Megan L. Melamed

International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC)

IGAC Executive Officer

PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, 2006

E-mail: mmelamed@uw.edu

Office: Wallace Hall 147

Phone: 206-616-5154

Fax: 206-685-3397

Research Interests

• The effects of air pollution on climate change and climate change on air pollution
• The local, regional, and global impacts of megacities on air pollution and climate
• Air pollution and climate change mitigation and adaptation

Selected Publications

Melamed, M.L., R. Basaldud, R. Steinbrecher, S. Emis, L.G. Ruiz-Suarez, and M. Grutter (2009), Detection of pollution transport events southeast of Mexico City using ground-based visible spectroscopy measurements of nitrogen dioxide. Atmos. Chem. and Phys., 9, 4827-4840

Melamed, M.L., A.O. Langford, J. S. Daniel, R. W. Portmann, H. L. Miller, C. S. Eubank, R. Schofield, J. Holloway, and S. Solomon (2008), Sulfur dioxide emission flux measurements from point sources using airborne near ultraviolet spectroscopy during the New England Air Quality Study 2004, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D02305, doi:10.1029/2007JD008923

Schofield, R., J.S. Daniel, R.W. Portmann, H.L. Miller, S. Solomon, C.S. Eubank, M.L. Melamed, A.O. Langford, M.D. Shupe, and D.D. Turner (2007), Retrieval of effective radius and liquid water path from ground-based instruments: A Case Study in Barrow, Alaska, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D21203, doi:10.1029/2007JD008737

Langford, A.O., R. Schofield, J.S. Daniel, M.L. Melamed, R.W. Portmann, and S. Solomon (2007), On the variability of the Ring effect in the near ultraviolet: understanding the role of aerosol and multiple scattering. Atmos. Chem. and Phys., 7, 575-586

King, D.W., W.J. Cooper, S.A. Rusak, B.M. Peake, J.J. Kiddle, D.W. OSullivan, M.L. Melamed, C.R. Morgan, and S.M. Theberge (2007), Flow injection analysis of H2O2 in natural waters using acridinium ester-chemiluminescence: Method development and optimization using a kinetic model. Analytical Chemistry, 79(11), 4169-4176

Melamed, M.L., S. Solomon, J.S. Daniel, A.O. Langford, R.W. Portmann, T.B. Ryerson, D.K. Nicks Jr., and S.A. McKeen (2003), Measuring reactive nitrogen emissions from point sources using visible spectroscopy from aircraft. J. Environ. Monit., 5(1), 29-34, doi: 10.1039/b204220g

Poon, T., J.P. McIntyre, C.F. Eller, L.R. Eller, K.M. Jones, W. Massello, C.M. Norris, J.A. Oelrich, T.A. Pluim, A.E. Dorigo, D.J. Davis, M.A. Davis, H.K. Izumi, K.H. Kelley, M.L. Melamed, S.E. Poplawski, J.M. St. Clair, M.P. Stoker, W.C. Wheeler, and E.E. Wilkes (1999), The Preparation of a UV-light-absorbing polymer: A project-oriented laboratory experiment for the introductory organic chemistry curriculum. The Journal of Chemical Education, 76, 11, 1523-1524