L. Pfister

9.2k citations

92 papers · 6.0k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 39

Atmospheric Science top 0.2%
Global and Planetary Change top 0.2%
Astronomy and Astrophysics top 2%
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis top 5%
Oceanography top 5%

Co-authors: E. J. Jensen A. R. Douglass Richard B. Rood James R. Holton Peter Haynes M. E. McIntyre T. P. Bui M. Joan Alexander
Topics: Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (79 papers)Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (70 papers)Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (43 papers)
Cited by: Atmospheric Science Global and Planetary Change Astronomy and Astrophysics
Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Geophysical Research Letters
Partner nations: United States Germany Mexico

In The Last Decade

L. Pfister

89 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Aircraft observations of biomass burning pollutants in the equatorial lower stratosphere over the tropical western Pacific during boreal winter 2025 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·J. V. Pittman,Bruce C. Daube,Steven C. Wofsy,E. Atlas,(unknown),Eric J. Hintsa,F. L. Moore,G. S. Dutton,James W. Elkins,Troy Thornberry,Andrew W. Rollins,E. J. Jensen,T. P. Bui,Jonathan M. Dean‐Day,L. Pfister	0
2	A meteorological overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) campaign over the southeastern Atlantic during 2016–2018: Part 2 – Daily and synoptic characteristics 2022 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Ju‐Mee Ryoo,L. Pfister,Rei Ueyama,Paquita Zuidema,Robert Wood,Ian Chang,Jens Redemann	10
3	Deep Convective Cloud Top Altitudes at High Temporal and Spatial Resolution 2022 ·Earth and Space Science ·L. Pfister,Rei Ueyama,E. J. Jensen,M. R. Schoeberl	12
4	Long-range transport of Asian emissions to the West Pacific tropical tropopause layer 2022 ·Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry ·(unknown),E. Atlas,S. Schauffler,M. A. Navarro,Rei Ueyama,L. Pfister,Troy Thornberry,Andrew W. Rollins,James W. Elkins,F. L. Moore,Karen H. Rosenlof	3
5	A meteorological overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) campaign over the southeastern Atlantic during 2016–2018: Part 1 – Climatology 2021 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·Ju‐Mee Ryoo,L. Pfister,Rei Ueyama,Paquita Zuidema,Robert Wood,Ian Chang,Jens Redemann	17
6	A meteorological overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) campaign over the southeast Atlantic during 2016–2018 2021 ·Ju‐Mee Ryoo,L. Pfister,Rei Ueyama,Paquita Zuidema,Robert Wood,Ian Chang,Jens Redemann	3
7	High‐frequency gravity waves and homogeneous ice nucleation in tropical tropopause layer cirrus 2016 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·E. J. Jensen,Rei Ueyama,L. Pfister,T. P. Bui,M. Joan Alexander,Aurélien Podglajen,Albert Hertzog,Sarah Woods,R. Paul Lawson,Ji‐Eun Kim,M. R. Schoeberl	48
8	Identifying robust transport features of the upper tropical troposphere 2015 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·John W. Bergman,L. Pfister,Qiong Yang	7
9	Vertical transport rates and concentrations of OH and Cl radicals in the Tropical Tropopause Layer from observations of CO ₂ and halocarbons: implications for distributions of long- and short-lived chemical species 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·S. Park,E. Atlas,Rodrigo Jiménez,B. C. Daube,E. W. Gottlieb,Jun Nan,Dylan B. A. Jones,L. Pfister,T. J. Conway,T. P. Bui,R. S. Gao,S. C. Wofsy	16
10	Ice nucleation and cloud microphysical properties in tropical tropopause layer cirrus 2010 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·E. J. Jensen,L. Pfister,T. P. Bui,R. Paul Lawson,Darrel Baumgardner	86
11	Detailed structure of the tropical upper troposphere and lower stratosphere as revealed by balloon sonde observations of water vapor, ozone, temperature, and winds during the NASA TCSP and TC4 campaigns 2010 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·Henry B. Selkirk,Holger Vömel,(unknown),L. Pfister,J. A. Diaz,(unknown),Jorge A. Amador,Werner Stolz,(unknown)	40
12	Aerosol composition of the tropical upper troposphere 2009 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·K. D. Froyd,Daniel M. Murphy,T. J. Sanford,D. S. Thomson,J. C. Wilson,L. Pfister,Leslie R. Lait	129
13	Aircraft measurements of microphysical properties of subvisible cirrus in the tropical tropopause layer 2008 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·R. Paul Lawson,B. Pilson,Barry Baker,Q. Mo,E. J. Jensen,L. Pfister,P. Bui	95
14	Convective Influence Calculations for CR-AVE and TC4 2007 ·L. Pfister	1
15	The CO ₂ tracer clock for the Tropical Tropopause Layer 2007 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·S. Park,Rodrigo Jiménez,Bruce C. Daube,L. Pfister,T. J. Conway,E. W. Gottlieb,V. Y. Chow,Daniel J. Curran,D. M. Matross,(unknown),E. Atlas,T. P. Bui,R. S. Gao,C. H. Twohy,Steven C. Wofsy	35
16	Implications of persistent ice supersaturation in cold cirrus for stratospheric water vapor 2005 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·E. J. Jensen,L. Pfister	25
17	Ice supersaturations exceeding 100% at the cold tropical tropopause: implications for cirrus formation and dehydration 2005 ·Atmospheric chemistry and physics ·E. J. Jensen,J. B. Smith,L. Pfister,J. V. Pittman,E. M. Weinstock,D. S. Sayres,R. L. Herman,R. F. Troy,Karen H. Rosenlof,Thomas L. Thompson,Ann M. Fridlind,P. K. Hudson,Daniel J. Cziczo,Andrew J. Heymsfield,Carl Schmitt,J. C. Wilson	84
18	Model Calculations of the Impact of Air Traffic, Lightning and Surface NOx Emissions, Compared with Measurements 2000 ·Clinical Endocrinology ·E. Meijer,P. van Velthoven,Anne M. Thompson,L. Pfister,(unknown),P. Schulte,H. Kelder	2
19	Model calculations of the impact of NO_x from air traffic, lightning, and surface emissions, compared with measurements 2000 ·Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres ·E. Meijer,P. van Velthoven,Anne M. Thompson,L. Pfister,Hans Schlager,P. Schulte,H. Kelder	33
20	Post‐Pinatubo optical depth spectra vs. latitude and vortex structure: Airborne tracking sunphotometer measurements in AASE II 1993 ·Geophysical Research Letters ·Philip B. Russell,J. M. Livingston,R. F. Pueschel,John A. Reagan,E. V. Browell,G. C. Toon,Paul A. Newman,M. R. Schoeberl,Leslie R. Lait,L. Pfister,Qi Gao,Benjamin M. Herman	34

About L. Pfister

L. Pfister is a scholar working on Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change and Astronomy and Astrophysics, having authored 92 papers that have together received 6.0k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Atmospheric Ozone and Climate (79 papers), Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols (70 papers) and Atmospheric aerosols and clouds (43 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Atmospheric Science (5.7k citations), Global and Planetary Change (4.8k citations) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (1.1k citations). L. Pfister has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Germany and Mexico. Frequent co-authors include E. J. Jensen, A. R. Douglass, Richard B. Rood, James R. Holton, Peter Haynes, M. E. McIntyre, T. P. Bui, M. Joan Alexander, R. Paul Lawson and Rei Ueyama. Their work appears in journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres and Geophysical Research Letters.

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