Bringing high quality air monitoring to the Colorado Front Range

Bringing high quality air monitoring to the Colorado Front Range

Current Air Monitoring Programs

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What we do

Boulder AIR offers a variety of services tailored to air quality needs:

  • Configuration and implementation of atmospheric monitoring programs.
  • Atmospheric analyses of trace gases and pollutants, including ozone, methane, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and particulates.
  • Automated, continuous monitoring of atmospheric trace gases at remote sites.
  • Monitoring and characterization of oil and natural gas emissions.
  • Evaluation of atmospheric and air quality data sets.
  • Development, review, and evaluation of documentation, research reports, and scientific publications on air quality and atmospheric composition.
  • Development of ultra-sensitive atmospheric measurement techniques.
  • Public near real-time air quality monitoring websites.
  • Data analysis, monitoring data/model comparisons, and trend analysis.
  • Dispersion modeling of emissions.


Publically posted dataset products

Finalized datasets which have undergone rigorous quality control, made available for public dissemination on the following archives:



View Boulder AIR's dataset products' quality control and archive submission status



Publications

Boulder A.I.R. and Detlev Helmig Peer-Reviewed Publications (past ten years)

2025


Kanaya, Y., Sommariva, R., Saiz-Lopez, A., Mazzeo, A., Koenig, T.K., Kawana, K., Johnson, J.E., Colomb, A., Tulet, P., Molloy, S., Galbally, I.E., Volkamer, R., Mahajan, A., Halfacre, J.W., Shepson, P.B., Schmale, J., Angot, H., Blomquist, B., Shupe, M.D., Helmig, D., Gil, J., Lee, M., Coburn, S.C., Ortega, I., Chen, G., Lee, J., Aikin, K.C., Parrish, D.D., Holloway, J.S., Ryerson, T.B., Pollack, I.B., Williams, E.J., Lerner, B.M., Weinheimer, A.J., Campos, T., Flocke, F.M., Spackman, J.R., Bourgeois, I., Peischl, J., Thompson, C.R., Staebler, R.M., Aliabadi, A.A., Gong, W., Van Malderen, R., Thompson, A.M., Stauffer, R.M., Kollonige, D.E., Gómez Martin, J.C., Fujiwara, M., Read, K., Rowlinson, M., Sato, K., Kurokawa, J., Iwamoto, Y., Taketani, F., Takashima, H., Navarro Comas, M., Panagi, M., Schultz, M.G., 2025. Observational ozone data over the global oceans and polar regions: The TOAR-II Oceans data set version 2024. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2024-566
Helmig, D., Caputi, D., 2025. Top-down versus bottom-up atmospheric emission estimates from oil and natural gas operations. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Caputi, D., Helmig, D., Darby, L.S., Greenberg, G., Hueber, J., Simoncic, S., Ortega, J., 2025. Late winter ozone and PM 2.5 NAAQS exceedance in the Northern Colorado Front Range in relation to oil and natural gas emissions. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 130, e2024JD041862. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD041862
Helmig, D., Greenberg, G., Hueber, J., Blanchard, B., Chopra, J., Simoncic, S., Angot, H., Darby, L.S., Ortega, J., Caputi, D., 2025. Methane and volatile organic compounds and their influence on air quality in Boulder, Colorado. Elem. Sci. Anth. 13, 00117. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2023.00117

2024


Langford, A.O., Alvarez II, R.J., Aikin, K.C., Baidar, S., Brewer, W.A., Brown, S.S., Coggan, M.M., Cullis, P.D., Gilman, J., Gkatzelis, G.I., Helmig, D., Johnson, B.J., Knowland, K.E., Kumar, R., Lamplugh, A.D., McClure-Begley, A., McCarty, B.J., Middlebrook, A.M., Pfister, G., Peischl, J., Petropavlovskikh, I., Rickley, P.S., Rollins, A.W., Sandberg, S.P., Senff, C.J., Warneke, C., 2024. An unusual winter ozone event in Colorado. EGUsphere. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2024-1938
Vermeuel, M.P., Millet, D.B., Farmer, D.K., Ganzeveld, L.N., Visser, A.J., Alwe, H.D., Bertram, T.H., Cleary, P.A., Desai, A.R., Helmig, D., Kavassalis, S.C., Link, M.F., Pothier, M.A., Riches, M., Wang, W., Williams, S., 2024. A vertically resolved canopy improves chemical transport model predictions of ozone deposition to north temperate forests. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 129, e2024JD042092. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042092
Helmig, D., Nobel, J., Caputi, D., Brown, D., Daly, R.W., Darby, L.S., Doe, P.T., Gonzalez, O., Greenberg, G., Hueber, J., Potter, K., Schade, G.W., Simoncic, S., Stahli, M., Subra, W., 2024. Elevated airborne radioactivity downwind of a Colorado oil refinery. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 74, 920–931. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2024.2393194
Rowlinson, M.J., Evans, M.J., Carpenter, L.J., Read, K.A., Punjabi, S., Adedeji, A., Fakes, L., Lewis, A., Richmond, B., Passant, N., Murrells, T., Henderson, B., Bates, K.H., Helmig, D., 2024. Revising VOC emissions speciation improves the simulation of global background ethane and propane. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 24, 8317–8342. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-8317-2024

2023


Ahmed, S., Thomas, J.L., Angot, H., Dommergue, A., Archer, S.D., Bariteau, L., Beck, I., Benavent, N., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Blomquist, B., Boyer, M., Christensen, J.H., Dahlke, S., Dastoor, A., Helmig, D., Howard, D., Jacobi, H.-W., Jokinen, T., Lapere, R., Laurila, T., Quéléver, L.L.J., Richter, A., Ryjkov, A., Mahajan, A.S., Marelle, L., Pfaffhuber, K.A., Posman, K., Rinke, A., Saiz-Lopez, A., Schmale, J., Skov, H., Steffen, A., Stupple, G., Stutz, J., Travnikov, O., Zilker, B., 2023. Modelling the coupled mercury-halogen-ozone cycle in the central Arctic during spring. Elem. Sci. Anth. 11, 00129. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2022.00129
Yue, F., Angot, H., Blomquist, B., Schmale, J., Hoppe, C.J.M., Lei, R., Shupe, M.D., Zhan, L., Ren, J., Liu, H., Beck, I., Howard, D., Jokinen, T., Laurila, T., Quéléver, L., Boyer, M., Petäjä, T., Archer, S., Bariteau, L., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Jacobi, H.-W., Posman, K., Xie, Z., 2023. The Marginal Ice Zone as a dominant source region of atmospheric mercury during central Arctic summertime. Nat. Commun. 14, 4887. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40660-9
Tham, Y.J., Sarnela, N., Iyer, S., Li, Q., Angot, H., Quéléver, L.L.J., Beck, I., Laurila, T., Beck, L.J., Boyer, M., Carmona-García, J., Borrego-Sánchez, A., Roca-Sanjuán, D., Peräkylä, O., Thakur, R.C., He, X.-C., Zha, Q., Howard, D., Blomquist, B., Archer, S.D., Bariteau, L., Posman, K., Hueber, J., Helmig, D., Jacobi, H.-W., Junninen, H., Kulmala, M., Mahajan, A.S., Massling, A., Skov, H., Sipilä, M., Francisco, J.S., Schmale, J., Jokinen, T., Saiz-Lopez, A., 2023. Widespread detection of chlorine oxyacids in the Arctic atmosphere. Nat. Commun. 14, 1769. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37387-y

2022


Helmig, D., Guenther, A., Hueber, J., Daly, R., Park, J.-H., Liikanen, A., Praplan, A.P., 2022. Ozone reactivity measurement of biogenic volatile organic compound emissions. Atmos. Meas. Tech. 15, 5439–5454. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-2021-354
Angot, H., Blomquist, B., Howard, D., Archer, S., Bariteau, L., Beck, I., Boyer, M., Crotwell, M., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Jacobi, H.-W., Jokinen, T., Kulmala, M., Lan, X., Laurila, T., Madronich, M., Neff, D., Petäjä, T., Posman, K., Quéléver, L., Shupe, M.D., Vimont, I., Schmale, J., 2022. Year-round trace gas measurements in the central Arctic during the MOSAiC expedition. Sci Data 9, 723. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01769-6
Selimovic, V., Ketcherside, D., Chaliyakunnel, S., Wielgasz, C., Permar, W., Angot, H., Millet, D.B., Fried, A., Helmig, D., Hu, L., 2022. Atmospheric biogenic volatile organic compounds in the Alaskan Arctic tundra: constraints from measurements at Toolik Field Station. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 22, 14037–14058. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-14037-2022
Barbero, A., Grilli, R., Frey, M.M., Blouzon, C., Helmig, D., Caillon, N., Savarino, J., 2022. Summer variability of the atmospheric NO2 : NO ratio at Dome C on the East Antarctic Plateau. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 22, 12025–12054. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-12025-2022
Benavent, N., Mahajan, A.S., Li, Q., Cuevas, C.A., Schmale, J., Angot, H., Jokinen, T., Quéléver, L.L.J., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Zilker, B., Richter, A., Serna, J.A., Garcia-Nieto, D., Fernandez, R.P., Skov, H., Dumitrascu, A., Simões Pereira, P., Abrahamsson, K., Bucci, S., Duetsch, M., Stohl, A., Beck, I., Laurila, T., Blomquist, B., Howard, D., Archer, S.D., Bariteau, L., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Jacobi, H.-W., Posman, K., Dada, L., Daellenbach, K.R., Saiz-Lopez, A., 2022. Substantial contribution of iodine to Arctic ozone destruction. Nat. Geosci. 15, 770–773. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-022-01018-w
Ahmed, S., Thomas, J.L., Tuite, K., Stutz, J., Flocke, F., Orlando, J.J., Hornbrook, R.S., Apel, E.C., Emmons, L.K., Helmig, D., Boylan, P., Huey, L.G., Hall, S.R., Ullmann, K., Cantrell, C.A., Fried, A., 2022. The role of snow in controlling halogen chemistry and boundary layer oxidation during arctic spring: A 1D modeling case study. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 127, e2021JD036140. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD036140
Shupe, M.D., Rex, M., Blomquist, B., Persson, P.O.G., Schmale, J., Uttal, T., Althausen, D., Angot, H., Archer, S., Bariteau, L., Beck, I., Bilberry, J., Bucci, S., Buck, C., Boyer, M., Brasseur, Z., Brooks, I.M., Calmer, R., Cassano, J., Castro, V., Chu, D., Costa, D., Cox, C.J., Creamean, J., Crewell, S., Dahlke, S., Damm, E., De Boer, G., Deckelmann, H., Dethloff, K., Dütsch, M., Ebell, K., Ehrlich, A., Ellis, J., Engelmann, R., Fong, A.A., Frey, M.M., Gallagher, M.R., Ganzeveld, L., Gradinger, R., Graeser, J., Greenamyer, V., Griesche, H., Griffiths, S., Hamilton, J., Heinemann, G., Helmig, D., Herber, A., Heuzé, C., Hofer, J., Houchens, T., Howard, D., Inoue, J., Jacobi, H.-W., Jaiser, R., Jokinen, T., Jourdan, O., Jozef, G., King, W., Kirchgaessner, A., Klingebiel, M., Krassovski, M., Krumpen, T., Lampert, A., Landing, W., Laurila, T., Lawrence, D., Lonardi, M., Loose, B., Lüpkes, C., Maahn, M., Macke, A., Maslowski, W., Marsay, C., Maturilli, M., Mech, M., Morris, S., Moser, M., Nicolaus, M., Ortega, P., Osborn, J., Pätzold, F., Perovich, D.K., Petäjä, T., Pilz, C., Pirazzini, R., Posman, K., Powers, H., Pratt, K.A., Preußer, A., Quéléver, L., Radenz, M., Rabe, B., Rinke, A., Sachs, T., Schulz, A., Siebert, H., Silva, T., Solomon, A., Sommerfeld, A., Spreen, G., Stephens, M., Stohl, A., Svensson, G., Uin, J., Viegas, J., Voigt, C., Von Der Gathen, P., Wehner, B., Welker, J.M., Wendisch, M., Werner, M., Xie, Z., Yue, F., 2022. Overview of the MOSAiC expedition: Atmosphere. Elem. Sci. Anthro. 10, 00060. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00060
Helmig, D., Fangmeyer, J., Fuchs, J., Hueber, J., Smith, K., 2022. Evaluation of selected solid adsorbents for passive sampling of atmospheric oil and natural gas non-methane hydrocarbons. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 72, 235–255. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2021.2000518

2021


Rossabi, S., Hueber, J., Wang, W., Milmoe, P., Helmig, D., 2021. Spatial distribution of atmospheric oil and natural gas volatile organic compounds in the Northern Colorado Front Range. Elem. Sci. Anthro. 9, 00036. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2019.00036
Angot, H., Davel, C., Wiedinmyer, C., Pétron, G., Chopra, J., Hueber, J., Blanchard, B., Bourgeois, I., Vimont, I., Montzka, S.A., Miller, B.R., Elkins, J.W., Helmig, D., 2021. Temporary pause in the growth of atmospheric ethane and propane in 2015–2018. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 21, 15153–15170. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-15153-2021
Pollack, I.B., Helmig, D., O’Dell, K., Fischer, E.V., 2021. Weekend‐Weekday implications and the impact of wildfire smoke on ozone and its precursors at Boulder Reservoir, Colorado Between 2017 and 2019. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 126, e2021JD035221. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD035221
Oltmans, S.J., Cheadle, L.C., Helmig, D., Angot, H., Pétron, G., Montzka, S.A., Dlugokencky, E.J., Miller, B., Hall, B., Schnell, R.C., Kofler, J., Wolter, S., Crotwell, M., Siso, C., Tans, P., Andrews, A., 2021. Atmospheric oil and natural gas hydrocarbon trends in the Northern Colorado Front Range are notably smaller than inventory emissions reductions. Elem. Sci. Anthro. 9, 00136. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2020.00136
Darby, L.S., Senff, C.J., Alvarez II, R.J., Banta, R.M., Bianco, L., Helmig, D., White, A.B., 2021. Spatial and temporal variability of ozone along the Colorado Front Range occurring over 2 days with contrasting wind flow. Elem. Sci. Anth. 9, 00146. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2020.00146
Pollack, I.B., Helmig, D., O’Dell, K., Fischer, E.V., 2021. Seasonality and source apportionment of nonmethane volatile organic compounds at Boulder Reservoir, Colorado, Between 2017 and 2019. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 126, e2020JD034234. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034234
Asher, E., Hills, A.J., Hornbrook, R.S., Shertz, S., Gabbard, S., Stephens, B.B., Helmig, D., Apel, E.C., 2021. Unpiloted aircraft system instrument for the rapid collection of whole air samples and measurements for environmental monitoring and air quality studies. Environ. Sci. Technol. 55, 5657–5667. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07213

2020


Pozzer, A., Schultz, M.G., Helmig, D., 2020. Impact of U.S. oil and natural gas emission increases on surface ozone is most pronounced in the Central United States. Environ. Sci. Technol. 54, 12423–12433. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06983
Helmig, D., 2020. Air quality impacts from oil and natural gas development in Colorado. Elem. Sci. Anth. 8, 4. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.398
Wang, W., Ganzeveld, L., Rossabi, S., Hueber, J., Helmig, D., 2020. Measurement report: Leaf-scale gas exchange of atmospheric reactive trace species (NO2 , NO, O3 ) at a northern hardwood forest in Michigan. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 20, 11287–11304. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-11287-2020
Helmig, D., Liptzin, D., Hueber, J., Savarino, J., 2020. Impact of exhaust emissions on chemical snowpack composition at Concordia Station, Antarctica. The Cryosphere 14, 199–209. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-14-199-2020
Pound, R.J., Sherwen, T., Helmig, D., Carpenter, L.J., Evans, M.J., 2020. Influences of oceanic ozone deposition on tropospheric photochemistry. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 20, 4227–4239. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-4227-2020
Howard, D., Agnan, Y., Helmig, D., Yang, Y., Obrist, D., 2020. Environmental controls on ecosystem-scale cold-season methane and carbon dioxide fluxes in an Arctic tundra ecosystem. Biogeosciences 17, 4025–4042. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-17-4025-2020
Clifton, O.E., Fiore, A.M., Massman, W.J., Baublitz, C.B., Coyle, M., Emberson, L., Fares, S., Farmer, D.K., Gentine, P., Gerosa, G., Guenther, A.B., Helmig, D., Lombardozzi, D.L., Munger, J.W., Patton, E.G., Pusede, S.E., Schwede, D.B., Silva, S.J., Sörgel, M., Steiner, A.L., Tai, A.P.K., 2020. Dry deposition of ozone over land: Processes, measurement, and modeling. Rev. Geophys. 58, e2019RG000670. https://doi.org/10.1029/2019RG000670

2019


Jiskra, M., Sonke, J.E., Agnan, Y., Helmig, D., Obrist, D., 2019. Insights from mercury stable isotopes on terrestrial–atmosphere exchange of Hg(0) in the Arctic tundra. Biogeosciences 16, 4051–4064. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-16-4051-2019
Tzompa‐Sosa, Z.A., Henderson, B.H., Keller, C.A., Travis, K., Mahieu, E., Franco, B., Estes, M., Helmig, D., Fried, A., Richter, D., Weibring, P., Walega, J., Blake, D.R., Hannigan, J.W., Ortega, I., Conway, S., Strong, K., Fischer, E.V., 2019. Atmospheric implications of large C2 ‐C5 alkane emissions From the U.S. Oil and gas industry. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 124, 1148–1169. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JD028955
Trowbridge, A.M., Stoy, P.C., Adams, H.D., Law, D.J., Breshears, D.D., Helmig, D., Monson, R.K., 2019. Drought supersedes warming in determining volatile and tissue defenses of piñon pine (Pinus edulis). Environ. Res. Lett. 14, 065006. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab1493
Choudoir, M., Rossabi, S., Gebert, M., Helmig, D., Fierer, N., 2019. A phylogenetic and functional perspective on volatile organic compound production by actinobacteria. mSystems 4, e00295-18. https://doi.org/10.1128/mSystems.00295-18
Oltmans, S.J., Cheadle, L.C., Johnson, B.J., Schnell, R.C., Helmig, D., Thompson, A.M., Cullis, P., Hall, E., Jordan, A., Sterling, C., McClure-Begley, A., Sullivan, J.T., McGee, T.J., Wolfe, D., 2019. Boundary layer ozone in the Northern Colorado Front Range in July–August 2014 during FRAPPE and DISCOVER-AQ from vertical profile measurements. Elem. Sci. Anth. 7, 6. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.345

2018


Torres, C., Suárez, L., Schmitt, C., Estevan, R., Helmig, D., 2018. Measurement of light absorbing particles in the snow of the Huaytapallana glacier in the central Andes of Peru and their effect on albedo and radiative forcing. Opt. Pura Apl. 51, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.7149/OPA.51.4.51004
McKenzie, L.M., Blair, B., Hughes, J., Allshouse, W.B., Blake, N.J., Helmig, D., Milmoe, P., Halliday, H., Blake, D.R., Adgate, J.L., 2018. Ambient nonmethane hydrocarbon levels along Colorado’s Northern Front Range: Acute and chronic health risks. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52, 4514–4525. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05983
Thompson, R.L., Nisbet, E.G., Pisso, I., Stohl, A., Blake, D., Dlugokencky, E.J., Helmig, D., White, J.W.C., 2018. Variability in atmospheric methane from fossil fuel and microbial sources over the last three decades. Geophys. Res. Lett. 45, 11499-11508. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018GL078127
Helmig, D., Blanchard, B., Hueber, J., 2018. Contrasting behavior of slow and fast photoreactive gases during the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse. Elem. Sci. Anth. 6, 72. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.322
Bien, T., Helmig, D., 2018. Changes in summertime ozone in Colorado during 2000–2015. Elem. Sci. Anth. 6, 55. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.300
Monks, S.A., Wilson, C., Emmons, L.K., Hannigan, J.W., Helmig, D., Blake, N.J., Blake, D.R., 2018. Using an inverse model to reconcile differences in simulated and observed global ethane concentrations and trends between 2008 and 2014. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 123, 11262-11282. https://doi.org/10.1029/2017JD028112
Rossabi, S., Choudoir, M., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Fierer, N., 2018. Volatile organic compound emissions from soil following wetting events. J. Geophys. Res. Biogeosciences, 123, 1988–2001. https://doi.org/10.1029/2018JG004514
Song, S., Angot, H., Selin, N.E., Gallée, H., Sprovieri, F., Pirrone, N., Helmig, D., Savarino, J., Magand, O., Dommergue, A., 2018. Understanding mercury oxidation and air–snow exchange on the East Antarctic Plateau: A modeling study. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 18, 15825–15840. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-15825-2018
Agnan, Y., Douglas, T.A., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Obrist, D., 2018. Mercury in the Arctic tundra snowpack: temporal and spatial concentration patterns and trace gas exchanges. The Cryosphere 12, 1939–1956. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-12-1939-2018
McKenzie, L.M., Blair, B., Hughes, J., Allshouse, W.B., Blake, N.J., Helmig, D., Milmoe, P., Halliday, H., Blake, D.R., Adgate, J.L., 2018. Ambient nonmethane hydrocarbon levels along Colorado’s Northern Front Range: Acute and chronic health risks. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52, 4514–4525. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.7b05983
Feldman, D.R., Collins, W.D., Biraud, S.C., Risser, M.D., Turner, D.D., Gero, P.J., Tadić, J., Helmig, D., Xie, S., Mlawer, E.J., Shippert, T.R., Torn, M.S., 2018. Observationally derived rise in methane surface forcing mediated by water vapour trends. Nature Geosci. 11, 238–243. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0085-9
Rossabi, S., Helmig, D., 2018. Changes in atmospheric butanes and pentanes and their isomeric ratios in the Continental United States. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 123, 3772–3790. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027709
Dalsøren, S.B., Myhre, G., Hodnebrog, Ø., Myhre, C.L., Stohl, A., Pisso, I., Schwietzke, S., Höglund-Isaksson, L., Helmig, D., Reimann, S., Sauvage, S., Schmidbauer, N., Read, K.A., Carpenter, L.J., Lewis, A.C., Punjabi, S., Wallasch, M., 2018. Discrepancy between simulated and observed ethane and propanelevels explained by underestimated fossil emissions. Nature Geosci. 11, 178–184. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-018-0073-0

2017


Huang, Y., Wu, S., Kramer, L.J., Helmig, D., Honrath, R.E., 2017. Surface ozone and its precursors at Summit, Greenland: comparison between observations and model simulations. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 17, 14661–14674. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-14661-2017
Matichuk, R., Tonnesen, G., Luecken, D., Gilliam, R., Napelenok, S.L., Baker, K.R., Schwede, D., Murphy, B., Helmig, D., Lyman, S.N., Roselle, S., 2017. Evaluation of the Community Multiscale Air Quality Model for simulating winter ozone formation in the Uinta Basin. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 122. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JD027057
Schultz, M.G., Schröder, S., Lyapina, O., Cooper, O.R., Galbally, I., Petropavlovskikh, I., Von Schneidemesser, E., Tanimoto, H., Elshorbany, Y., Naja, M., Seguel, R.J., Dauert, U., Eckhardt, P., Feigenspan, S., Fiebig, M., Hjellbrekke, A.-G., Hong, Y.-D., Kjeld, P.C., Koide, H., Lear, G., Tarasick, D., Ueno, M., Wallasch, M., Baumgardner, D., Chuang, M.-T., Gillett, R., Lee, M., Molloy, S., Moolla, R., Wang, T., Sharps, K., Adame, J.A., Ancellet, G., Apadula, F., Artaxo, P., Barlasina, M.E., Bogucka, M., Bonasoni, P., Chang, L., Colomb, A., Cuevas-Agulló, E., Cupeiro, M., Degorska, A., Ding, A., Fröhlich, M., Frolova, M., Gadhavi, H., Gheusi, F., Gilge, S., Gonzalez, M.Y., Gros, V., Hamad, S.H., Helmig, D., Henriques, D., Hermansen, O., Holla, R., Hueber, J., Im, U., Jaffe, D.A., Komala, N., Kubistin, D., Lam, K.-S., Laurila, T., Lee, H., Levy, I., Mazzoleni, C., Mazzoleni, L.R., McClure-Begley, A., Mohamad, M., Murovec, M., Navarro-Comas, M., Nicodim, F., Parrish, D., Read, K.A., Reid, N., Ries, L., Saxena, P., Schwab, J.J., Scorgie, Y., Senik, I., Simmonds, P., Sinha, V., Skorokhod, A.I., Spain, G., Spangl, W., Spoor, R., Springston, S.R., Steer, K., Steinbacher, M., Suharguniyawan, E., Torre, P., Trickl, T., Weili, L., Weller, R., Xiaobin, X., Xue, L., Zhiqiang, M., 2017. Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report: Database and metrics data of global surface ozone observations. Elem. Sci. Anth. 5, 58. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.244
Obrist, D., Agnan, Y., Jiskra, M., Olson, C.L., Colegrove, D.P., Hueber, J., Moore, C.W., Sonke, J.E., Helmig, D., 2017. Tundra uptake of atmospheric elemental mercury drives Arctic mercury pollution. Nature 547, 201–204. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22997
Newland, M.J., Martinerie, P., Witrant, E., Helmig, D., Worton, D.R., Hogan, C., Sturges, W.T., Reeves, C.E., 2017. Changes to the chemical state of the Northern Hemisphere atmosphere during the second half of the twentieth century. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 17, 8269–8283. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-8269-2017
Tzompa‐Sosa, Z.A., Mahieu, E., Franco, B., Keller, C.A., Turner, A.J., Helmig, D., Fried, A., Richter, D., Weibring, P., Walega, J., Yacovitch, T.I., Herndon, S.C., Blake, D.R., Hase, F., Hannigan, J.W., Conway, S., Strong, K., Schneider, M., Fischer, E.V., 2017. Revisiting global fossil fuel and biofuel emissions of ethane. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 122, 2493–2512. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025767
Zhang, B., Owen, R.C., Perlinger, J.A., Helmig, D., Val Martín, M., Kramer, L., Mazzoleni, L.R., Mazzoleni, C., 2017. Ten-year chemical signatures associated with long-range transport observed in the free troposphere over the central North Atlantic. Elem. Sci. Anth. 5, 8. https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.194
Evans, J.M., Helmig, D., 2017. Investigation of the influence of transport from oil and natural gas regions on elevated ozone levels in the Northern Colorado Front Range. J. Air Waste Manag. Assoc. 67, 196–211. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2016.1226989

2016


Oltmans, S.J., Karion, A., Schnell, R.C., Pétron, G., Helmig, D., Montzka, S.A., Wolter, S., Neff, D., Miller, B.R., Hueber, J., Conley, S., Johnson, B.J., Sweeney, C., 2016. O3, CH4, CO2, CO, NO2 and NMHC aircraft measurements in the Uinta Basin oil and gas region under low and high ozone conditions in winter 2012 and 2013. Elem. Sci. Anth. 4, 000132. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000132
Pollmann, J., Helmig, D., Liptzin, D., Thompson, C.R., Hueber, J., Tans, P.P., Lelieveld, J., 2016. Variability analyses, site characterization, and regional [OH] estimates using trace gas measurements from the NOAA Global Greenhouse Gas Reference Network. Elem. Sci. Anth. 4, 000128. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000128
Schnell, R.C., Johnson, B.J., Oltmans, S.J., Cullis, P., Sterling, C., Hall, E., Jordan, A., Helmig, D., Petron, G., Ahmadov, R., Wendell, J., Albee, R., Boylan, P., Thompson, C.R., Evans, J., Hueber, J., Curtis, A.J., Park, J., 2016. Quantifying wintertime boundary layer ozone production from frequent profile measurements in the Uinta Basin, UT, oil and gas region. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 121. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025130
Angot, H., Magand, O., Helmig, D., Ricaud, P., Quennehen, B., Gallée, H., Del Guasta, M., Sprovieri, F., Pirrone, N., Savarino, J., Dommergue, A., 2016. New insights into the atmospheric mercury cycling in central Antarctica and implications on a continental scale. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 16, 8249–8264. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8249-2016
Helmig, D., Rossabi, S., Hueber, J., Tans, P., Montzka, S.A., Masarie, K., Thoning, K., Plass-Duelmer, C., Claude, A., Carpenter, L.J., Lewis, A.C., Punjabi, S., Reimann, S., Vollmer, M.K., Steinbrecher, R., Hannigan, J.W., Emmons, L.K., Mahieu, E., Franco, B., Smale, D., Pozzer, A., 2016. Reversal of global atmospheric ethane and propane trends largely due to US oil and natural gas production. Nat. Geosci. 9, 490–495. https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo2721
Legrand, M., Preunkert, S., Savarino, J., Frey, M.M., Kukui, A., Helmig, D., Jourdain, B., Jones, A.E., Weller, R., Brough, N., Gallée, H., 2016. Inter-annual variability of surface ozone at coastal (Dumont d’Urville, 2004–2014) and inland (Concordia, 2007–2014) sites in East Antarctica. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 16, 8053–8069. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-8053-2016
Van Dam, B., Helmig, D., Doskey, P.V., Oltmans, S.J., 2016. Summertime surface O3 behavior and deposition to tundra in the Alaskan Arctic. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 121, 8055–8066. https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JD023914

2015


Kramer, L.J., Helmig, D., Burkhart, J.F., Stohl, A., Oltmans, S., Honrath, R.E., 2015. Seasonal variability of atmospheric nitrogen oxides and non-methane hydrocarbons at the GEOSummit station, Greenland. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 6827–6849. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6827-2015
Van Dam, B., Helmig, D., Toro, C., Doskey, P., Kramer, L., Murray, K., Ganzeveld, L., Seok, B., 2015. Dynamics of ozone and nitrogen oxides at Summit, Greenland: I. multi-year observations in the snowpack. Atmos. Environ. 123, 268–284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.09.060
Schultz, M.G., Akimoto, H., Bottenheim, J., Buchmann, B., Galbally, I.E., Gilge, S., Helmig, D., Koide, H., Lewis, A.C., Novelli, P.C., Plass-Dülmer, C., Ryerson, T.B., Steinbacher, M., Steinbrecher, R., Tarasova, O., Tørseth, K., Thouret, V., Zellweger, C., 2015. The Global Atmosphere Watch reactive gases measurement network. Elem. Sci. Anth. 3, 000067. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000067
Murray, K.A., Kramer, L.J., Doskey, P.V., Ganzeveld, L., Seok, B., Van Dam, B., Helmig, D., 2015. Dynamics of ozone and nitrogen oxides at Summit, Greenland. II. Simulating snowpack chemistry during a spring high ozone event with a 1-D process-scale model. Atmos. Environ. 117, 110–123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.07.004
Liptzin, D., Helmig, D., Schmidt, S.K., Seok, B., Williams, M.W., 2015. Winter gas exchange between the atmosphere and snow-covered soils on Niwot Ridge, Colorado, USA. Plant Ecol. Divers. 8, 677–688. https://doi.org/10.1080/17550874.2015.1065925
Helmig, D., Muñoz, M., Hueber, J., Mazzoleni, C., Mazzoleni, L., Owen, R.C., Val-Martin, M., Fialho, P., Plass-Duelmer, C., Palmer, P.I., Lewis, A.C., Pfister, G., 2015. Climatology and atmospheric chemistry of the non-methane hydrocarbons ethane and propane over the North Atlantic. Elem. Sci. Anth. 3, 000054. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000054
Gray, C.M., Helmig, D., Fierer, N., 2015. Bacteria and fungi associated with isoprene consumption in soil. Elem. Sci. Anth. 3, 000053. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000053
Hu, L., Millet, D.B., Baasandorj, M., Griffis, T.J., Turner, P., Helmig, D., Curtis, A.J., Hueber, J., 2015. Isoprene emissions and impacts over an ecological transition region in the U.S. Upper Midwest inferred from tall tower measurements. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 120, 3553–3571. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014JD022732
Preunkert, S., Legrand, M., Frey, M.M., Kukui, A., Savarino, J., Gallée, H., King, M., Jourdain, B., Vicars, W., Helmig, D., 2015. Formaldehyde (HCHO) in air, snow, and interstitial air at Concordia (East Antarctic Plateau) in summer. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 6689–6705. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6689-2015
Boylan, P., Helmig, D., Oltmans, S., 2015. Ozone in the Atlantic Ocean marine boundary layer. Elem. Sci. Anth. 3, 000045. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000045
Dzepina, K., Mazzoleni, C., Fialho, P., China, S., Zhang, B., Owen, R.C., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Kumar, S., Perlinger, J.A., Kramer, L.J., Dziobak, M.P., Ampadu, M.T., Olsen, S., Wuebbles, D.J., Mazzoleni, L.R., 2015. Molecular characterization of free tropospheric aerosol collected at the Pico Mountain Observatory: A case study with a long-range transported biomass burning plume. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 5047–5068. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5047-2015
Seok, B., Helmig, D., Liptzin, D., Williams, M.W., Vogel, C.S., 2015. Snowpack-atmosphere gas exchanges of carbon dioxide, ozone, and nitrogen oxides at a hardwood forest site in northern Michigan. Elem. Sci. Anth. 3, 000040. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000040
China, S., Scarnato, B., Owen, R.C., Zhang, B., Ampadu, M.T., Kumar, S., Dzepina, K., Dziobak, M.P., Fialho, P., Perlinger, J.A., Hueber, J., Helmig, D., Mazzoleni, L.R., Mazzoleni, C., 2015. Morphology and mixing state of aged soot particles at a remote marine free troposphere site: Implications for optical properties. Geophys. Res. Lett. 42, 1243–1250. https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL062404
Lawson, S.J., Selleck, P.W., Galbally, I.E., Keywood, M.D., Harvey, M.J., Lerot, C., Helmig, D., Ristovski, Z., 2015. Seasonal in situ observations of glyoxal and methylglyoxal over the temperate oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 223–240. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-223-2015
Emmons, L.K., Arnold, S.R., Monks, S.A., Huijnen, V., Tilmes, S., Law, K.S., Thomas, J.L., Raut, J.-C., Bouarar, I., Turquety, S., Long, Y., Duncan, B., Steenrod, S., Strode, S., Flemming, J., Mao, J., Langner, J., Thompson, A.M., Tarasick, D., Apel, E.C., Blake, D.R., Cohen, R.C., Dibb, J., Diskin, G.S., Fried, A., Hall, S.R., Huey, L.G., Weinheimer, A.J., Wisthaler, A., Mikoviny, T., Nowak, J., Peischl, J., Roberts, J.M., Ryerson, T., Warneke, C., Helmig, D., 2015. The POLARCAT Model Intercomparison Project (POLMIP): Overview and evaluation with observations. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 6721–6744. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-6721-2015
Ahmadov, R., McKeen, S., Trainer, M., Banta, R., Brewer, A., Brown, S., Edwards, P.M., De Gouw, J.A., Frost, G.J., Gilman, J., Helmig, D., Johnson, B., Karion, A., Koss, A., Langford, A., Lerner, B., Olson, J., Oltmans, S., Peischl, J., Pétron, G., Pichugina, Y., Roberts, J.M., Ryerson, T., Schnell, R., Senff, C., Sweeney, C., Thompson, C., Veres, P.R., Warneke, C., Wild, R., Williams, E.J., Yuan, B., Zamora, R., 2015. Understanding high wintertime ozone pollution events in an oil- and natural gas-producing region of the western US. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 411–429. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-411-2015

2014


Thompson, C.R., Hueber, J., Helmig, D., 2014. Influence of oil and gas emissions on ambient atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons in residential areas of Northeastern Colorado. Elem. Sci. Anth. 3, 000035. https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000035
Edwards, P.M., Brown, S.S., Roberts, J.M., Ahmadov, R., Banta, R.M., deGouw, J.A., Dubé, W.P., Field, R.A., Flynn, J.H., Gilman, J.B., Graus, M., Helmig, D., Koss, A., Langford, A.O., Lefer, B.L., Lerner, B.M., Li, R., Li, S.-M., McKeen, S.A., Murphy, S.M., Parrish, D.D., Senff, C.J., Soltis, J., Stutz, J., Sweeney, C., Thompson, C.R., Trainer, M.K., Tsai, C., Veres, P.R., Washenfelder, R.A., Warneke, C., Wild, R.J., Young, C.J., Yuan, B., Zamora, R., 2014. High winter ozone pollution from carbonyl photolysis in an oil and gas basin. Nature 514, 351–354. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13767
Oltmans, S.J., Karion, A., Schnell, R.C., Pétron, G., Sweeney, C., Wolter, S., Neff, D., Montzka, S.A., Miller, B.R., Helmig, D., Johnson, B.J., Hueber, J., 2014. A high ozone episode in winter 2013 in the Uinta Basin oil and gas region characterized by aircraft measurements. Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss. 14, 20117-20157. https://doi.org/10.5194/acpd-14-20117-2014
Trowbridge, A.M., Daly, R.W., Helmig, D., Stoy, P.C., Monson, R.K., 2014. Herbivory and climate interact serially to control monoterpene emissions from pinyon pine forests. Ecology 95, 1591–1603. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-0989.1
Curtis, A.J., Helmig, D., Baroch, C., Daly, R., Davis, S., 2014. Biogenic volatile organic compound emissions from nine tree species used in an urban tree-planting program. Atmos. Environ. 95, 634–643. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.06.035
Boylan, P., Helmig, D., Park, J.-H., 2014. Characterization and mitigation of water vapor effects in the measurement of ozone by chemiluminescence with nitric oxide. Atmos. Meas. Tech. 7, 1231–1244. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-7-1231-2014
Pétron, G., Karion, A., Sweeney, C., Miller, B.R., Montzka, S.A., Frost, G.J., Trainer, M., Tans, P., Andrews, A., Kofler, J., Helmig, D., Guenther, D., Dlugokencky, E., Lang, P., Newberger, T., Wolter, S., Hall, B., Novelli, P., Brewer, A., Conley, S., Hardesty, M., Banta, R., White, A., Noone, D., Wolfe, D., Schnell, R., 2014. A new look at methane and nonmethane hydrocarbon emissions from oil and natural gas operations in the Colorado Denver‐Julesburg Basin. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 119, 6836–6852. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD021272
Rhoderick, G.C., Duewer, D.L., Apel, E., Baldan, A., Hall, B., Harling, A., Helmig, D., Heo, G.S., Hueber, J., Kim, M.E., Kim, Y.D., Miller, B., Montzka, S., Riemer, D., 2014. International comparison of a hydrocarbon gas standard at the picomol per mol level. Anal. Chem. 86, 2580–2589. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac403761u
Helmig, D., Petrenko, V., Martinerie, P., Witrant, E., Röckmann, T., Zuiderweg, A., Holzinger, R., Hueber, J., Thompson, C., White, J.W.C., Sturges, W., Baker, A., Blunier, T., Etheridge, D., Rubino, M., Tans, P., 2014. Reconstruction of Northern Hemisphere 1950–2010 atmospheric non-methane hydrocarbons. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 14, 1463–1483. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-1463-2014
Helmig, D., Thompson, C.R., Evans, J., Boylan, P., Hueber, J., Park, J.-H., 2014. Highly elevated atmospheric levels of volatile organic compounds in the Uintah Basin, Utah. Environ. Sci. Technol. 48, 4707–4715. https://doi.org/10.1021/es405046r
Boylan, P., Helmig, D., Staebler, R., Turnipseed, A., Fairall, C., Neff, W., 2014. Boundary layer dynamics during the Ocean‐Atmosphere‐Sea‐Ice‐Snow (OASIS) 2009 experiment at Barrow, AK. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 119, 2261–2278. https://doi.org/10.1002/2013JD020299
Zhang, B., Owen, R.C., Perlinger, J.A., Kumar, A., Wu, S., Val Martin, M., Kramer, L., Helmig, D., Honrath, R.E., 2014. A semi-Lagrangian view of ozone production tendency in North American outflow in the summers of 2009 and 2010. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 14, 2267–2287. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-2267-2014

2013


Helmig, D., Stephens, C.R., Caramore, J., Hueber, J., 2014. Seasonal behavior of non-methane hydrocarbons in the firn air at Summit, Greenland. Atmos. Environ. 85, 234–246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.021
Faïn, X., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Obrist, D., Williams, M.W., 2013. Mercury dynamics in the Rocky Mountain, Colorado, snowpack. Biogeosciences 10, 3793–3807. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-3793-2013
Kumar, A., Wu, S., Weise, M.F., Honrath, R., Owen, R.C., Helmig, D., Kramer, L., Val Martin, M., Li, Q., 2013. Free-troposphere ozone and carbon monoxide over the North Atlantic for 2001–2011. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 12537–12547. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-12537-2013
Van Dam, B., Helmig, D., Neff, W., Kramer, L., 2013. Evaluation of boundary layer depth estimates at Summit Station, Greenland. J. Appl. Meteorol. Climatol. 52, 2356–2362. https://doi.org/10.1175/JAMC-D-13-055.1
Helmig, D., Daly, R.W., Milford, J., Guenther, A., 2013. Seasonal trends of biogenic terpene emissions. Chemosphere 93, 35–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.058
Edwards, P.M., Young, C.J., Aikin, K., deGouw, J., Dubé, W.P., Geiger, F., Gilman, J., Helmig, D., Holloway, J.S., Kercher, J., Lerner, B., Martin, R., McLaren, R., Parrish, D.D., Peischl, J., Roberts, J.M., Ryerson, T.B., Thornton, J., Warneke, C., Williams, E.J., Brown, S.S., 2013. Ozone photochemistry in an oil and natural gas extraction region during winter: Simulations of a snow-free season in the Uintah Basin, Utah. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 8955–8971. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-8955-2013
Seok, B., Helmig, D., Ganzeveld, L., Williams, M.W., Vogel, C.S., 2013. Dynamics of nitrogen oxides and ozone above and within a mixed hardwood forest in northern Michigan. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 7301–7320. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-7301-2013
Hu, L., Millet, D.B., Kim, S.Y., Wells, K.C., Griffis, T.J., Fischer, E.V., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Curtis, A.J., 2013. North American acetone sources determined from tall tower measurements and inverse modeling. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 3379–3392. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3379-2013
Palmer, P.I., Parrington, M., Lee, J.D., Lewis, A.C., Rickard, A.R., Bernath, P.F., Duck, T.J., Waugh, D.L., Tarasick, D.W., Andrews, S., Aruffo, E., Bailey, L.J., Barrett, E., Bauguitte, S.J.-B., Curry, K.R., Di Carlo, P., Chisholm, L., Dan, L., Forster, G., Franklin, J.E., Gibson, M.D., Griffin, D., Helmig, D., Hopkins, J.R., Hopper, J.T., Jenkin, M.E., Kindred, D., Kliever, J., Le Breton, M., Matthiesen, S., Maurice, M., Moller, S., Moore, D.P., Oram, D.E., O’Shea, S.J., Owen, R.C., Pagniello, C.M.L.S., Pawson, S., Percival, C.J., Pierce, J.R., Punjabi, S., Purvis, R.M., Remedios, J.J., Rotermund, K.M., Sakamoto, K.M., Da Silva, A.M., Strawbridge, K.B., Strong, K., Taylor, J., Trigwell, R., Tereszchuk, K.A., Walker, K.A., Weaver, D., Whaley, C., Young, J.C., 2013. Quantifying the impact of BOReal forest fires on tropospheric oxidants over the Atlantic using aircraft and satellites (BORTAS) experiment: Design, execution and science overview. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 13, 6239–6261. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-6239-2013
Van Dam, B., Helmig, D., Burkhart, J.F., Obrist, D., Oltmans, S.J., 2013. Springtime boundary layer O3 and GEM depletion at Toolik Lake, Alaska. J. Geophys. Res. Atmos. 118, 3382–3391. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgrd.50213

2012


Helmig, D., Boylan, P., Johnson, B., Oltmans, S., Fairall, C., Staebler, R., Weinheimer, A., Orlando, J., Knapp, D.J., Montzka, D.D., Flocke, F., Frieß, U., Sihler, H., Shepson, P.B., 2012. Ozone dynamics and snow‐atmosphere exchanges during ozone depletion events at Barrow, Alaska. J. Geophys. Res. 117, 2012JD017531. https://doi.org/10.1029/2012JD017531
Pratt, K.A., Mielke, L.H., Shepson, P.B., Bryan, A.M., Steiner, A.L., Ortega, J., Daly, R., Helmig, D., Vogel, C.S., Griffith, S., Dusanter, S., Stevens, P.S., Alaghmand, M., 2012. Contributions of individual reactive biogenic volatile organic compounds to organic nitrates above a mixed forest. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12, 10125–10143. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-10125-2012
Bryan, A.M., Bertman, S.B., Carroll, M.A., Dusanter, S., Edwards, G.D., Forkel, R., Griffith, S., Guenther, A.B., Hansen, R.F., Helmig, D., Jobson, B.T., Keutsch, F.N., Lefer, B.L., Pressley, S.N., Shepson, P.B., Stevens, P.S., Steiner, A.L., 2012. In-canopy gas-phase chemistry during CABINEX 2009: Sensitivity of a 1-D canopy model to vertical mixing and isoprene chemistry. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12, 8829–8849. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8829-2012
Simpson, I.J., Sulbaek Andersen, M.P., Meinardi, S., Bruhwiler, L., Blake, N.J., Helmig, D., Rowland, F.S., Blake, D.R., 2012. Long-term decline of global atmospheric ethane concentrations and implications for methane. Nature 488, 490–494. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature11342
Van Dam, B., Helmig, D., 2012. Comments on 'Possible contribution of triboelectricity to snow - air interactions'. Environ. Chem. 9, 116. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN11151
Helmig, D., Lang, E.K., Bariteau, L., Boylan, P., Fairall, C.W., Ganzeveld, L., Hare, J.E., Hueber, J., Pallandt, M., 2012. Atmosphere‐ocean ozone fluxes during the TexAQS 2006, STRATUS 2006, GOMECC 2007, GasEx 2008, and AMMA 2008 cruises. J. Geophys. Res. 117, 2011JD015955. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JD015955
Baghi, R., Helmig, D., Guenther, A., Duhl, T., Daly, R., 2012. Contribution of flowering trees to urban atmospheric biogenic volatile organic compound emissions. Biogeosciences 9, 3777–3785. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-9-3777-2012
Parrington, M., Palmer, P.I., Henze, D.K., Tarasick, D.W., Hyer, E.J., Owen, R.C., Helmig, D., Clerbaux, C., Bowman, K.W., Deeter, M.N., Barratt, E.M., Coheur, P.-F., Hurtmans, D., Jiang, Z., George, M., Worden, J.R., 2012. The influence of boreal biomass burning emissions on the distribution of tropospheric ozone over North America and the North Atlantic during 2010. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 12, 2077–2098. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-2077-2012

2011


Fairall, C.W., Yang, M., Bariteau, L., Edson, J.B., Helmig, D., McGillis, W., Pezoa, S., Hare, J.E., Huebert, B., Blomquist, B., 2011. Implementation of the coupled ocean-atmosphere response experiment flux algorithm with CO2, dimethyl sulfide, and O3. J. Geophys. Res. 116, C00F09. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JC006884
Edson, J.B., Fairall, C.W., Bariteau, L., Zappa, C.J., Cifuentes-Lorenzen, A., McGillis, W.R., Pezoa, S., Hare, J.E., Helmig, D., 2011. Direct covariance measurement of CO2 gas transfer velocity during the 2008 Southern Ocean Gas Exchange Experiment: Wind speed dependency. J. Geophys. Res. 116, C00F10. https://doi.org/10.1029/2011JC007022
Brodin, M., Helmig, D., Johnson, B., Oltmans, S., 2011. Comparison of ozone concentrations on a surface elevation gradient with balloon-borne ozonesonde measurements. Atmos. Environ. 45, 5431–5439. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.07.002
Grachev, A.A., Bariteau, L., Fairall, C.W., Hare, J.E., Helmig, D., Hueber, J., Lang, E.K., 2011. Turbulent fluxes and transfer of trace gases from ship-based measurements during TexAQS 2006. J. Geophys. Res. 116, D13110. https://doi.org/10.1029/2010JD015502
Hu, L., Millet, D.B., Mohr, M.J., Wells, K.C., Griffis, T.J., Helmig, D., 2011. Sources and seasonality of atmospheric methanol based on tall tower measurements in the US Upper Midwest. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 11, 11145–11156. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-11145-2011
Bocquet, F., Helmig, D., Van Dam, B.A., Fairall, C.W., 2011. Evaluation of the flux gradient technique for measurement of ozone surface fluxes over snowpack at Summit, Greenland. Atmos. Meas. Tech. 4, 2305–2321. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-4-2305-2011
Duhl, T.R., Guenther, A., Helmig, D., 2012. Estimating urban vegetation cover fraction using Google Earth® images. J. Land Use Sci. 7, 311–329. https://doi.org/10.1080/1747423X.2011.587207

2010


Bariteau, L., Helmig, D., Fairall, C.W., Hare, J.E., Hueber, J., Lang, E.K., 2010. Determination of oceanic ozone deposition by ship-borne eddy covariance flux measurements. Atmos. Meas. Tech. 3, 441–455. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-3-441-2010
Brodin, M., Helmig, D., Oltmans, S., 2010. Seasonal ozone behavior along an elevation gradient in the Colorado Front Range Mountains. Atmos. Environ. 44, 5305–5315. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.06.033
Pozzer, A., Pollmann, J., Taraborrelli, D., Jöckel, P., Helmig, D., Tans, P., Hueber, J., Lelieveld, J., 2010. Observed and simulated global distribution and budget of atmospheric C2 -C5 alkanes. Atmos. Chem. Phys. 10, 4403–4422. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-10-4403-2010




News

News coverage of Boulder AIR's work


AP News: "Oil and gas have boomed in New Mexico. Its schools are contending with pollution's effects"

Explore Ed Williams and Montoya Bryan's reporting on how New Mexico's oil and gas boom is impacting student health and academic performance. The article highlights the challenges faced by schools like Lybrook Elementary, situated near active drilling sites, and the broader implications for communities across the state, as illustrated by air quality studies such as the one conducted by Boulder AIR in the region. (May 29, 2025).

9News: "Funding cuts cease Boulder County's air monitoring program"

Read Rachael Krause's article on the abrupt termination of Boulder AIR's monitoring program after eight years and the impact on air pollution science and policy in Boulder County (February 3, 2025).

Boulder Reporting Lab: "‘It’s such a loss’: Boulder monitoring program tracking air and climate pollution is defundedy"

Read Por Jaijongkit's article on the termination of the air monitoring program at the Boulder Reservoir and its impacts on air pollution science and the community (January 26, 2025)

Denver7 News: "Air monitoring study finds 'elevated radioactivity' near Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City"

Read and watch Angelika Albaladejo's reporting on a new study finding radioactive emissions downwind of the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. (November 11, 2024)

The study conducted by Boulder AIR and published in the Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association can be viewed here:

Elevated airborne radioactivity downwind of a Colorado oil refinery


New Mexico Political Report: "In this tiny New Mexico town, the air quality is worse than in downtown L.A."

Read Jerry Redfern, Capital & Main's reporting on unexpectedly high pollution readings in Loving, New Mexico, discovered in a collaborative project between Boulder AIR and scientists from UCLA, USC, Texas A&M, and the University of Toronto. (August 26, 2024)






Boulder AIR's NOAA GML 2024 Radioactivity Conference Poster

View Boulder AIR's poster presenting findings of elevated airborne radioactivity recorded downwind of the Suncor oil refinery in Commerce City, Colorado. (May 21, 2024)



Rocky Mountain PBS: "Community-led air monitoring in Commerce City reveals gaps in environmental regulation"

View Elle Naef's reporting on air pollution in Commerce City, air monitoring of the local Suncor refinery, and community-led efforts to improve air quality in the predominantly low-income area. (May 22, 2024)



Daily Camera: "Broomfield’s annual focus session puts minimum wage, air quality in the spotlight"

Read Corbett Stevenson's reporting on discussions around minimum wage increases in Broomfield, Colorado, and air pollution modeling conducted by Boulder Air. (March 8, 2024)



9 News: “Study links pollution to antibiotic resistance"

Watch 9 News' reporting discussing the potential impact of airborne pollutants on illnesses with increasing antibiotic resistance. (August 10, 2023)



9 News: “Air quality monitoring ends after 2 years in Commerce City"

Read Courtney Yuen & Amy Hunter's article detailing the end of the air monitoring program in Commerce City, and local advocates call for tangible action to be taken toward improving air quality and regulating the Suncor refinery. (August 2nd, 2023)



CPR News: “After declining an EPA grant, a Latino-led community group ends air monitoring project near Suncor Energy"

Read Sam Brasch's article detailing local nonprofit Cultivando's decision to reject EPA funding extending the Commerce City air monitoring program. (July 27th, 2023)



9 News: “Concerns over air quality ahead of Colfax Marathon"

Read and watch Courtney Yuen's recent reporting on concerns around air pollution ahead of the Colfax Marathon. (May 20th, 2023)



The Denver Post: “Mixed data on Suncor’s discharge of harmful sulfur dioxide illustrates complexity of air-quality monitoring"

Read Noelle Phillips recent reporting on a sulfur dioxide spike emitted from the Suncor Refinery as it relates to public health and Colorado air standards. (May 1st, 2023)



Truthdig: “Downstream Radioactivity: What on Earth Is Coming Out of the Pipes?"

Watch Dr. Detlev Helmig's recent 20 minute presentation on radiation monitoring conducted in Commerce City as it relates to oil and gas (time stamp: 1:17:00) as well as presentations from other experts in the field. (April 5th, 2023)



CBS Colorado: "Community group taking air quality studies into its own hands: 'they're feeling unheard, they're feeling hopeless'"

Read Conor Mccue's recent reporting on air pollution in Commerce City, Cultivando's air monitoring project, and it's aim to try to protect and inform members of the local community on air pollution. (March 27th, 2023)



The Denver Gazette: “Commerce City air pollution sources widespread, not just from Suncor refinery"

Read Scott Weiser's recent reporting on air pollution in Commerce City as it relates to the Suncor refinery, public health, and newly reported pollution data. (March 17th, 2023)



The Cultivando Press Brief

Watch a presentation Cultivando's pollution monitoring program and their goals to protect and inform the local community. (March 15th, 2023)



The Denver Post: "Independent air monitoring in Commerce City finds radioactive particles 'that no one has had on their radar'"

Read Noelle Phillip's recent reporting on the Suncor refinery in Denver, concerns around pollution including radiation, and the work of nonprofit groups to bring transparency and help protect the local community living near the refinery. (March 15th, 2023)



The Colorado Sun: “Suncor will finally reopen after a 3-month closure. But will anything change for its neighbors?"

Read Joshua Perry's recent reporting on the Suncor refinery in Denver, concerns around pollution, and the work of nonprofit groups to bring transparency and help protect the local community living near the refinery. (March 15th, 2023)



GES Gazette: “Suncor’s Air Monitoring Program Sparks Debate, Lawsuit Ongoing"

Read Trish Zornio's recent reporting on the Suncor refinery in Denver Colorado and the debate over pollutant emissions, public health, and ongoing air monitoring programs of the refinery. (March 15th, 2023)



tagesschau: “Regardless of fracking?"

Read Jan Koch's reporting on fracking in the USA and its impact on small communities. (March 5th, 2023)



9NEWS: “Discussing the impacts of the Suncor shutdown"

Read and watch Luis de Leon's reporting on the Suncor shutdown as it relates to air quality and its health impacts on the local community. (January 12, 2023)



The Colorado Sun: “Report that oil field methane emissions are down by half is wrong, Front Range cities with own pollution monitors say"

Read Mark Jaffe's reporting on the debate over the quantity oil and natural gas related emissions in the Front Range and their health effects. (July 22, 2022)



Compost Colorado: “Project A.I.R.E (AIR Quality Investigation & Research for Equity)"

View Alexa Smith's reporting on Boulder AIR's collaboration with Compost Colorado and the local nonprofit Cultivando to monitor the Suncor refinery in Commerce City via the A.I.R.E pollution study. (March 22, 2022)



9NEWS: “Suncor and third-party nonprofit both monitoring air quality in Commerce City neighborhood”

View Katie Eastman's reporting on Boulder AIR's collaboration with the local nonprofit Cultivando to monitor the Suncor refinery in Commerce City. (February 17, 2022)



Larimer Alliance Blog: “THE BOULDERAIR TOUR ROCKED!”

Read Rick Casey’s excellent blog post on the community leader tour of the Broomfield air monitoring site and the need to expand air monitoring programs across the Front Range. (September 26, 2021)



Boulder A.I.R research contributes to Who-What-Why article on fracking and health.

Read Max Steiner’s article on Fracking and Health: Colorado Locals Aim to Clear the Air. (June 24, 2021)



Left Hand Valley Courier: Remarkable Spikes in Northern Colorado air Pollution

Reporter Patricia Logan interviews Dr. Detlev Helmig about his recent presentation to the Longmont City Council on recent spikes in oil and gas related volatile organic compounds. (April 14, 2021)



Longmont City Council Presentation

Progress report on recent air quality to the Longmont City Council. (April 6, 2021)



Boulder Daily Camera: Coronavirus Orders did not improve Boulder Air Quality

The Boulder Daily Camera’s journalist Katie Langford interviews Dr. Detlev Helmig about Boulder air quality during the coronavirus era. (October 8, 2020)



KGNU: The Shale Revolution

KGNU’s Jill Sjong and Dr. Detlev Helmig discuss air pollution in Weld County and along the Front Range
as it relates to fracking, climate change, and human health hazards. (October 6, 2020)




Colorado State: Health Impacts of oil and gas Medical Symposium

Presentation by Dr. Detlev Helmig on the air quality impacts from oil & natural gas volatile organic compound emissions. (February 2, 2019)






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