If you are interested in joining our group, please consider applying to
- Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory Postdoctoral Fellowships
- NSF Atmospheric Science Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Or contact Róisín with an overview of your research interests to discuss proposal ideas.
Research
Urban Composition & Chemistry: New York City
We are currently measuring carbon dioxide, methane and carbon monoxide at the CUNY NGENS Observatory in Harlem during the COVID-19 shutdown. The change in the concentrations of all of these gases has been quite large. More work is needed to quantify how much is a reduction in emissions vs good weather conditions.
Arctic Carbon: carbon dioxide and methane
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of the global average and soils are rapidly warming. Current projects: Scaling carbon fluxes across the YK Delta
Carbonyl Sulfide (OCS) and Ecosystems
For the past decade, observations of carbonyl sulfide (OCS or COS) have been investigated as a proxy for carbon uptake by plants. Current Project: Mercury in forests
Remote Atmosphere Composition
Our understanding of the atmospheric composition of the most remote regions of the world has been limited by a lack of observations - until now. Current Project: NASA ATom Project
Recent News
Publication: N2O during ATom
Our paper on nitrous oxide observations during ATom is out in ACP! Yenny Gonzalez Ramos lead the paper with contributions from Luke Schiferl and Róisín Commane as corresponding author. Yenny is now a researcher at the Izana Atmospheric Research Observatory in Tenerife and she wrote a great summary of the paper in English and Spanish!