R. D. May

4.5k citations

75 papers · 2.5k · h-index 28

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Atmospheric Science top 1%
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
Global and Planetary Change top 1%
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Climate variability and models
- Atmospheric aerosols and clouds

Papers in

Atmospheric Science 59
- Atmospheric Ozone and Climate 59
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols 33
Global and Planetary Change 48
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics 45

Co-authors: Christopher R. Webster (34 shared papers)C. R. Webster (15 shared papers)M. Loewenstein (11 shared papers)K. R. Chan (10 shared papers)James W. Elkins (12 shared papers)L. M. Avallone (5 shared papers)J. G. Anderson (8 shared papers)Leslie R. Lait (9 shared papers)
Journals: Geophysical Research Letters (18 papers)Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres (14 papers)Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer (8 papers)Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy (6 papers)Science (3 papers)
Partner nations: United States United Kingdom Germany

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R. D. May

74 papers receiving 2.1k citations

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1	Removal of Stratospheric O ₃ by Radicals: In Situ Measurements of OH, HO ₂ , NO, NO ₂ , ClO, and BrO Science ·P. O. Wennberg, R. C. Cohen, R. M. Stimpfle, Jeffrey P. Koplow, J. G. Anderson, R. J. Salawitch, D. W. Fahey, E. L. Woodbridge, E. R. Keim, R. S. Gao, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, D. W. Toohey, L. M. Avallone, M. H. Proffitt, M. Loewenstein, J. R. Podolske, K. R. Chan, Steven C. Wofsy	1994	322
2	Transport out of the lower stratospheric Arctic vortex by Rossby wave breaking Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Darryn W. Waugh, R. Alan Plumb, Roger Atkinson, M. R. Schoeberl, Leslie R. Lait, Paul A. Newman, M. Loewenstein, D. W. Toohey, L. M. Avallone, C. R. Webster, R. D. May	1994	195
3	Aircraft (ER-2) laser infrared absorption spectrometer (ALIAS) for in-situ stratospheric measurements of HCl, N_2O, CH_4, NO_2, and HNO_3 Applied Optics ·Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, C. A. Trimble, R. Chave, J. M. Kendall	1994	169
4	Chlorine Chemistry on Polar Stratospheric Cloud Particles in the Arctic Winter Science ·Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, D. W. Toohey, L. M. Avallone, J. G. Anderson, Paul A. Newman, Leslie R. Lait, M. R. Schoeberl, James W. Elkins, K. R. Chan	1993	135
5	Open‐path, near‐infrared tunable diode laser spectrometer for atmospheric measurements of H₂O Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·R. D. May	1998	121
6	Chemical Loss of Ozone in the Arctic Polar Vortex in the Winter of 1991-1992 Science ·R. J. Salawitch, Steven C. Wofsy, E. W. Gottlieb, Leslie R. Lait, Paul A. Newman, M. R. Schoeberl, M. Loewenstein, J. R. Podolske, S. E. Strahan, M. H. Proffitt, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, D. W. Fahey, Darrel Baumgardner, J. E. Dye, J. C. Wilson, K. K. Kelly, James W. Elkins, K. R. Chan, J. G. Anderson	1993	109
7	The Brewer‐Dobson Circulation In the Light of High Altitude In Situ Aircraft Observations Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·A. F. Tuck, Darrel Baumgardner, K. R. Chan, J. E. Dye, James W. Elkins, S. J. Hovde, K. K. Kelly, M. Loewenstein, J. J. Margitan, R. D. May, J. R. Podolske, M. H. Proffitt, Karen H. Rosenlof, William L. Smith, C. R. Webster, J. C. Wilson	1997	100
8	Estimates of total organic and inorganic chlorine in the lower stratosphere from in situ and flask measurements during AASE II Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·E. L. Woodbridge, James W. Elkins, D. W. Fahey, L. E. Heidt, Susan Solomon, T. J. Baring, T. M. Gilpin, W. H. Pollock, S. Schauffler, E. Atlas, M. Loewenstein, J. R. Podolske, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, Jonathan M. Gilligan, S. A. Montzka, K. A. Boering, R. J. Salawitch	1995	90
9	Quantum-cascade laser measurements of stratospheric methane and nitrous oxide Applied Optics ·Christopher R. Webster, Gregory J. Flesch, D. C. Scott, James Swanson, R. D. May, W. S. Woodward, Claire Gmachl, Federico Capasso, Deborah L. Sivco, James N. Baillargeon, Albert L. Hutchinson, Alfred Y. Cho	2001	83
10	An examination of the total hydrogen budget of the lower stratosphere Geophysical Research Letters ·A. E. Dessler, E. M. Weinstock, Eric J. Hintsa, J. G. Anderson, C. R. Webster, R. D. May, James W. Elkins, G. S. Dutton	1994	79
11	Activation of chlorine in sulfate aerosol as inferred from aircraft observations Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·S. R. Kawa, Paul A. Newman, Leslie R. Lait, M. R. Schoeberl, R. M. Stimpfle, Daniel Köhn, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, D. Baumgardner, J. E. Dye, J. C. Wilson, K. R. Chan, M. Loewenstein	1997	52
12	On the accuracy of in situ water vapor measurements in the troposphere and lower stratosphere with the Harvard Lyman‐α hygrometer Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Eric J. Hintsa, E. M. Weinstock, James G. Anderson, R. D. May, D. F. Hurst	1999	52
13	An examination of chemistry and transport processes in the tropical lower stratosphere using observations of long‐lived and short‐lived compounds obtained during STRAT and POLARIS Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·F. Flocke, R. L. Herman, R. J. Salawitch, E. Atlas, C. R. Webster, S. Schauffler, R. Lueb, R. D. May, E. J. Moyer, Karen H. Rosenlof, D. C. Scott, D. R. Blake, T. P. Bui	1999	48
14	Airborne Laser Infrared Absorption Spectrometer (ALIAS-II) for in situ atmospheric measurements of N_2O, CH_4, CO, HCL, and NO_2 from balloon or remotely piloted aircraft platforms Applied Optics ·D. C. Scott, R. L. Herman, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, Gregory J. Flesch, E. J. Moyer	1999	47
15	Simultaneous in situ measurements and diurnal variations of NO, NO₂, O₃, jNO₂, CH₄, H₂O, and CO₂ in the 40‐ to 26‐km region using an open path tunable diode laser spectrometer Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May	1987	47
16	Measurements of polar vortex air in the midlatitudes Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Paul A. Newman, Leslie R. Lait, M. R. Schoeberl, Michael Seablom, Lawrence Coy, Richard B. Rood, Richard Swinbank, M. H. Proffitt, M. Loewenstien, James R. Podolske, James W. Elkins, C. R. Webster, R. D. May, D. W. Fahey, G. S. Dutton, K. R. Chan	1996	46
17	Tropical entrainment time scales inferred from stratospheric N₂O and CH₄ observations Geophysical Research Letters ·R. L. Herman, D. C. Scott, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, E. J. Moyer, R. J. Salawitch, Yuk L. Yung, Geoffrey C. Toon, B. Sen, J. J. Margitan, Karen H. Rosenlof, Hope A. Michelsen, James W. Elkins	1998	44
18	Hydrochloric acid and the chlorine budget of the lower stratosphere Geophysical Research Letters ·Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, Lyatt Jaeglé, Haili Hu, S. P. Sander, M. R. Gunson, Geoffrey C. Toon, James M. Russell, R. M. Stimpfle, Jeffrey P. Koplow, R. J. Salawitch, Hope A. Michelsen	1994	39
19	Closure of the total hydrogen budget of the northern extratropical lower stratosphere Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·D. F. Hurst, G. S. Dutton, P. A. Romashkin, P. R. Wamsley, F. L. Moore, James W. Elkins, Eric J. Hintsa, E. M. Weinstock, R. L. Herman, E. J. Moyer, D. C. Scott, R. D. May, C. R. Webster	1999	39
20	Interpretation of NO_x/NO_y observations from AASE‐II using a model of chemistry along trajectories Geophysical Research Letters ·S. R. Kawa, D. W. Fahey, J. C. Wilson, M. R. Schoeberl, A. R. Douglass, R. S. Stolarski, E. L. Woodbridge, H. H. Jonsson, Leslie R. Lait, Paul A. Newman, M. H. Proffitt, Donald E. Anderson, M. Loewenstein, K. R. Chan, Christopher R. Webster, R. D. May, K. K. Kelly	1993	35

About R. D. May

R. D. May is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Spectroscopy, Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Astronomy and Astrophysics, having authored 75 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (59 papers), Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics (45 papers), Spectroscopy and Laser Applications (35 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (33 papers), Laser Design and Applications (10 papers), Plasma Diagnostics and Applications (4 papers), Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation (4 papers) and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors (3 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (2.3k citations), Global and Planetary Change (1.7k citations), Spectroscopy (698 citations), Astronomy and Astrophysics (256 citations) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (162 citations). R. D. May has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Christopher R. Webster, C. R. Webster, M. Loewenstein, K. R. Chan, James W. Elkins, L. M. Avallone, J. G. Anderson, Leslie R. Lait, Paul A. Newman and D. W. Toohey. Their work appears in journals such as Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy and Science.

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