Leslie Robert Lait

Organization

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

NASA Ames Research Center

First Author Publications

Lait, L.R., et al. (1990), Reconstruction of O3 and N2O fields from ER-2, DC-8, and Balloon Observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 521-524.

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Co-Authored Publications

Thompson, C., et al. (2021), The NASA Atmospheric Tomography (ATom) Mission: Imaging the Chemistry of the Global Atmosphere, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0315.1.
Strode, S.A., et al. (2018), ATom: Observed and GEOS-5 Simulated CO Concentrations with Tagged Tracers for ATom-1, Ornl Daac, doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1604.
Strode, S.A., et al. (2018), Forecasting carbon monoxide on a global scale for the ATom-1 aircraft mission: insights from airborne and satellite observations and modeling, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 10955-10971, doi:10.5194/acp-18-10955-2018.
Wofsy, S., et al. (2018), ATom: Merged Atmospheric Chemistry, Trace Gases, and Aerosols, Ornl Daac, doi:10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1581.
Jensen, E.J., et al. (2017), The NASA Airborne Tropical TRopopause EXperiment (ATTREX): High-altitude aircraft measurements in the tropical western Pacific, Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., 12/2015, 129-144, doi:10.1175/BAMS-D-14-00263.1.
Froyd, K.D., et al. (2009), Aerosol composition of the tropical upper troposphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 4363-4385, doi:10.5194/acp-9-4363-2009.
Canty, T., et al. (2005), Nighttime OClO in the winter Arctic vortex, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D01301, doi:10.1029/2004JD005035.
Greenblatt, J.B., et al. (2002), Defining the polar vortex edge from an N2O potential temperature correlation, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8268, doi:10.1029/2001JD000575.
Jost, H., et al. (2002), Mixing events revealed by anomalous tracer relationships in the Arctic vortex during winter 1999/2000, J. Geophys, Res., 107, 4795, doi:10.1029/2002JD002380.
Northway, M.J., et al. (2002), An analysis of large HNO3-containing particles sampled in the Arctic stratosphere during the winter of 1999/2000, J. Geophys. Res., 107, 8298, doi:10.1029/2001JD001079.
Gao, R., et al. (2001), Observational evidence for the role of denitrification in Arctic stratospheric ozone loss, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2879-2882.
Newman, P.A., et al. (2001), Chance encounter with a stratospheric kerosene rocket plume from Russia over California, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 959-962.
Popp, P., et al. (2001), Severe and extensive denitrification in the 1999-2000 Arctic Winter Stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 2875-2878.
Voss, P.B., et al. (2001), Inorganic chlorine partitioning in the summer lower stratosphere: Modeled and measured [ClONO2]/[HCl] during POLARIS, Geophys. Res. Lett., 106, 1713-1732.
Bacmeister, J., et al. (1996), Stratospheric horizontal wavenumber of winds, potential temperature and atmospheric tracers observed by high-altitude aircraft, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9441-9470.
Newman, P.A., et al. (1996), Measurements of polar vortex air in the midlatitudes, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 12,879-12.
Plumb, R.A., et al. (1994), Intrusions Into the Lower Stratospheric Arctic Vortex During the Winter of 1991-1992, J. Geophys. Res., 99.D1, 1089-1105.
Waugh, D., et al. (1994), Fine-Scale Poleward Transport of Tropical Air During AASE 2, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2603-2606.
Waugh, D., et al. (1994), Transport out of the Lower Stratospheric Arctic Vortex by Rossby Wave Breaking, J. Geophys. Res., 99.D1, 1071-1088.
Loewenstein, M., et al. (1993), New Observations of the NOy/N2O Correlation in the Lower Stratosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2531-2534, doi:10.1029/93GL03004.
Russell, P.B., et al. (1993), Post-Pinatubo Optical Depth Spectra vs. Latitude, and Vortex Structure: Airborne Tracking Sunphotometer Measurements in AASE II, Geophys. Res. Lett., 20, 2571-2574.
Salawitch, R.J., et al. (1993), Chemical Loss of Ozone in the Arctic Polar Vortex in the Winter of 1991-1992, Science, 261, 1146-1149.
Toon, O.B., et al. (1993), Heterogeneous Reaction Probabilities, Solubilities, and the Physical State of Cold Volcanic Aerosols, Science, 261, 1136-1140.
Webster, C.R., et al. (1993), Chlorine chemistry on polar stratospheric cloud particles in the Arctic winter, Science, 261, 1140-1143.
Rood, R.B., et al. (1990), Stratospheric Temperatures During AASE: Results from STRATAN, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 337-340.
Salawitch, R.J., et al. (1990), Loss of Ozone in the Polar Vortex for the Winter of 1989, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 561-164.
Schoeberl, M.R., et al. (1990), Stratospheric Constituent Trends from ER-2 Profile Data, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 469-472.
Yatteau, J.H., et al. (1990), Newman, A. Torres, T. Jorgensen, W. G. Mankin, M. T. Coffey, G. C. Toon, M. Loewenstein, J. R. Podolske, S. E. Strahan, K. R. Chan, and M. H. Proffitt, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 533-536.
Schoeberl, M.R., et al. (1989), Reconstruction of the Constituent Distribution and Trends in the Antarctic Polar Vortex from the ER-2 Flight Observation, J. Geophys. Res., 94, 16,815-16.

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Leslie Robert Lait

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