Publications of the Department

Dhaka, S., Lakshmi, S., Shekhar, S., Vaishya, A., Ojha, N., Pozzer, A., Ansari, T. and Sharma, A.: Impacts of mitigating regional and trans-regional anthropogenic emissions on aerosols and meteorology over the non-attainment cities of western India, Atmospheric Environment, 382, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2026.122185, 2026.

Shekhar, S., Dhaka, S., Vaishya, A., Ojha, N., Pozzer, A. and Sharma, A.: Sectoral impacts of anthropogenic emissions on particulate matter over western India: Inferences based on regional modelling, Environmental Pollution, doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2026.129061, 2026.

Williamson, C., Borrmann, S., Brauner, P., Brock, C., Campos, T., Christoudias, T., D’Amato, F., Dragoneas, A., Eppers, O., Honomichl, S., Kohl, M., Köllner, F., Kupc, A., Lee, Y., Lyu, M., Michailoudi, G., Pan, L., Perring, A., Pozzer, A., Simone, D., Smith, W., Tost, H., Ueyama, R., Ullmann, K., Vakkari, V., Viciani, S., Virkkula, A., Weigel, R., Woods, S. and Xenofontos, C.: Upper troposphere aerosol formation enhanced by monsoon lofted pollution, Nature Communications, 17, doi:10.1038/s41467-026-75073-x, 2026.

Riaz, A., Sun, K., Baker, B. D., Buma, B., Cady-Pereira, K. E., Chan Miller, C., Eddy III, W. C., Farris, B. M., Kampe, T. U., Kort, E. A., Leisso, N. P., Spurr, R., Stuchiner, E. R. and Yang, W. H.: Towards a remote sensing solution to quantify nitrous oxide emissions by integrating shortwave and thermal infrared bands, Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 19(15), 5169–5191, doi:10.5194/amt-19-5169-2026, 2026.

Ciais, P., Peng, S., Chang, J., Li, F., Zhu, Q., Yuan, K., Hugelius, G., Li, H., Cai, Y., Chevallier, F., Tibrewal, K., Kort, E. A., Arndt, K., Watts, J., Buma, B., Besic, N., Palmer, P. I., Cadillo-Quiroz, H., Euskirchen, E., Gondwe, M. J., Hoyt, A., Jackson, R., Malone, S., Monteverde, D., Natali, S., Ramonet, M., Rey-Sanchez, C., Sagang, L. B., Schuur, E. A. G., Vargas, R., Varner, R., Zhang, Z. and Poulter, B.: A Global Methane Observation System to Reduce Uncertainty for Anthropogenic and Natural Sources and Sinks for Detecting and Attributing Climate Feedbacks, Advanced Science, 13, doi:10.1360/nso/20260034, 2026.

Costabile, F., Economou, T., Georgiades, P., Lelieveld, J., Münzel, T., Hahad, O., Daiber, A. and Pozzer, A.: Changes of Long-Term Exposure to Ultrafine Particles From 2010 to 2019 in High Income Countries in Relation to Cardiovascular Diseases, GeoHealth: an open acces AGU journal / American Geophysical Union, 10(7), doi:10.1029/2025GH001636, 2026.

Zou, Y., Ma, J., Liu, N., Lin, W., Xu, X., Li, Y., Cheng, S., Zheng, X., Pozzer, A. and Lelieveld, J.: Sources and variability of surface ozone over the Tibetan Plateau revealed by in situ observations and EMAC model simulations, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(14), 10355–10377, doi:10.5194/acp-26-10355-2026, 2026.

Koutroumanou-Kontosi, K., Hadjinicolaou, P., Cartalis, C. and Lelieveld, J.: Kilometre-Scale Climate Projections for Nicosia: Dynamical and Machine Learning Downscaling to Detect Future Intra-Urban Heat Hotspots, Climate, 14(7), doi:10.3390/cli14070152, 2026.

Sieber, S., Ballester, J., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Pozzer, A. and Tonne, C.: The impact of improved air quality on low birth weight and health inequalities in Spain from 2010 to 2018, International Journal of Epidemiology, 55(4), doi:10.1093/ije/dyag130, 2026.

Wang, W., Su, H., Parrish, D. D., Ni, R., Li, X., Bao, F., Wang, H., Huang, C., Williams, J., Liao, H., Lu, K., Zhang, Y. and Cheng, Y.: Global warming makes nitrogen oxide abatement key to ozone pollution mitigation, Science Advances, 12(29), doi:10.1126/sciadv.aea4124, 2026.

Zhang, X., Maasakkers, J. D., de Jong, T. A., Tol, P., Reuland, F., Brandt, A. R., Kort, E. A., Adams, T. J. and Aben, I.: HyperGas 1.0: a python package for analyzing hyperspectral data for greenhouse gases from retrieval to emission rate quantification, Geoscientific Model Development, 19(13), 5979–6000, doi:10.5194/gmd-19-5979-2026, 2026.

Ort, L., Frankenberg, C., Dadheech, N., Yoon, J., Turner, A., Bloom, A., Konopka, P., Lachnitt, H.-C., Hoor, P., Lelieveld, J., Kort, E. and Fischer, H.: Airborne Observations Reveal Underestimated Riverine Methane Emissions Across the Amazon, Geophysical Research Letters, 53(13), doi:10.1029/2026GL122310, 2026.

Lelieveld, J., Georgiades, P., Kohl, M., Cheng, Y., Christoudias, T., Sciare, J., Nicolaou, M., Dovrolis, C., Fnais, M., Kulmala, M., Daiber, A., Hahad, O., Kuntic, M., Münzel, T. and Pozzer, A.: Air quality and health implications of exposure to ultrafine particle pollution, Cardiovascular Research, doi:10.1093/cvr/cvag136, 2026.

Kirkby, J., Curtius, J., Klebach, H., Caudillo-Plath, L., Heinritzi, M., Russell, D. M., Rörup, B., Baalbaki, R., Shen, J., Sommer, E., Kürten, A., Alfaouri, D., Almeida, J., Amorim, A., Beck, L. J., Beckmann, H., Berntheusel, M., Christoudias, T., Dada, L., DeVivo, J., Donahue, N., Duplissy, J., El Haddad, I., Hansel, A., Harder, H., He, X.-C., Kulmala, M., Kunkler, F., Lehtipalo, K., Liu, L., Mentler, B., Petäjä, T., Rato, P., Richter, S., Schobesberger, S., Scholz, W., Simon, M., Thakur, R. C., Tomé, A., Tong, Y., Top, J., Volkamer, R., Winkler, P. M., Yang, B., Zauner-Wieczorek, M. and Zhang, J.: Rapid new particle formation driven by methanesulfonic acid and amines, Environmental science: Atmospheres, 6(7), 1028–1039, doi:10.1039/d5ea00123d, 2026.

Paisi, N., Pozzer, A., Steffens, B., Bacer, S. and Lelieveld, J.: Projected excess mortality from PM2.5 exposure in Europe under future climate and sociodemographic pathways, Environmental research: Health, 4, doi:10.1088/2752-5309/ae868a, 2026.

Yu, W., Baalbaki, R., Shen, J., DeVivo, J., Caudillo-Plath, L., Sommer, E., Heitto, A., Klebach, H., Russell, D. M., Amorim, A., Beckmann, H., Bhattacharyya, N., Blankenship, V., Chassaing, A., Cruz-Simbron, R., Dada, L., Jacobshagen, A., Judmaier, B., Kaniyodical, M., Konrat, R., Krüger, T., Kunkler, F., Lietzke, C. J., Liu, L., Mauldin, R., Mentler, B., Morawiec, A., Rato, P., Rörup, B., Ruhl, S., Scholz, W., Simon, M., Stinchfield, A., Tomé, A., Tong, Y., Top, J., Umo, N. S., Unfer, G. R., Vettikkat, L., Weissbacher, J., Xenofontos, C., Yang, B., Zauner-Wieczorek, M., Zhang, J., Zheng, Z., Christoudias, T., Curtius, J., El Haddad, I., Flagan, R., Hansel, A., Harder, H., Kürten, A., Möhler, O., Petäjä, T., Volkamer, R., Winkler, P. M., Worsnop, D. R., Kulmala, M., Donahue, N. M., Kirkby, J., Yli-Juuti, T., Riipinen, I., He, X.-C. and Lehtipalo, K.: Impact of humidity on aerosol growth from methanesulfonic acid, Environmental science: Atmospheres, 6, doi:10.1039/d5ea00123d, 2026.

Kuntic, M., Daiber, A., Hahad, O., Lelieveld, J. and Münzel, T.: Einfluss von Luftverschmutzung auf die kardiovaskuläre Gesundheit, Herz, 51, doi:10.1007/s00059-026-05388-4, 2026.

Brown, F., Heald, C. L., Steiner, A., Yáñez-Serrano, A. M., Kesselmeier, J., Monteiro, C. de A., Harder, H., Araújo, A. C. de, Hall, D. H., Dias-Júnior, C. Q. and Wolff, S.: Linking in-canopy chemistry to above-canopy O₃, BVOCs, and NO_x gas fluxes in the Amazon rainforest, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(12), 9181–9205, doi:10.5194/acp-26-9181-2026, 2026.

Maack, C., Daiber, A., Schneider, A., Lelieveld, J. and Hahad, O.: Herz und Klima, Herz, 51, doi:10.1007/s00059-026-05384-8, 2026.

Baalbaki, R., Shen, J., Simon, M., Klebach, H., Ruhl, S., DeVivo, J., Wang, M., Scholz, W., Dada, L., Rörup, B., Stolzenburg, D., Manninen, H. E., Sommer, E., Caudillo-Plath, L., Marie, G., Friedrich, M., Yu, W., Alfaouri, D., Amorim, A., Arnoldi-Meadows, T., Beckmann, H., Berntheusel, M., Bräkling, S., Brasseur, Z., Chiu, R., Duplissy, J., Finkenzeller, H., Heinritzi, M., Kunkler, F., Lamkaddam, H., Lopez, B., Mahfouz, N., Makhmutov, V., Martinez, M., Marten, R., Massabo, D., Mauldin, R., Mentler, B., Müller, M., Philippov, M., Piedehierro, A. A., Rato, P., Reinecke, T., Richter, S., Russell, D. M., Schulze, B., Surdu, M., Thakur, R. C., Tham, Y. J., Tian, P., Tomé, A., Tong, Y., Top, J., Wagner, A. C., Wang, D. S., Wang, Y., Ward, R. X., Weber, S. K., Welti, A., Wu, Y., Zauner-Wieczorek, M., Zhang, J., Curtius, J., Donahue, N. M., El Haddad, I., Flagan, R. C., Hansel, A., Harder, H., Kürten, A., Petäjä, T., Schobesberger, S., Sipilä, M., Volkamer, R., Winkler, P. M., Worsnop, D. R., Christoudias, T., Pozzer, A., Kulmala, M., Kirkby, J., Lehtipalo, K. and He, X.-C.: Role of methanesulfonic acid in atmospheric particle nucleation and growth, Nature, 655, 1204–1211, doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10810-2, 2026.

Robin, M., de Souza, V. F., Byron, J., Niinemets, Ü., Williams, J., Römermann, C., D’Oliveira, F. A. F., Dias-Junior, C. Q., de Carvalho Gonçalves, J. F., Garcia, M. N., Pinho, D., Nelson, B. W. and Alves, E. G.: Publisher Correction: Coordinated volatile isoprenoid production and leaf turnover strategy protect central Amazon Forest trees against stress, Communications Earth & Environment, 7, doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03769-5, 2026.

Münzel, T., Kuntic, M., Lelieveld, J., Aschner, M., Nieuwenhuijsen, M. J., Hahad, O., Daiber, A. and Landrigan, P. J.: Dirty Earth, Diseased Hearts: Soil, Water, and Plastic Pollution in the Cardiovascular Exposome, Anatolian journal of cardiology, 30(7), 411–434, doi:10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2026.6593, 2026.

Ma, J., Chen, B., He, Q., Yan, X., Wang, G., Cheng, S., Steil, B., Brühl, C., Tost, H., Höpfner, M., Pozzer, A. and Lelieveld, J.: Modelling the deep convective transport of trace gases (CO, NH₃ and SO₂) from the planetary boundary layer to the Asian summer monsoon anticyclone, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(11), 8125–8144, doi:10.5194/acp-26-8125-2026, 2026.

Pugliese, G., Schüttler, J. M., Byron, J., Finck, J., Martin, A., Edtbauer, A., Dias-Júnior, C. Q., D’Oliveira, F. A. F., Pöhlker, C., Pozzer, A., Gleixner, G., Trumbore, S. E., Lelieveld, J. and Williams, J.: El Niño drought and heat extremes suppress soil isoprene uptake capacity in the Amazon rainforest, Communications Earth & Environment, 7, doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03749-9, 2026.

Sommer, E., Almeida, J., Yu, W., Simon, M., Möller, F., Xenofontos, C., Pozzer, A., Zheng, Z., Bhattacharyya, N., Alfaouri, D., Atabakhsh, S., Baalbaki, R., Beckmann, H., Berntheusel, M., Bogert, P., Busato, M., Canagaratna, M., Caudillo-Plath, L., Chassaing, A., Cruz-Simbron, R., Dada, L., DeVivo, J., Duplissy, J., Gordon, H., Granzin, M., Hartl, H. G., Hirvensalo, E., Jacobshagen, A., Judmaier, B., Kaniyodical, M., Klebach, H., Koemets, P., Kohl, M., Konrat, R., Kunkler, F., Leiminger, M., Lietzke, C. J., Liu, L., Mauldin, R., Mentler, B., Morawiec, A., Pignatelli, A., Rato, P., Reinecke, T., Richter, S., Ruhl, S., Russell, D. M., Scholz, W., Shen, J., Stinchfield, A., Thakur, R. C., Tong, Y., Top, J., Umo, N. S., Weissbacher, J., Yang, B., Zhang, J., Amorim, A., Baltensberger, U., Christoudias, T., Curtius, J., Donahue, N. M., El Haddad, I., Flagan, R. C., Hansel, A., Harder, H., He, X.-C., Junninen, H., Kulmala, M., Lehtipalo, K., Lelieveld, J., Schobesberger, S., Volkamer, R., Worsnop, D. R., Onnela, A., Winkler, P. M. and Kirkby, J.: Nucleation of α-pinene oxidation products with sulfuric acid and the fate of the peroxyacetyl radical, Environmental science: Atmospheres, 6, doi:10.1039/d6ea00046k, 2026.

Robin, M., de Souza, V. F., Byron, J., Niinemets, Ü., Williams, J., Römermann, C., D’Oliveira, F. A. F., Dias-Junior, C. Q., de Carvalho Gonçalves, J. F., Garcia, M. N., Pinho, D., Nelson, B. W. and Alves, E. G.: Coordinated volatile isoprenoid production and leaf turnover strategy protect central Amazon Forest trees against stress, Communications Earth & Environment, 7, doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03668-9, 2026.

Schüttler, J. M., Pugliese, G., Byron, J., Dias-Júnior, C. Q., Monteiro, C. de A., Harder, H., Lelieveld, J. and Williams, J.: Chiral volatile organic compound fluxes from soil in the Amazon Rainforest across seasons, Biogeosciences, 23(19), 34678–3498, doi:10.5194/bg-23-3467-2026, 2026.

Weyland, B., Rosanka, S., Taraborrelli, D., Bohn, B., Zahn, A., Obersteiner, F., Förster, E., Mertens, M., Jöckel, P., Ziereis, H., Kaiser, K., Fischer, H., Crowley, J. N., Wang, N., Edtbauer, A., Williams, J., Hernández, M. D. A., Burrows, J. P., Kluge, F., Rotermund, M., Butz, A. and Pfeilsticker, K.: Airborne remote sensing of nitrous acid in the troposphere: potential sources of excess HONO, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(10), 6825–6856, doi:10.5194/acp-26-6825-2026, 2026.

Langford, B., Williams, J. and Casas, J.: The differential impact of air pollution on insect chemical communication, Communications Earth & Environment, 7, doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03608-7, 2026.

Byron, J., Pugliese, G., Monteiro, C. de A., Schuettler, J., Edtbauer, A., Alves, E. G., Hartmann, S. C., Tsokankunku, A., Hall, D. H., Dias-Junior, C. È. Q., Harder, H., Lelieveld, J. and Williams, J.: Intense El Niño provokes production of new reactive volatiles as stress defences in Amazon rainforest, Communications Earth & Environment, 7, doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03597-7, 2026.