Xin Yang

Atmospheric Chemistry Modeller

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Xin Yang

Biography

I am an atmospheric chemist. I mainly use global chemistry models, combined with in-situ field work and laboratory study, to explore polar and global scale atmospheric chemistry. My major research focuses are (i) halogen chemistry – mainly bromine and its impacts on atmospheric ozone, elemental mercury oxidation, etc; and (ii) sea-ice-sourced sea salt aerosols. I initiated the mechanism of sea salt production from blowing snow on sea ice. Before I joint BAS in 2014, I had been working in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge for 12 years.

Research interests

I am a modeller with >25 years experience of running 3D numerical chemistry models.  I am one of the first to apply a detailed tropospheric bromine scheme in global chemistry transport model (p-TOMCAT) to quantify the impact of bromine chemistry on tropospheric ozone. Using a global chemistry climate model (UM-UKCA) I investigated the sensitivity of stratospheric ozone to naturally emitted short-lived bromocarbons. We are the first to demonstrate the importance of reactive bromine in the oxidation of atmospheric elemental mercury.  I am the first to propose the idea of blowing snow being a large source of reactive bromine (and SSA) in polar boundary layer, which scheme has been proved by in-situ data and modelling to play a key role in terms of polar boundary layer springtime “bromine explosion” event and ozone depletion events.

My recent work focuses on the newly identified sea-ice sourced sea salt aerosol.  I initiated the SSA production mechanism back to 2008 and parameterized the production flux, which scheme has been used world widely, e.g. in GESO-Chem and WRF-Chem models.  I am currently involved in some grants (including EU H2020) to estimate this sea-ice-sourced SSA source in polar and global climate, via acting as cloud condensation nuclei and even ice nuclei particles. I am also involved in the application of this new source in ice core sodium interpretation, as it may act as a sea ice extent proxy for the past climate reconstruction.

In addition, I am interested in snow chemistry. For example, I collected >1 thousand snow samples from Eureka (80N), Canada for ionic analysis with aims of investigating the role that tundra snowpack plays in polar boundary layer bromine chemistry.

Publications from NERC Open Research Archive

2023

Gong, Xianda, Zhang, Jiaoshi, Croft, Betty, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Bergner, Nora, Chang, Rachel Y.-W., Creamean, Jessie M., Kuang, Chongai, Martin, Randall V., Ranjithkumar, Ananth, Sedlacek, Arthur J., Uin, Janek, Willmes, Sascha, Zawadowicz, Maria A., Pierce, Jeffrey R., Shupe, Matthew D., Schmale, Julia, Wang, Jian. (2023) Arctic warming by abundant fine sea salt aerosols from blowing snow. Nature Geoscience. 18 pp. 10.1038/s41561-023-01254-8

Vetráková, Lubica, Neděla, Vilém, Závacká, Kamila, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Heger, Dominik. (2023) Technical note: Sublimation of frozen CsCl solutions in an environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM) – determining the number and size of salt particles relevant to sea salt aerosols. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23. 4463-4488. 10.5194/acp-23-4463-2023

Lapere, Rémy, Thomas, Jennie L., Marelle, Louis, Ekman, Annica M.L., Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Lund, Marianne Tronstad, Makkonen, Risto, Ranjithkumar, Ananth, Salter, Matthew E., Samset, Bjørn Hallvard, Schulz, Michael, Sogacheva, Larisa, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Zieger, Paul. (2023) The representation of sea salt aerosols and their role in polar climate within CMIP6. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128. 36 pp. 10.1029/2022JD038235

2022

Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Strong, Kimberly, Criscitiello, Alison S., Santos-Garcia, Marta, Bognar, Kristof, Zhao, Xiaoyi, Fogal, Pierre, Walker, Kaley A., Morris, Sara M., Effertz, Peter. (2022) Surface snow bromide and nitrate at Eureka, Canada in early spring and implications for polar boundary layer chemistry [preprint]. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (in review). 10.5194/egusphere-2022-696

Chen, Douxing, Luo, Yuhan, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Si, Fuqi, Dou, Ke, Zhou, Haijin, Qian, Yuanyuan, Hu, Chunqiao, Liu, Jianguo, Liu, Wenqing. (2022) Study of an Arctic blowing snow-induced bromine explosion event in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Science of The Total Environment, 839. 13 pp. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156335

Závacká, Kamila, Neděla, Vilém, Olbert, Martin, Tihlaříková, Eva, Vetráková, Ľubica, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Heger, Dominik. (2022) Temperature and concentration affect particle size upon sublimation of saline ice: Implications for sea salt aerosol production in polar regions. Geophysical Research Letters, 49. 10 pp. 10.1029/2021GL097098

2020

Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Blechschmidt, Anne-M., Bognar, Kristof, McClure-Begley, Audra, Morris, Sara, Petropavlovskikh, Irina, Richter, Andreas, Skov, Henrik, Strong, Kimberly, Tarasick, David W., Uttal, Taneil, Vestenius, Mika, Zhao, Xiaoyi. (2020) Pan-Arctic surface ozone: modelling vs. measurements. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20. 31 pp. 10.5194/acp-20-15937-2020

Ming, Alison ORCIDORCID record for Alison Ming, Winton, V. Holly L. ORCIDORCID record for V. Holly L. Winton, Keeble, James, Abraham, Nathan L., Dalvi, Mohit C., Griffiths, Paul, Caillon, Nicolas, Jones, Anna E. ORCIDORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Mulvaney, Robert ORCIDORCID record for Robert Mulvaney, Savarino, Joël, Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang. (2020) Stratospheric ozone changes from explosive tropical volcanoes: Modeling and ice core constraints. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125. 14 pp. 10.1029/2019JD032290

Winton, V. Holly L. ORCIDORCID record for V. Holly L. Winton, Ming, Alison ORCIDORCID record for Alison Ming, Caillon, Nicolas, Hauge, Lisa, Jones, Anna E. ORCIDORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Savarino, Joel, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey. (2020) Deposition, recycling and archival of nitrate stable isotopes between the air-snow interface: comparison between Dronning Maud Land and Dome C, Antarctica. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20. 5861-5885. 10.5194/acp-20-5861-2020

Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Norris, Sarah J., Brooks, Ian M., Anderson, Philip S., Nishimura, Kouichi, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Jones, Anna E. ORCIDORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Jones, David H., Wolff, Eric W.. (2020) First direct observation of sea salt aerosol production from blowing snow above sea ice. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 20. 2549-2578. 10.5194/acp-20-2549-2020

2019

Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey, Rhodes, Rachael H., Norris, Sarah J., Brooks, Ian M., Anderson, Philip S., Nishimura, Kouichi, Jones, Anna E. ORCIDORCID record for Anna E. Jones, Wolff, Eric W.. (2019) Sea salt aerosol production via sublimating wind-blown saline snow particles over sea ice: parameterizations and relevant microphysical mechanisms. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19. 8407-8424. 10.5194/acp-19-8407-2019

Dennison, Fraser, Keeble, James, Morgenstern, Olaf, Zeng, Guang, Abraham, N Luke, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang. (2019) Improvements to stratospheric chemistry scheme in the UM-UKCA (v10.7) model: solar cycle and heterogeneous reactions. Geoscientific Model Development, 12. 1227-1239. 10.5194/gmd-12-1227-2019

2018

Rhodes, Rachael H., Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Wolff, Eric W. (2018) Sea ice versus storms: what controls sea salt in Arctic ice cores?. Geophysical Research Letters, 45. 5572-5580. 10.1029/2018GL077403

2017

Zhao, Xiaoyi, Weaver, Dan, Bognar, Kristof, Manney, Gloria, Millán, Luis, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Eloranta, Edwin, Schneider, Matthias, Strong, Kimberly. (2017) Cyclone-induced surface ozone and HDO depletion in the Arctic. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 14955-14974. 10.5194/acp-17-14955-2017

Rhodes, Rachael H., Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Wolff, Eric W., McConnell, Joseph R., Frey, Markus M. ORCIDORCID record for Markus M. Frey. (2017) Sea ice as a source of sea salt aerosol to Greenland ice cores: a model-based study. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 9417-9433. 10.5194/acp-17-9417-2017

Bieser, Johannes, Slemr, Franz, Ambrose, Jesse, Brenninkmeijer, Carl, Brooks, Steve, Dastoor, Ashu, DeSimone, Francesco, Ebinghaus, Ralf, Gencarelli, Christian N., Geyer, Beate, Gratz, Lynne E., Hedgecock, Ian M., Jaffe, Daniel, Kelley, Paul, Lin, Che-Jen, Jaegle, Lyatt, Matthias, Volker, Ryjkov, Andrei, Selin, Noelle E., Song, Shaojie, Travnikov, Oleg, Weigelt, Andreas, Luke, Winston, Ren, Xinrong, Zahn, Andreas, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Zhu, Yun, Pirrone, Nicola. (2017) Multi-model study of mercury dispersion in the atmosphere: vertical and interhemispheric distribution of mercury species. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 6925-6955. 10.5194/acp-17-6925-2017

Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Neděla, Vilém, Runštuk, Jiří, Ondrušková, Gabriela, Krausko, Ján, Vetráková, Ľubica, Heger, Dominik. (2017) Evaporating brine from frost flowers with electron microscopy, and implications for atmospheric chemistry and sea-salt aerosol formation. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 6291-6303. 10.5194/acp-17-6291-2017

Travnikov, Oleg, Angot, Helene, Artaxo, Paulo, Bencardino, Mariantonia, Bieser, Johannes, D'Amore, Francesco, Dastoor, Ashu, De Simone, Francesco, Diéguez, María del Carmen, Dommergue, Aurélien, Ebinghaus, Ralf, Feng, Xin Bin, Gencarelli, Christian N., Hedgecock, Ian M., Magand, Olivier, Martin, Lynwill, Matthias, Volker, Mashyanov, Nikolay, Pirrone, Nicola, Ramachandran, Ramesh, Read, Katie Alana, Ryjkov, Andrei, Selin, Noelle E., Sena, Fabrizio, Song, Shaojie, Sprovieri, Francesca, Wip, Dennis, Wängberg, Ingvar, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang. (2017) Multi-model study of mercury dispersion in the atmosphere: atmospheric processes and model evaluation. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 5271-5295. 10.5194/acp-17-5271-2017

Gencarelli, Christian N., Bieser, Johannes, Carbone, Francesco, De Simone, Francesco, Hedgecock, Ian M., Matthias, Volker, Travnikov, Oleg, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Pirrone, Nicola. (2017) Sensitivity model study of regional mercury dispersion in the atmosphere. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17. 627-643. 10.5194/acp-17-627-2017

2016

Angot, Helene, Dastoor, Ashu, De Simone, Francesco, Gardfeldt, Katarina, Gencarelli, Christian N., Hedgecock, Ian M., Langer, Sarka, Magand, Olivier, Mastromonaco, Michelle N., Nordstrom, Claus, Pfaffhuber, Katrine A., Pirrone, Nicola, Ryjkov, Andrei, Selin, Noelle E., Skov, Henrik, Song, Shaojie, Sprovieri, Francesca, Steffen, Alexandra, Toyota, Kenjiro, Travnikov, Oleg, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Dommergue, Aurelien. (2016) Chemical cycling and deposition of atmospheric mercury in Polar Regions: review of recent measurements and comparison with models. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 16. 10735-10763. 10.5194/acp-16-10735-2016

Legrand, Michel, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Preunkert, Susanne, Theys, Nicolas. (2016) Year-round records of sea salt, gaseous and particulate inorganic bromine in the atmospheric boundary layer at coastal (Dumont d’Urville) and central (Concordia) East Antarctic sites. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121. 997-1023. 10.1002/2015JD024066

Zhao, X., Strong, K., Adams, C., Schofield, R., Yang, X. ORCIDORCID record for X. Yang, Richter, A., Friess, U., Blechschmidt, A.-M., Koo, J.-H.. (2016) A case study of a transported bromine explosion event in the Canadian high arctic. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121. 457-477. 10.1002/2015JD023711

2015

Tegtmeier, S., Ziska, F., Pisso, I., Quack, B., Velders, G. J. M., Yang, X. ORCIDORCID record for X. Yang, Krüger, K.. (2015) Oceanic bromine emissions weighted by their ozone depletion potential. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 15. 13647-13663. 10.5194/acp-15-13647-2015

Gencarelli, Christian N., De Simone, Francesco, Hedgecock, Ian M., Sprovieri, Francesca, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Pirrone, Nicola. (2015) European and Mediterranean mercury modelling: local and long-range contributions to the deposition flux. Atmospheric Environment, 117. 162-168. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.07.015

de Simone, Francesco, Cinnirella, Sergio, Gencarelli, Christian N., Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Hedgecock, Ian M., Pirrone, Nicola. (2015) Model study of global mercury deposition from biomass burning. Environmental Science & Technology, 49. 6712-6721. 10.1021/acs.est.5b00969

Wang, Zhaomin, Zhang, Xiandong, Guan, Zhaoyong, Sun, Bo, Yang, Xin ORCIDORCID record for Xin Yang, Liu, Chengyan. (2015) An atmospheric origin of the multi-decadal bipolar seesaw. Scientific Reports, 5. 10.1038/srep08909

Before 2015

1. Yang, X., N. L. Abraham, A. T. Archibald, P. Braesicke, J. Keeble, P. J. Telford, N. J. Warwick, and J. A. Pyle, How sensitive is the recovery of stratospheric ozone to changes in concentrations of very short lived bromocarbons? Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 10431-10438, doi:10.5194/acp-14-10431-2014, 2014.
2. Banerjee, A., Archibald, A. T., Maycock, A., Telford, P., Abraham, N. L., Yang, X., Braesicke, P., and Pyle, J.: Lightning NOx, a key chemistry–climate interaction: impacts of future climate change and consequences for tropospheric oxidising capacity, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 14, 8753-8778, doi:10.5194/acpd-14-8753-2014, 2014.
3. Levine, J., Yang, X., Jones, A., Wolff, E. W.: Sea salt as an ice core proxy for past sea ice extent: a process-based model study, J. Geophys. Res., doi: 10.1002/2013JD020925, 2014.
4. Braesicke, P., Keeble, J., Yang, X., Stiller, G., Kellmann, S., Abraham, N. L., Archibald, A., Telford, P., and Pyle, J. A.: Circulation anomalies in the Southern Hemisphere and ozone changes, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10677– 10688, doi:10.5194/acp-13-10677-2013, 2013.
5. Hossaini, R., M. Chipperfield, S. Dhomse, C. Ordonez, A. Saiz-Lopez, N. L. Abraham, A. T. Archibald, P. Braesicke, P. J. Telford, N. J. Warwick, X. Yang, J. A. Pyle, Modelling future changes to the stratospheric source gas injection of biogenic bromocarbons, Geophys. Res. Lett., 39, doi:10.1029/2012GL053401, 2012.
6. Zatko, M. C., Grenfell, T. C., Alexander, B., Doherty, S. J., Thomas, J. L., and Yang, X.: The influence of snow grain size and impurities on the vertical profiles of actinic flux and associated NOx emissions on the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 3547-3567, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-3547-2013, 2013.
7. Parrella, J. P., D. J. Jacob, Q. Liang, Y. Zhang, L. J. Mickley, B. Miller, M. J. Evans, X. Yang, J. A. Pyle, N. Theys, and M. Van Roozendael, Tropospheric bromine chemistry: implications for present and pre-industrial ozone and mercury, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 6723-6740, doi:10.5194/acp-12-6723-2012, 2012.
8. Abbatt, J. P. D., J. L. Thomas, K. Abrahamsson, C. Boxe, A. Granfors, A. E. Jones, M. D. King, A. Saiz-Lopez, P. B. Shepson, J. Sodeau, D. W. Toohey, C. Toubin, R. von Glasow, S. N. Wren, and X. Yang, Halogen activation via interactions with environmental ice and snow, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 6237-6271, doi:10.5194/acp-12-6237-2012, 2012.
9. Tegtmeier, S., K. Krüger, B. Quack, I. Pisso, A. Stohl, and X. Yang, Emission and transport of bromocarbons: from the West Pacific ocean into the stratosphere, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 12, 10633-10648, doi:10.5194/acp-12-10633-2012, 2012.
10. Hezel, P. J., B. Alexander, C. M. Bitz, E. J. Steig, C. D. Holmes, X. Yang, and J. Sciare, Modeled methanesulfonic acid (MSA) deposition in Antarctica and its relationship to sea ice, J. Geophys. Res., 116, D23214, doi:10.1029/2011JD016383, 2011.
11. Theys, N., M. Van Roozendael, F. Hendrick, X. Yang, I. De Smedt, A. Richter, M. Begoin, Q. Errera, P. V. Johnston, K. Kreher, and M. De Mazière, Global observations of tropospheric BrO columns using GOME-2 satellite data, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 1791-1811, doi:10.5194/acp-11-1791-2011, 2011.
12. Ruti, P. M., J. E. Williams, F. Hourdin, F. Guichard, A. Boone, P. Van Velthoven, F. Favot, I. Musat, M. Rumukkainen, M. Domínguez, M. Á. Gaertner, J.P. Lafore, T. Losada, M.B. Rodriguez de Fonseca, J. Polcher, F. Giorgi, Y. Xue, I. Bouarar, K. Law, B. Josse, B. Barret, X. Yang, C. Mari, A.K. Traore, The West African climate system: a review of the AMMA model inter-comparison initiatives, Atmos. Sci. Lett., 12, 116-122, doi:10.1002/asl.305, 2011.
13. Russo, M. R., V. Marecal, C. R. Hoyle, J. Arteta, C. Chemel, O. Dessens, W. Feng, J. S. Hosking, P. Telford, O. Wild, X. Yang, J. A. Pyle, Tropical deep Convection and its impact on Composition in Global and Mesoscale models – Part 1: Meteorology, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 2765-2786, doi:10.5194/acp-11-2765-2011, 2011.
14. Hoyle, C. R., V. Marécal, M. R. Russo, J. Arteta, C. Chemel, M. P. Chipperfield, F. D’Amato, O. Dessens, W. Feng, N. R. P. Harris, J. S. Hosking, O. Morgenstern, T. Peter, J. A. Pyle, T. Reddmann, N. A. D. Richards, P. J. Telford, W. Tian, S. Viciani, O. Wild, X. Yang, and G. Zeng, Tropical deep convection and its impact on composition in global and mesoscale models – Part 2: Tracer transport, Atmos. Chem. Phys., doi:10.5194/acp-11-8103-2011, 11, 8103-8131 2011.
15. Feng, W., M. P., Chipperfield, S. Dhomse, B. M. Monge-Sanz, X. Yang, K. Zhang, and M. Ramonet, Evaluation of cloud convection and tracer transport in a three-dimensional chemical transport model, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11 (5783-5803) , doi:10.5194/acp-11-5783-2011, 2011.
16. Holmes, C. D., D. J. Jacob, E. S. Corbitt, J. Mao, X. Yang, R. Talbot, F. Slemr, and Y.-J. Han, Global atmospheric model for mercury including oxidation by bromine atoms, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 12037-12057, doi:10.5194/acp-10-12037-2010, 2010.
17. Williams, J. E., M. P. Scheele, P. F. J. van Velthoven, I. Bouarar, K. Law, B. Josse, V. H. Peuch, X. Yang, J. Pyle, V. Thouret, B. Barret, C. Liousse, F. Hourdin, S. Szopa and A. Cozic, Global Chemistry simulations in the AMMA-Model Intercomparison project, Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc., 91, 611-624, doi:10.1175/2009bams2818.1, 2010.
18. Barret, B., J. E. Williams, I. Bouarar, X. Yang, B. Josse, K. Law, E. Le Flochmon, C. Liousse, V. H. Peuch, G. Carver, J. Pyle, B. Sauvage, P. van Velthoven, C. Mari, and J.-P. Cammas, Impact of West African Monsoon convective transport and lightning NOx production upon tropical the upper tropospheric composition: a multi-model study, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 5719-5738, doi:10.5194/acp-10-5719-2010, 2010.
19. Pike, R. C., J. D. Lee, P. J. Young, S. Moller, G. D. Carver, X. Yang, P. Misztal, B. Langford, D. Stewart, C. Reeves, C.N. Hewitt and J. A. Pyle, Can a global model chemical mechanism reproduce NO, NO2, and O3 measurements above a tropical rainforest? Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 10607-10620, doi:10.5194/acp-10-10607-2010, 2010.
20. Yang, X., J. A., Pyle, R. A. Cox, N. Theys, M. Van Roozendael, Snow-sourced bromine and its implications for polar tropospheric ozone, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 7763-7773, doi:10.5194/acp-10-7763-2010, 2010.
21. Hewitt, C. N., et. al. (55 co-authors): Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 169-199, doi:10.5194/acp-10-169-2010, 2010.
22. Hewitt, C. N., et al.(55 co-authors): Corrigendum to “Overview: oxidant and particle photochemical processes above a south-east Asian tropical rainforest (the OP3 project): introduction, rationale, location characteristics and tools” published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 169–199, 2010, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 563-563, doi:10.5194/acp-10-563-2010, 2010.
23. Voulgarakis, A., X. Yang and J. A. Pyle, How different would tropospheric oxidation be over an ice-free Arctic? Geophys. Res. Lett., doi:10.1029/2009GL040541, 2009.
24. O’Brien, L. M., Harris, N. R. P., Robinson, A. D., Gostlow, B., Warwick, N., Yang, X., and Pyle, J. A.: Bromocarbons in the tropical marine boundary layer at the Cape Verde Observatory – measurements and modelling, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9, 9083-9099, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-9-9083-2009, 2009.
25. Yang, X, J. A. Pyle, and R. A. Cox, Sea salt aerosol production and bromine release: Role of snow on sea ice. Geophys. Res. Let., 35, L16815, doi:10.1029/2008GL034536, 2008.
26. Hendrick, F., Van Roozendael, M., Chipperfield, M. P., Dorf, M., Goutail, F., Yang, X., Fayt, C., Hermans, C., Pfeilsticker, K., Pommereau, J.-P., Pyle, J. A., Theys, N., and De Mazière, M.: Retrieval of stratospheric and tropospheric BrO profiles and columns using ground-based zenith-sky DOAS observations at Harestua, 60° N, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 7, 4869-4885, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-7-4869-2007, 2007.
27. Pyle J. A., N. Warwick, X. Yang, P. J. Young, and G. Zeng, Climate/chemistry feedbacks and biogenic emissions, Phil. Trans. R. Soc. A, 365, 1727-1740, https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2007.2041, 2007.
28. Warwick, N. J., J. A. Pyle, G. D. Carver, X. Yang, N. H. Savage, F. M. O’Connor, and R. A. Cox, Global modeling of biogenic bromocarbons, J. Geophys. Res., 111, D24305, doi:10.1029/2006JD007264, 2006.
29. Holmes, C. D., D. J. Jacob, and X. Yang, Global lifetime of elemental mercury against oxidation by atomic bromine in the free troposphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 33, L20808, doi:10.1029/2006GL027176, 2006.
30. Yang, X., R. A. Cox, N. J. Warwick, J. A. Pyle, G. D. Carver, F. M. O’Connor and N. H. Savage, Tropospheric bromine chemistry and its impacts on ozone: A model study. J. Geophys. Res., 110, D23311, doi:10.1029/2005JD006244, 2005. (this paper was reviewed by a Nature article: Salawitch,, Nature, 2006)
31. Wang, M.X., Q. Liu Q, X. Yang, A review of research on human activity induced climate change I. Greenhouse gases and aerosols, Adv. Atmos. Sci., 21 (3): 314-321, 2004.
32. Yang, X., M.X. Wang, Y. Huang, Y. S. Wang, A one-compartment model to study soil carbon decomposition rate at equilibrium situation, Ecological Modelling, 151 (1): 63-73, 2002.
33. Yang, X., M. X. Wang and Y. Huang, The climatic-induced net carbon sink by terrestrial biosphere over 1901-1995, Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 18(6), 1192-1205, 2001.
34. Yang, X., and M. X. Wang, Monsoon ecosystems control on atmospheric CO2 interannual variability: inferred from a significant positive correlation between year-to-year changes in land precipitation and atmospheric CO2 growth rate, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 11, 1671-1674, 2000. (highlighted)
35. Yang, X., M. X. Wang and X. S. Li, Numerical study of surface ozone in China during summer time, J. Geophys. Res., 104, D23, 30341-30349, 1999.

  • The role of tundra snowpack chemistry in the boundary layer bromine budget at Eureka, Canada (2nd UK-Canada Arctic bursaries 2018 programme) UK-PI: Xin Yang, Canadian collaborator: Professor Kimberly Strong (University of Toronto)
  • A second investigation of the role of tundra snowpack chemistry in the boundary layer ‘bromine explosion’ at Eureka, Canada  (3rd UK-Canada Arctic bursaries 2019 programme) UK-PI: Xin Yang, Canadian collaborator: Professor Kimberly Strong (University of Toronto)