Paul Young

Research Scientist I

Chemistry & Climate Processes
CIRES		Paul Young photo
Mailing address:
NOAA ESRL Chemical Sciences Division
325 Broadway, R/CSD8
Boulder, CO 80305 USA
Phone: (303) 497-4711
Fax: (303) 497-5686
Email: Paul.J.Young@noaa.gov

I am a Research Scientist working in the Chemistry and Climate Processes group (with Susan Solomon) on chemistry and climate modeling, and data analysis.

See my google site for more information on my work.


Education

Ph.D. University of Cambridge, UK
M.Sci. University of Bristol, UK

Research

  • Chemistry-climate interactions (stratosphere and troposphere)
  • Biogenic emissions and their response to changes in climate
  • Stratosphere-troposphere links and interactions
  • Radiative impacts of trace gases
  • Model mechanisms for gas-phase chemistry

Current Topics

  1. Evaluation of stratospheric water vapor in models.
  2. Evaluation and testing of new ozone data set for use as a boundary condition in climate models. The development is being lead by Greg Bodeker (see "Combined vertical ozone profile database").
  3. Simulations and analysis of the impact of biogenic emissions on (e.g.) methane lifetime, as part of the IGAC Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Model Intercomparison Project (ACCMIP), in support of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report. This is in collaboration with Jean-François Lamarque of NCAR.
  4. Analysis of stratospheric temperature data for signals of the Brewer-Dobson circulation (see Publications - two submitted).

Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

last modified: November 15, 2011