Faculty - Colette L. Heald

Education

B.Sc. 2000, Engineering Physics, Queen's University
Ph.D 2005, Earth and Planetary Science, Harvard University

Research Interests

My research interests are global atmospheric composition and chemistry, and interactions of these with the biosphere and climate system. This includes the study of both particles and gases in the troposphere, their sources, sinks, transformations, long range transport and environmental impacts. I work at the intersection of modeling and observational analysis, with a strong emphasis on the integration of the two. This involves using observations of the atmosphere from all scales: from ground stations, aircraft campaigns and satellite sensors with global models of chemistry and climate.

Selected Publications

1. Heald, C.L., D.A. Ridley, S.M. Kreidenweis, E.E. Drury (2010), Satellite observations cap the atmospheric organic aerosol budget, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L24808, doi:10.1029/2010GL045095.
2. Heald, C.L., J.H. Kroll, J.L. Jimenez, K.S. Docherty, P.F. DeCarlo, A.C. Aiken, Q. Chen, S.T. Martin, D.K. Farmer, P. Artaxo (2010), A simplified description of the evolution of organic aerosol composition in the atmosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 37, L08803, doi:10.1029/2010GL042737.
3. Heald, C.L., D.V. Spracklen (2009), Atmospheric budget of primary biological aerosol particles from fungal spores, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L09806, doi:10.1029/2009GL037493.
4. Heald, C. L., M. J. Wilkinson, R. K. Monson, C. A. Alo, G. Wang, and A. Guenther (2009), Response of isoprene emission to ambient CO2 changes and implications for global budgets, Global Change Biology, 15, 4, 1127-1140.
5. Heald, C.L., D.J. Jacob, R.J. Park, B. Alexander, T.D.Fairlie, D.A. C hu, R.M. Yantosca (2006), Transpacific transport of Asian anthropogenic aerosols and it s impact on surface air quality in the United States, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D14310, doi:10.1029/2005JD006847.