Dr Adam R. Vaughan

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Phone: 01904 321222

Research Interests

High anthropogenic emissions are a growing concern to public health. Scientific studies now clearly link high exposure to oxides of nitrogen (NO_x) with health problems such as lung and cardiovascular. To date, direct validation of city-wide emissions inventories for air pollutants has been difficult or impossible. I am interested in studying NO_x emissions from aircraft and tower sites, in order to calculate eddy-covariance fluxes which can be used to validate emission estimates. I have been involved in multiple aircraft field measurement campaigns around the globe, in both urban and remote environments.

Selected Publications

Spatially resolved flux measurements of NO_x from London suggest significantly higher emissions than predicted by inventories. A.R. Vaughan et al., Faraday Discussions, 189, 455-472, 2016, DOI:10.1039/C5FD00170F
VOC emission rates over London and South East England obtained by airborne eddy covariance. A.R. Vaughan et al., Faraday Discussions, 200, 599-620, DOI:10.1039/C7FD00002B
Measurement of NO_x Fluxes from a Tall Tower in Central London, UK and Comparison with Emissions Inventories. J.D. Lee et al., Environmental science & technology, 49 (2), 1025-1034, DOI:10.1021/es5049072
A pervasive role for biomass burning in tropical high ozone/low water structures. D.C. Anderson et al., Nature Communications, 7, 10267, DOI:10.1038/ncomms10267
Airborne determination of the temporo-spatial distribution of benzene, toluene, nitrogen oxides and ozone in the boundary layer across Greater London, UK. M.D. Shaw et al., Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15 (9), 5083-5097, DOI:10.5194/acp-15-5083-2015