Being Editor in Chief is a great honor but it is also a lot of responsibility to serve the community in this way. JGR: Atmospheres is a legacy journal where many scientists in our field including myself have our first paper published. What does it mean to you to serve as Editor in Chief of JGR: Atmospheres ? The goal is to achieve a predictive understanding of the origins, interactions, and impact of aerosols in the Earth system, and to support science-oriented pollution control and climate mitigation. My group has worked intensively on understanding the formation mechanisms of haze and secondary aerosols in the atmosphere. Besides its climate impact, aerosols and related haze pollution are among the leading health risks worldwide. Currently, my group is performing global aircraft measurements and model simulations for a better understanding of global climatology of black carbon aerosols. I designed a closure study combining models and field observations to retrieve the mixing state of black carbon, a key parameter determining its climate impact, which also lead to my first publication in JGR: Atmospheres. about 17 years ago, I was deeply interested in the climate impact of black carbon aerosols that are among the most important short-lived climate warming agents. I combine laboratory and field experiments, scientific instrument development, and numerical model simulations to gain a fundamental and comprehensive understanding of aerosol processes and physicochemical interactions from molecular to global scales.ĭuring my Ph.D. My main interest is the chemistry and physics of atmospheric aerosols and their impact on the Earth’s energy balance, hydrological cycle, and atmospheric circulation. What are your own areas of scientific interest? We asked Yafang some questions about her own research interests and her vision for the journal. We are delighted to announce that Yafang Cheng has taken over as Editor in Chief of Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. Editors’ Vox is a blog from AGU’s Publications Department.
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