| Institution | University of Manchester |
| Department | School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences |
| Address | Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK |
| Phone | +44-161-306-3954 |
| Fax | +44-161-306-3951 |
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Principal investigator:
| Name | Gordon McFiggans |
| Position | Professor |
| Scientific interests | Gordon McFiggans is professor of atmospheric multiphase processes in the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences in the School of Earth, Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences where he has worked since obtaining his PhD in marine boundary layer chemistry from the University of East Anglia in 2000. His main research interests focus on the processes playing a role in the formation and transformation of atmospheric aerosol, with particular emphasis on their interactions with trace gases and clouds. Researchers in his group participate in modelling, field and chamber experiment activities. Using a range of detailed process models to investigate aerosol properties and transformations in photochemical chamber and field experiments, some of the main research areas include:
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Important publications: McFiggans, G., P. Artaxo, U. Baltensperger, H. Coe, M. C. Facchini, G. Feingold, S. Fuzzi, M. Gysel, A. Laaksonen, U. Lohmann, Th. F. Mentel, D. M. Murphy, C. D. O'Dowd, J. R. Snider, E. Weingartner, The Effect of Physical and Chemical Aerosol Properties on Warm Cloud Droplet Activation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 2593-2649, 2006
McFiggans, G., M. R. Alfarra, J. Allan, K. Bower, H. Coe, M. Cubison, D. Topping, P. Williams, S. Decesari, M. C. Facchini, S. Fuzzi, Simplification of the representation of the organic component of atmospheric particulates, Faraday Discussions, 130, 341-362, 2005
McFiggans, G., H. Coe, R. Burgess, J. Allan, M. Cubison, M. R. Alfarra, R. Saunders, A. Saiz-Lopez, J. M. C. Plane, D. Wevill, L. J. Carpenter, A. R. Rickard and P. S. Monks, Direct evidence for coastal iodine particles from Laminaria macroalgae - linkage to emissions of molecular iodine, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 4, 701-713, 2004
McFiggans, G., Marine aerosols and iodine emissions, Nature, doi:10.1038/nature03372, 433 (7026), E13, 2005
Allan, J. D., D. O. Topping, N. Good, M. Irwin, M. Flynn, P. I. Williams, H. Coe, A. R. Baker, M. Martino, N. Niedermeier, A. Wiedensohler, S. Lehmann, K. Muller, H. Herrmann and G. McFiggans, Composition and properties of atmospheric particles in the eastern Atlantic and impacts on gas phase uptake rates, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 18331-18374, 2009
Barley, M., D. O. Topping, M. E. Jenkin and G. McFiggans, Sensitivities of the absorptive partitioning model of secondary organic aerosol formation to the inclusion of water, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 2919-2932, 2009
Barley, M. H. and G. McFiggans, The critical assessment of vapour pressure estimation methods for use in modelling the formation of atmospheric organic aerosol, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 18375-18416, 2009
Bloss, W. J., J. D. Lee, G. P. Johnson, R. Sommariva D. E. Heard, A. Saiz-Lopez J.M.C. Plane, G. McFiggans, H. Coe, M. Flynn, P. Williams, A. Rickard and Z. Fleming, Impact of Halogen Monoxide Chemistry upon Boundary Layer OH and HO2 concentrations at a Coastal Site, Geophys. Res. Letts., 32, 6, L06814, 10.1029/2004GL022084, 2005
Booth, A. M., T. Markus, G. McFiggans, C. J. Percival, M. R. McGillen, and D. O. Topping, Design and construction of a simple Knudsen Effusion Mass Spectrometer (KEMS) system for vapour pressure measurements of low volatility organics, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 2, 355-361, 2009
Booth, A. M., Topping, D. O., McFiggans, G. and Percival, C. J., Surface tension of mixed inorganic and dicarboxylic acid aqueous solutions at 298.15 K and their importance for cloud activation predictions, accepted by Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 18th June 2009
Capes, G., B. Johnson, G. McFiggans, P. I. Williams, J.Haywood, H. Coe, Aging of biomass burning aerosols over West Africa: Aircraft measurements of chemical composition, microphysical properties and emission ratios, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D00C15, doi:10.1029/2008JD009845, 2008
Coe, H., J. D. Allan, M. R. Alfarra, K. N. Bower, M. J. Flynn, G. McFiggans, D. O. Topping, P. I. Williams, C. D. O'Dowd, M. Dall'Osto, D. C. S. Beddows and R. M. Harrison, Chemical and Physical Characteristics of Aerosol Particles at a remote Coastal location, Mace Head, Ireland, during NAMBLEX, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 3289-3301, 2006
Cubison, M. J., M. R. Alfarra, J. Allan, K. N. Bower, H. Coe, G. McFiggans, J. D. Whitehead, P. I. Williams, Q. Zhang, J. L. Jimenez, J. Hopkins, J. Lee, The characterisation of pollution aerosol in a changing photochemical environment, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 5573-5588, 2006
Decesari, S., M.C. Facchini, S. Fuzzi, G. McFiggans, H. Coe and K.N. Bower, The water-soluble organic component of size-segregated aerosol, cloud water and wet depositions from Jeju Island during ACE-Asia, Atmos. Environ., 39, 211-222, 2005
Duplissy, J., M. Gysel, M.R. Alfarra, J. Dommen, A. Metzger, A.S.H. Prevot, E. Weingartner, A. Laaksonen, T. Raatikainen, N. Good S.F. Turner, G. McFiggans and U. Baltensperger, Cloud forming potential of secondary organic aerosol under near atmospheric conditions. Geophys. Res. Letts, 35, L03818, doi:10.1029/2007GL031075, 2008
Duplissy, J., M. Gysel, S. Sjogren, N. Meyer, N. Good, L. Kammermann,V. Michaud, R. Weigel, S. Martins dos Santos, C. Gruening, P. Villani, P. Laj, K. Sellegri, A. Metzger, G. McFiggans, G. Wehrle, R. Richter, J. Dommen, Z. Ristovski, U. Baltensperger, and E. Weingartner, Intercomparison study of six HTDMAs: results and general recommendations for HTDMA operation, Atmos. Meas. Techniques., 2, 363-378, 2009
Emmerson, K. M., N. Carslaw, D. C. Carslaw, J. D. Lee, G. McFiggans, W. J. Bloss, T. Gravestock, D. E. Heard, J. Hopkins, T. Ingham, M. J. Pilling, S. C. Smith, M. J. Jacob, and P. S. Monks, Free radical modelling studies during the UK TORCH Campaign in summer 2003, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 167-181, 2006
Fuentes, E., H. Coe, D. Green, and G. McFiggans, Laboratory-generated primary marine aerosol via bubble-bursting and atomization, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 2, 2281-2320, 2009
Good, N., D. O. Topping, J. Duplissy, M. Gysel, N. K. Meyer, A. Metzger, S. F. Turner, U. Baltensperger, Z. Ristovski, E. Weingartner, H. Coe, and G. McFiggans, Widening the gap between measurement and modelling of secondary organic aerosol properties? submitted to Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 22619-22657, 2009
Good, N., D. O. Topping, J. D. Allan, E. Fuentes, M. Irwin, M. Flynn, P. I. Williams, H. Coe and G. McFiggans, Consistency between parameterisations of aerosol hygroscopicity and CCN activity during the RHaMBLe Discovery cruise, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 9, 22659-22692, 2009
Good, N., H. Coe and G. McFiggans, Instrumentational operation and analytical methodology for the reconciliation of aerosol water uptake under sub- and supersaturated conditions, submitted to Atmos. Meas. Tech. (amt-2009-596), 30th Sept 2009
Gysel, M., J. Crosier, D. O. Topping, J. D. Whitehead, K. N. Bower, M. J. Cubison, P. I. Williams, M. J. Flynn, G. B. McFiggans, and H. Coe, Closure study between chemical composition and hygroscopic growth of aerosol particles during TORCH2, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 6131-6144, 2007
Gysel, M., G. B. McFiggans & H. Coe, Inversion of Tandem Differential Mobility Analyser (TDMA) Measurements, J. Aerosol Sci., 40, 134-151, 2009
Haggerstone A.-L., L. J. Carpenter, N. Carslaw, G. McFiggans, Improved model predictions of HO2 with gas to particle mass transfer rates calculated using aerosol number size distributions, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D04303, doi:10.1029/2004JD005282, 2005
Hallquist, M., J. C. Wenger, U. Baltensperger, Y. Rudich, D. Simpson, M. Claeys, J. Dommen, N. M. Donahue, C. George, A. H. Goldstein, J. F. Hamilton, H. Herrmann, T. Hoffmann, Y. Iinuma, M. Jang, M. Jenkin, J. L. Jimenez, A. Kiendler-Scharr, W. Maenhaut, G. McFiggans, T. Mentel, A. Monod, A. S. H. Prevot, J. H. Seinfeld, J. D. Surratt, R. Szmigielski, J. Wildt, The Formation, Properties and Impact of Secondary Organic Aerosol: Current and Emerging Issues, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 5155-5235, 2009
Hanford, K. L., L. Mitchem, J. P. Reid, S. L. Clegg, D. O. Topping and G. B. McFiggans, Comparative Thermodynamic Studies of Aqueous Glutaric Acid, Ammonium Sulphate and Sodium Chloride Aerosol at High Humidity, J. Phys. Chem., 112, 9413-9422, 2008
Heard, D. E., K. A. Read, J. Methven, S. Al-Haider, W. J. Bloss, G. P. Johnson, M. J. Pilling, P. W. Seakins, S. C. Smith, R. Sommariva, J. C. Stanton, T. J. Still, T. Ingham, B. Brooks, G. De Leeuw, A. V. Jackson, J. B. McQuaid, R. Morgan, M. H. Smith, L. J. Carpenter, N. Carslaw, J. Hamilton, J. R. Hopkins, J. D. Lee, A. C. Lewis, R. M. Purvis, D. J. Wevill, N. Brough, T. Green, G. Mills, S. A. Penkett, J. M. C. Plane, A. Saiz-Lopez, D. Worton, P. S. Monks, Z. Fleming, A. R. Rickard, M. R. Alfarra, J. D. Allan, K. Bower, H. Coe, M. Cubison, M. Flynn, G. McFiggans, M. Gallagher, E. G. Norton, C. D. O'Dowd, J. Shillito, D. Topping, G. Vaughan, P. Williams, M. Bitter, S. M. Ball, R. L. Jones, I. M. Povey, S. O'Doherty, P. G. Simmonds, A. Allen, R. P. Kinnersley, D. C. S. Beddows, M. Dall'Osto, R. M. Harrison, R. J. Donovan, M. R. Heal, S. G. Jennings, C. Noone, and G. Spain, The North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (NAMBLEX). Overview of the campaign held at Mace Head, Ireland, in summer 2002, Atmos. Chem. Phys.., 6, 2241-2272, 2006
Hewitt, C. N., J. Lee, M. P. Barkley, N. Carslaw, N. A. Chappell, H. Coe, C. Collier, R. Commane, F. Davies, P. DiCarlo, C. F. Di Marco, P. M. Edwards, M. J. Evans, D. Fowler, K. L. Furneaux, M. Gallagher, A. Guenther, D. E. Heard, C. Helfter, J. Hopkins, T. Ingham, M. Irwin, C. Jones, B. Langford, A. C. Lewis, S. F. Lim, S. MacDonald, A. R. MacKenzie, A. Mahajan, S. Malpass, G. McFiggans, G. Mills, S. Moller, P. S. Monks, E. Nemitz, V. Nicolas-Perea, H. Oetjen, D. Oram, P. I. Palmer, G. J. Phillips, J. M. C. Plane, T. Pugh, J. A. Pyle, C. E. Reeves, N. H. Robinson, D. Stewart, D. Stone, and L. K. Whalley, Oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rain forest (the OP3 project): rationale, location characteristics, tools and overview, accepted by Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc. (acpd-2009-489), 11th Sept 2009
Johnson, D., S. R. Utembe, M. E. Jenkin, R. G. Derwent, G. D. Hayman, M. R. Alfarra, H. Coe and G. McFiggans, Simulating regional scale secondary organic aerosol formation during the TORCH 2003 campaign in the southern UK, Atmos. Chem. Phys.., 6, 403-418, 2006
Küpper, F. C., L. J. Carpenter, G. McFiggans, C. J. Palmer, T. Waite, S. Woitsch, E.-M. Boneberg, M. Weiller, P. Potin, A. Butler, G. W. Luther III, P. Kroneck, W. Meyer-Klaucke, and M. C. Feiters, Iodide accumulation provides kelp with an inorganic antioxidant impacting atmospheric chemistry, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105, 19, 6954-6958, 2008
Laj, P., J. Klausen, M. Bilde, C. Plaβ-Duelmer, G. Pappalardo, C. Clerbaux, U. Baltensperger, J. Hjorth, D. Simpson, S. Reimann, P.-F. Coheur, A. Richter, M. De Mazière, Y. Rudich, G. McFiggans, K. Torseth, A. Wiedensohler, S. Morin, M. Schulz, J. Allan, J.- L. Attié, I. Barnes, W. Birmilli, P. Cammas, J. Dommen, H.-P. Dorn, D. Fowler, J.- S. Fuzzi, M. Glasius, C. Granier, M. Hermann, I. Isaksen, S. Kinne, I. Koren, F. Madonna, M. Maione, A. Massling, O. Moehler, L. Mona, P. Monks, D. Müller, T. Müller, J. Orphal, V.-H. Peuch, F. Stratmann, D. Tanré, G. Tyndall, A. A. Riziq, M. Van Roozendael, P. Villani, B. Wehner, H. Wex, A. A. Zardini, Measuring Atmospheric Composition Change, Atmos. Env., 43, 5351 - 5414, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.08.020, 2009
Lee, J. D., G. McFiggans, J. D. Allan, A. R. Baker, S, M. Ball, A. K. Benton, L. J. Carpenter, R. Commane, B. D. Finley, M. Evans, E. Fuentes, K. Furneaux, A. Goddard, N. Good, J. F. Hamilton, D. E. Heard, H. Herrmann, A. Hollingsworth, J. R. Hopkins, T. Ingham, M. Irwin, C. E. Jones, R. L. Jones, W. C. Keene, M. J. Lawler, S. Lehmann, A. C. Lewis, M. S. Long, A. Mahajan, J. Methven, S. J. Moller, K. Müller, T. Müller, N. Niedermeier, S. O'Doherty, H. Oetjen, J. M. C. Plane, A. A. P. Pszenny, K. A. Read, A. Saiz-Lopez, E. S. Saltzman, R. Sander, R. von Glasow, L. Whalley, A. Wiedensohler and D. Young, Reactive Halogens in the Marine Boundary Layer (RHaMBLe): the tropical North Atlantic experiments, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 21717-21783, 2009
Leigh, R. J., Ball, S., Whitehead, J., LeBlanc, C., Shilling, A. J., Mahajan, A. S., Oetjen, H., Dorsey, J., Gallagher, M. W., Jones, R., Plane, J. M. C., Potin, P., and McFiggans, G.: Measurements and modelling of molecular iodine emissions, transport and photodestruction in the coastal region around Roscoff, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 21165-21198, 2009
Lowe, D., D. O. Topping and G. McFiggans, Modelling multi-phase halogen chemistry in the remote marine boundary layer: investigation of the influence of aerosol size resolution on predicted gas- and condensed-phase chemistry, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 4559-4573, 2009
Mahajan, A. S., H. Oetjen, A. Saiz-Lopez, J. D. Lee, G. B. McFiggans and J. M. C. Plane, High bromine oxide concentrations in the semi-polluted boundary layer, Atmospheric Environment, 43, 3811-3818, 2009
Mahajan, A. S., H. Oetjen, A. Saiz-Lopez, J. D. Lee, G. B. McFiggans and J. M. C. Plane, Reactive iodine species in a semi-polluted environment, in press, Geophysical Research Letters, 2009GL038018, 2009
Meyer, N. K., Duplissy, J., Gysel, M., Metzger, A., Dommen, J., Weingartner, E., Alfarra, M. R., Fletcher, C., Good, N., McFiggans, G., Jonsson, Å. M., Hallquist, M., Baltensperger, U. and Ristovski, Z. D., Analysis of the hygroscopic and volatile properties of ammonium sulphate seeded and un-seeded SOA particles, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 721-732, 2009
Monks, P. S., C. Granier, S. Fuzzi, A. Stohl, M. Williams, H. Akimoto, M. Amman, A. Baklanov, U. Baltensperger, I. Bey, N. Blake, R. S. Blake, K. Carslaw, O. R. Cooper, F. Dentener, D. Fowler, E. Fragkou, G. Frost, S. Generoso, P. Ginoux, V. Grewe, A. Guenther, H. C. Hansson, S. Henne, J. Hjorth, A. Hofzumahaus, H. Huntrieser, I.S.A. Isaksen, M.E. Jenkin, J. Kaiser, M. Kanakidou, Z. Klimont, M. Kulmala, P. Laj, M. G. Lawrence, J. D. Lee, C. Liousse, M. Maione, G. McFiggans, A. Metzger, A. Mieville, N. Moussiopoulos, J. J. Orlando, C. O'Dowd, P. I. Palmer, D. D. Parrish, A. Petzold, U. Platt, U. Poeschl, A. S. H. Prévôt, C. E. Reeves, S. Reimann, Y. Rudich, K. Sellegri, R. Steinbrecher, D. Simpson, H. ten Brink, J. Theloke, G. R.van der Werf, R. Vautard, V. Vestreng, Ch. Vlachokostas, R. vonGlasow, Atmospheric Composition Change-Global and Regional Air Quality, accepted by Atmospheric Environment, ATMENV-D-09-00132R1, doi:10.1016.jatmosenv.2009.08.021, 12th August 2009
Palmer, C. J., T. L. Anders, L. J. Carpenter, F. C. Küpper, and G. McFiggans, Iodine and halocarbon response of Laminaria digitata to oxidative stress and links to atmospheric new particle production, Environmental Chemistry, 2 (4), 282-290, 2005
Rissman, T. A., V. Varutbangkul, J. D. Surratt, D. O. Topping, G. McFiggans, R. C. Flagan and J. H. Seinfeld, Cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) behavior of organic aerosol particles generated by atomization of water and methanol solutions, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 2949-2971, 2007
Romakkaniemi, S., G. McFiggans, K. N. Bower, P. Brown, H. Coe, and T. W. Choularton, A comparison between trajectory ensemble and adiabatic parcel modeled cloud properties and evaluation against airborne measurements, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D06214, doi:10.1029/2008JD011286, 2009
Saiz-Lopez, A., J. M. C. Plane, G. McFiggans, P. I. Williams, S. M. Ball, M. Bitter, R. L. Jones, C. Hongwei and T. Hoffmann, Modelling molecular iodine emissions in a coastal marine environment: the link to new particle formation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 883-895, 2006
Saiz-Lopez, A., A. Notario, J. Albaladejo and G McFiggans, Seasonal Variation of NOx Loss Processes Coupled to the HNO3 Formation in a Daytime Urban Atmosphere: A Model Study, Water Air Soil Pollution, DOI 10.1007/s11270-006-9332-6, 182, 197-206, 2007
Sommariva, R., W. J. Bloss, N. Brough, N. Carslaw, M. Flynn, A.-L. Haggerstone, D. E. Heard, J. R. Hopkins, J. D. Lee, A. C. Lewis, G. McFiggans, P. S. Monks, S. A. Penkett, M. J. Pilling, J. M. C. Plane, K. A. Read, A. Saiz-Lopez, A. R. Rickard, P. I. Williams, OH and HO2 chemistry during NAMBLEX: roles of oxygenates, halogen oxides and heterogeneous uptake, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 6, 1135-1153, 2006
Swietlicki, E., H.-C. Hansson, K. Hämeri, B. Svenningsson, A. Massling, G. McFiggans, P. H. McMurry, T. Petäjä, P. Tunved, M. Gysel, D. Topping, E. Weingartner, U. Baltensperger, J. Rissler, A. Wiedensohler & M. Kulmala, Hygroscopic Properties of Sub-Micrometer Atmospheric Aerosol Particles Measured with H-TDMA Instruments in Various Environments - A Review, Tellus-B (Chemical & Physical Meteorology), 60, 3, 432-469, 2008
Tay, B. K., G. B. McFiggans, D. P. Jones, M. W. Gallagher, C. Martin, P. Watkins, and R. M. Harrison, Linking Aerosol Fluxes in Street Canyons to Urban City-scale Emissions, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc., 9, 18065-18112, 2009
Topping, D. O., H. Coe, G. McFiggans, R. A. Burgess, J. D. Allan, M. R. Alfarra, K. N. Bower, T. W. Choularton, S. Decesari and M-C. Facchini, Aerosol chemical characteristics from sampling conducted on the island of Jeju, Korea, during ACE Asia, Atmos. Env., 38, 2111-2123, 2004
Topping, D. O., G. B. McFiggans and H. Coe, A curved multi-component aerosol hygroscopicity model framework: Part 1 - Inorganic compounds, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5, 1205-1222, 2005
Topping, D. O., G. B. McFiggans and H. Coe, A curved multi-component aerosol hygroscopicity model framework: Part 2 - Including organic compounds, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5, 1223-1242, 2005
Topping, D. O., G. B. McFiggans, G. Kiss, Z. Varga, M. C. Facchini , S. Decesari and M. Mircea, Surface tensions of multi-component mixed inorganic/organic aqueous systems of atmospheric significance: Measurements, model predictions and importance for cloud activation predictions, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 2371-2398, 2007
Topping. D. O., D. Lowe and G. McFiggans, Partial Derivative Fitted Taylor Expansion: An efficient method for calculating gas-liquid equilibria in atmospheric aerosol particles: 1. Inorganic compounds, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D04304, doi:10.1029/2008JD010099, 2009
Vuollekoski, H., V.-M. Kerminen, T. Anttila, S.-L. Sihto, M. Vana, M. Ehn, H. Korhonen, G. McFiggans, C. D. O'Dowd, and M. Kulmala, Iodine dioxide nucleation simulations in coastal and remote marine environments, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D02206, doi:10.1029/2008JD010713, 2009
Wex, H. F. Stratmann, D. Topping and G. McFiggans, The Kelvin versus the Raoult term in the Köhler equation, J. Atmos. Sci., 65, 12, 4004-4016, 2008
Whitehead, J. D., G. B. McFiggans, M. W. Gallagher and M.J. Flynn, Direct linkage between tidally driven coastal ozone deposition fluxes, particle emission fluxes and subsequent CCN formation, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L04806, doi:10.1029/2008GL035969, 2009
Whitehead, J. D., G. McFiggans, M.W. Gallagher, and M.J. Flynn, Simultaneous coastal measurements of ozone deposition fluxes and iodine-mediated particle emission fluxes with subsequent CCN formation, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Disc., 9, 20567-20597, 2009
Williams, P. I., G. McFiggans and M. W. Gallagher, Latitudinal aerosol size distribution variation in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean measured aboard the FS-Polarstern, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 2563-2573, 2007