Chelsea R. Thompson
Papers
2
Total Citations
72
H-Index
2
About
Chelsea R. Thompson is an atmospheric scientist whose research centers on aerosol microphysics, chemistry, and optical properties in the remote atmosphere. Her most impactful work stems from the NASA Atmospheric Tomography Mission (ATom), where she led global-scale in situ measurements of ambient aerosol properties. Using the NASA DC-8 aircraft, Thompson and her team conducted flights spanning from ~84°N to ~86°S latitude across the Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, and Southern Oceans between 2016 and 2018. Her 2021 paper on this topic has garnered over 65 citations, establishing it as a foundational reference for understanding baseline aerosol conditions in pristine environments. Thompson’s contributions are particularly notable for providing the first comprehensive, vertically resolved dataset of aerosol properties across such a vast latitudinal range, filling critical gaps in global climate models. Her work has profound implications for improving predictions of aerosol-cloud interactions and radiative forcing in remote regions, which are essential for accurate climate projections. By delivering these unprecedented observations, Thompson has advanced our understanding of how natural and anthropogenic aerosols influence the Earth’s energy balance in the most untouched parts of the atmosphere.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2