 2011 DISCOVER-AQ campaign: Airborne measurements and numerical simulations.
He, H., Loughner, C. P., Stehr, J. W., Arkinson, H. L., Brent, L. C., Follette-Cook, M. B., Tzortziou, M. A., Pickering, K. E., Thompson, A. M., Martins, D. K., Diskin, G. S., Anderson, B. E., Crawford, J. H., Weinheimer, A. J., Lee, P., Hains, J. C., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 85, 18-30.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.039
Evaluation of GEOS-5 sulfur dioxide simulations during the Frostburg, MD 2010 field campaign.
Buchard, V., da Silva, A. M., Colarco, P., Krotkov, N., Dickerson, R. R., Stehr, J. W., Mount, G., Spinei, E., Arkinson, H. L., & He, H.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 1929-1941.
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-1929-2014
Impact of Bay-Breeze Circulations on Surface Air Quality and Boundary Layer Export.
Loughner, C. P., Tzortziou, M., Follette-Cook, M., Pickering, K. E., Goldberg, D., Satam, C., Weinheimer, A., Crawford, J. H., Knapp, D. J., Montzka, D. D., Diskin, G. S., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 53(7), 1697-1713.
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-13-0323.1
Measured and modeled CO and NOy in DISCOVER-AQ: An evaluation of emissions and chemistry over the eastern US.
Anderson, D. C., Loughner, C. P., Diskin, G., Weinheimer, A., Canty, T. P., Salawitch, R. J., Worden, H. M., Fried, A., Mikoviny, T., Wisthaler, A., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 96, 78-87.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.07.004
Relationship between column-density and surface mixing ratio: Statistical analysis of O3 and NO2 data from the July 2011 Maryland DISCOVER-AQ mission.
Flynn, C. M., Pickering, K. E., Crawford, J. H., Lamsal, L., Krotkov, N., Herman, J., Weinheimer, A., Guide, G., Liu, X., Szykman, J., Tsay, S., Loughner, C., Hains, J., Lee, P., Dickerson, R. R., Stehr, J. W., & Brent, L.
Atmospheric Environment, 92, 429-441.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.04.041
Discover-AQ: Observations and early results.
Crawford, J. H., Dickerson, R. R., & Hains, J. C.
EM: Air and Waste Management Association's Magazine for Environmental Managers, 8-15.
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Remote sensing of fugitive methane emissions from oil and gas production in North American tight geologic formations.
Schneising, O., Burrows, J. P., Dickerson, R. R., Buchwitz, M., Reuter, M., & Bovensmann, H.
Earth's Future, 2(10), 548-558.
DOI: 10.1002/2014EF000265

2013

Trends in emissions and concentrations of air pollutants in the lower troposphere in the Baltimore/Washington airshed from 1997 to 2011.
He, H., Stehr, J. W., Hains, J. C., Krask, D. J., Doddridge, B. G., Vinnikov, K. Y., Canty, T. P., Hosley, K. M., Salawitch, R. J., Worden, H. M., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13, 7859-7874.
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-7859-2013
Emissions estimation from satellite retrievals: A review of current capability.
Streets, D. G., Canty, T., Carmichael, G. R., De Foy, B., Dickerson, R. R., Duncan, B. N., Edwards, D. P., Haynes, J. A., Henze, D. K., Houyoux, M. R., Jacob, D. J., Krotkov, N. A., Lamsal, L. N., Liu, Y., Lu, Z., Martin, R. V., Pfister, G. G., Pinder, R. W., Salawitch, R. J., & Wecht, K. J.
Atmospheric Environment, 77, 1011-1042.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.05.051
Evaluation of the use of a commercially available cavity ringdown absorption spectrometer for measuring NO2 in flight, and observations over the Mid-Atlantic States, during DISCOVER-AQ.
Brent, L. C., Thorn, W. J., Gupta, M., Leen, B., Stehr, J. W., He, H., Arkinson, H. L., Weinheimer, A., Garland, C., Pusede, S. E., Wooldridge, P. J., Cohen, R. C., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 72, 503-521.
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-013-9265-6
High ozone concentrations on hot days: The role of electric power demand and NOx emissions.
He, H., Hembeck, L., Hosley, K. M., Canty, T. P., Salawitch, R. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Geophysical Research Letters, 40(19), 5291-5294.
DOI: 10.1002/grl.50967

2012

Roles of Urban Tree Canopy and Buildings in Urban Heat Island Effects: Parameterization and Preliminary Results.
Loughner, C. P., Allen, D. J., Zhang, D., Pickering, K. E., Dickerson, R. R., & Landry, L.
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 51(10), 1775-1793.
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-11-0228.1

2011

Ozone, oxides of nitrogen, and carbon monoxide during pollution events over the eastern United States: An evaluation of emissions and vertical mixing.
Castellanos, P., Marufu, L. T., Doddridge, B. G., Taubman, B. F., Schwab, J. J., Hains, J. C., Ehrman, S. H., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 116(D16).
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014540
Characterization of an eastern U.S. Severe air pollution episode using WRF/Chem.
Yegorova, E. A., Allen, D. J., Loughner, C. P., Pickering, K. E., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 116(D17).
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015054
SO2 emissions and lifetimes: Estimates from inverse modeling using in situ and global, space-based (SCIAMACHY and OMI) observations.
Lee, C., Martin, R. V., Lee, H., Dickerson, R. R., Hains, J. C., Krotkov, N., Richter, A., Vinnikov, K., & Schwab, J. J.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 116(D6).
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014758
Impact of fair-weather cumulus clouds and the Chesapeake Bay breeze on pollutant transport and transformation.
Loughner, C. P., Allen, D. J., Pickering, K. E., Zhang, D., Shou, Y., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 45(24), 4060-4072.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.04.003
Impact of Upstream Urbanization on the Urban Heat Island Effects along the Washington-Baltimore Corridor.
Zhang, D., Shou, Y., Dickerson, R. R., & Chen, F.
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 50(10), 2012-2029.
DOI: 10.1175/JAMC-D-10-05008.1
Reactive Nitrogen in the United States: An Analysis of Inputs, Flows, Consequences, and Management Options.
USEPA Science Advisory Board Integrated Nitrogen Committee.
Report, 2011.
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2010

Changes in seasonal and diurnal cycles of ozone and temperature in the eastern U.S.
Bloomer, B. J., Vinnikov, K. Y., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 44(21-22), 2543-2551.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.04.031

2009

The sensitivity of modeled ozone to the temporal distribution of point, area, and mobile source emissions in the eastern United States.
Castellanos, P., Stehr, J. W., Dickerson, R. R., & Ehrman, S. H.
Atmospheric Environment, 43(30), 4603-4611.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.045
Observed relationships of ozone air pollution with temperature and emissions.
Bloomer, B. J., Stehr, J. W., Piety, C. A., Salawitch, R. J., & Dickerson, R. R.
Geophysical Research Letters, 36(9).
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL037308
Modification of a commercial cavity ring-down spectroscopy NO2 detector for enhanced sensitivity.
Castellanos, P., Luke, W. T., Kelley, P., Stehr, J. W., Ehrman, S. H., & Dickerson, R. R.
The Review of Scientific Instruments, 80(11), 113107.
DOI: 10.1063/1.3244090
Upstream urbanization exacerbates urban heat island effects.
Zhang, L., Shou, X., & Dickerson, R. R.
Geophysical Research Letters, 36(24).
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL041082

2008

Origins of chemical pollution derived from Mid-Atlantic aircraft profiles using a clustering technique.
Hains, J. C., Taubman, B. F., Thompson, A. M., Stehr, J. W., Marufu, L. T., Doddridge, B. G., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 42(8), 1727-1741.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.11.052

2007

A side-by-side comparison of filter-based PM2.5 measurements at a suburban site: A closure study.
Hains, J., Chen, L., Taubman, B., Doddridge, B., & Dickerson, R. R.
Atmospheric Environment, 41(29), 6167-6184.
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.04.008

2006

Aircraft vertical profiles of trace gas and aerosol pollution over the mid-Atlantic United States: Statistics and meteorological cluster analysis.
Taubman, B. F., Hains, J. C., Thompson, A. M., Marufu, L. T., Doddridge, B. G., Stehr, J. W., Piety, C. A., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 111(D10).
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006196
A Combined Approach for the Evaluation of a Volatile Organic Compound Emissions Inventory.
Choi, Y. J., Calabrese, R. V., Ehrman, S. H., Dickerson, R. R., & Stehr, J. W.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 56(2), 169-178.
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464446

2005

Smoke over haze: Comparative analysis of satellite, surface radiometer, and airborne in situ measurements of aerosol optical properties and radiative forcing over the eastern United States.
Vant-Hull, B., Li, Z., Taubman, B. F., Levy, R., Marufu, L., Chang, L., Doddridge, B. G., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 110(D10).
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004518

2004

Smoke over haze: Aircraft observations of chemical and optical properties and the effects on heating rates and stability.
Taubman, B. F., Marufu, L. T., Vant-Hull, B. L., Piety, C. A., Doddridge, B. G., Dickerson, R. R., & Li, Z.
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 109(D2).
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD003898
The 2003 North American electrical blackout: An accidental experiment in atmospheric chemistry.
Marufu, L. T., Taubman, B. F., Bloomer, B., Piety, C. A., Doddridge, B. G., Stehr, J. W., & Dickerson, R. R.
Geophysical Research Letters, 31(13).
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019771
Airborne Characterization of the Chemical, Optical, and Meteorological Properties, and Origins of a Combined Ozone-Haze Episode over the Eastern United States.
Taubman, B. F., Marufu, L. T., Piety, C. A., Doddridge, B. G., Stehr, J. W., & Dickerson, R. R.
Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 61(14), 1781-1793.
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<1781:ACOTCO>2.0.CO;2

2003

Analysis of a Summertime PM2.5 and Haze Episode in the Mid-Atlantic Region.
Chen, L. W. A., Chow, J. C., Doddridge, B. G., Dickerson, R. R., Ryan, W. F., & Mueller, P. K.
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 53(8), 946-956.
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2003.10466240
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