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Prof Hugh Coe

Prof Hugh Coe

Head of School & Professor of Atmospheric Composition

BSc Physics (Newcastle) 1989, PhD The exchange of nitrogen dioxide and ozone between vegetation and the atmosphere (UMIST) 1993

Room Number: 1.14 [Williamson Building]
Tel: +44 (0)161 306 3962
Email: hugh.coe@manchester.ac.uk

 

Professional biography

The main focus of my research is on improving the knowledge of the physics and chemistry of atmospheric aerosols. Aerosol particles play key roles in climate change, through reflecting and absorbing solar and infra-red radiation and by acting as sites for the formation of cloud droplets; in air pollution, being linked closely with impacts on human health; and on the transport of pollutants and nutrients on regional or even global scales. My current research interests include: biomass burning and dust aerosols; the long range transport of pollution aerosol; aerosol-cloud interactions; organic aerosol; transformation and transport of aerosols on urban to regional scales.

I chair the joint NERC/Met Office FAAM aircraft operations committee and am a current member of the NERC FAAM Board. I hold associate editorsips of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society and Aerosol Science and Technology. I am a committee Member of The Aerosol Society and a member of the following learned societies: the American Association of Aerosol Research; the American Geophysical Union; and the Gesellschaft fur Aerosolforschung (GeAF). I am a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Specific research interests

atmospheric composition and processes, properties and processes of atmospheric aerosols, atmospheric measurements, atmospheric meansurements from aircraft platforms

Teaching

Modules Supervised

Publications

  • Choularton, T. W., Bower, K. N., Weingartner, E., Crawford, I., Coe, H., Gallagher, M. W., Flynn, M., Crosier, J., Connolly, P., Targino, A., Alfarra, M. R., Baltensperger, U., Sjogren, S., Verheggen, B., Cozic, J., Gysel, M. (2008) The influence of small aerosol particles on the properties of water and ice clouds Faraday Discussions 137(), 205-222
  • Canagaratna, M. R., Jayne, J. T., Jimenez, J. L., Allan, J. D., Alfarra, M. R., Zhang, Q., Onasch, T. B., Drewnick, F., Coe, H., Middlebrook, A., Delia, A., Williams, L. R., Trimborn, A. M., Northway, M. J., DeCarlo, P. F., Kolb, C. E., Davidovits, P., Worsnop, D. R. (2007) Chemical and microphysical characterization of ambient aerosols with the aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer Mass Spectrometry Reviews 26(2), 185-222
  • Lewis, A. C., Evans, M. J., Methven, J., Watson, N., Lee, J. D., Hopkins, J. R., Purvis, R. M., Arnold, S. R., McQuaid, J. B., Whalley, L. K., Pilling, M. J., Heard, D. E., Monks, P. S., Parker, A. E., Reeves, C. E., Oram, D. E., Mills, G., Bandy, B. J., Stewart, D., Coe, H., Williams, P., Crosier, J. (2007) Chemical composition observed over the mid-Atlantic and the detection of pollution signatures far from source regions Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 112(D10),
  • Sjogren, S., Gysel, M., Weingartner, E., Baltensperger, U., Cubison, M. J., Coe, H., Zardini, A. A., Marcolli, C., Krieger, U. K., Peter, T. (2007) Hygroscopic growth and water uptake kinetics of two-phase aerosol particles consisting of ammonium sulfate, adipic and humic acid mixtures Journal of Aerosol Science 38(2), 157-171
  • Crosier, J., Jimenez, J. L., Allan, J. D., Bower, K. N., Williams, P. I., Alfarra, M. R., Canagaratna, M. R., Jayne, J. T., Worsnop, D. R., Coe, H. (2007) Technical note: Description and use of the new jump mass spectrum mode of operation for the aerodyne quadrupole aerosol mass spectrometers (Q-AMS) Aerosol Science and Technology 41(9), 865-872
  • Zhang, Q., Jimenez, J. L., Canagaratna, M. R., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Ulbrich, I., Alfarra, M. R., Takami, A., Middlebrook, A. M., Sun, Y. L., Dzepina, K., Dunlea, E., Docherty, K., DeCarlo, P. F., Salcedo, D., Onasch, T., Jayne, J. T., Miyoshi, T., Shimono, A., Hatakeyama, S., Takegawa, N., Kondo, Y., Schneider, J., Drewnick, F., Borrmann, S., Weimer, S., Demerjian, K., Williams, P., Bower, K., Bahreini, R., Cottrell, L., Griffin, R. J., Rautiainen, J., Sun, J. Y., Zhang, Y. M., Worsnop, D. R. (2007) Ubiquity and dominance of oxygenated species in organic aerosols in anthropogenically-influenced Northern Hemisphere midlatitudes Geophysical Research Letters 34(13), L13801
  • Alfarra, M. R., Paulsen, D., Gysel, M., Garforth, A. A., Dommen, J., Prevot, A. S. H., Worsnop, D. R., Baltensperger, U., Coe, H. (2006) A mass spectrometric study of secondary organic aerosols formed from the photooxidation of anthropogenic and biogenic precursors in a reaction chamber Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 5279-5293
  • Norton, E. G., Vaughan, G., Methven, J., Coe, H., Brooks, B., Gallagher, M., Longley, I. (2006) Boundary layer structure and decoupling from synoptic scale flow during NAMBLEX Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 433-445
  • Coe, H., Allan, J. D., Alfarra, M. R., Bower, K. N., Flynn, M. J., McFiggans, G. B., Topping, D. O., Williams, P. I., O, O', O'Dowd, C. D., Dall, Dall', Dall'Osto, M., Beddows, D. C. S., Harrison, R. M. (2006) Chemical and physical characteristics of aerosol particles at a remote coastal location, Mace Head, Ireland, during NAMBLEX Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 3289-3301
  • Methven, J., Arnold, S. R., Stohl, A., Evans, M. J., Avery, M., Law, K., Lewis, A. C., Monks, P. S., Parrish, D. D., Reeves, C. E., Schlager, H., Atlas, E., Blake, D. R., Coe, H., Crosier, J., Flocke, F. M., Holloway, J. S., Hopkins, J. R., McQuaid, J., Purvis, R., Rappengluck, B., Singh, H. B., Watson, N. M., Whalley, L. K., Williams, P. I. (2006) Establishing Lagrangian connections between observations within air masses crossing the Atlantic during the International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformation experiment Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 111(D23),
  • Coe, H., Allan, J., 2006. Mass spectrometric methods for aerosol composition measurement. In:Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement. Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 265-310.
  • Saiz-Lopez, A., Shillito, J. A., Coe, H., Plane, J. M. C. (2006) Measurements and modelling of I-2, IO, OIO, BrO and NO3 in the mid-latitude marine boundary layer Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 1513-1528
  • Johnson, D., Utembe, S. R., Jenkin, M. E., Derwent, R. G., Hayman, G. D., Alfarra, M. R., Coe, H., McFiggans, G. (2006) Simulating regional scale secondary organic aerosol formation during the TORCH 2003 campaign in the southern UK Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 403-418
  • Allan, J. D., Alfarra, M. R., Bower, K. N., Coe, H., Jayne, J. T., Worsnop, D. R., Aalto, P. P., Kulmala, M., Hyotylainen, T., Cavalli, F., Laaksonen, A. (2006) Size and composition measurements of background aerosol and new particle growth in a Finnish forest during QUEST 2 using an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 315-327
  • Cubison, M. J., Alfarra, M. R., Allan, J., Bower, K. N., Coe, H., McFiggans, G. B., Whitehead, J. D., Williams, P. I., Zhang, Q., Jimenez, J. L., Hopkins, J., Lee, J. (2006) The characterisation of pollution aerosol in a changing photochemical environment Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 5573-5588
  • Heard, D. E., Read, K. A., Methven, J., Al-Haider, S., Bloss, W. J., Johnson, G. P., Pilling, M. J., Seakins, P. W., Smith, S. C., Sommariva, R., Stanton, J. C., Still, T. J., Ingham, T., Brooks, B., De Leeuw, G., Jackson, A. V., McQuaid, J. B., Morgan, R., Smith, M. H., Carpenter, L. J., Carslaw, N., Hamilton, J., Hopkins, J. R., Lee, J. D., Lewis, A. C., Purvis, R. M., Wevill, D. J., Brough,, Brough, N., Green, T., Mills, G., Penkett, S. A., Plane, J. M. C., Saiz-Lopez, A., Worton, D., Monks, P. S., Fleming, Z., Rickard, A. R., Alfarra, M. R., Allan, J. D., Bower, K., Coe, H., Cubison, M., Flynn, M., McFiggans, G., Gallagher, M., Norton, E. G., O, O', O'Dowd, C. D., Shillito, J., Topping, D., Vaughan, G., Williams, P., Bitter, M., Ball, S. M., Jones, R. L., Povey, I. M., O, O', O'Doherty, S., Simmonds, P. G., Allen, A., Kinnersley, R. P., Beddows, D. C. S., Dall, Dall', Dall'Osto, M., Harrison, R. M., Donovan, R. J., Heal, M. R., Jennings, S. G., Noone, C., Spain, G. (2006) The North Atlantic Marine Boundary Layer Experiment (NAMBLEX). Overview of the campaign held at Mace Head, Ireland, in summer 2002 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 6(), 2241-2272
  • Coe, H. (2006) Use of aircraft to probe the troposphere Journal De Physique Iv 139(), 295-320
  • Topping, D. O., McFiggans, G. B., Coe, H. (2005) A curved multi-component aerosol hygroscopicity model framework: Part 1 - Inorganic compounds Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 5(), 1205-1222
  • Topping, D. O., McFiggans, G. B., Coe, H. (2005) A curved multi-component aerosol hygroscopicity model framework: Part 2 - Including organic compounds Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 5(), 1223-1242
  • Cubison, M. J., Coe, H., Gysel, M. (2005) A modified hygroscopic tandem DMA and a data retrieval method based on optimal estimation Journal of Aerosol Science 36(7), 846-865
  • Zhang, Q., Alfarra, M. R., Worsnop, D. R., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Canagaratna, M. R., Jimenez, J. L. (2005) Deconvolution and quantification of hydrocarbon-like and oxygenated organic aerosols based on aerosol mass spectrometry Environmental Science & Technology 39(13), 4938-4952
  • Bloss, W. J., Lee, J. D., Johnson, G. P., Sommariva, R., Heard, D. E., Saiz-Lopez, A., Plane, J. M. C., McFiggans, G., Coe, H., Flynn, M., Williams, P., Rickard, A. R., Fleming, Z. L. (2005) Impact of halogen monoxide chemistry upon boundary layer OH and HO2 concentrations at a coastal site Geophysical Research Letters 32(6),
  • Baltensperger, U., Kalberer, M., Dommen, J., Paulsen, D., Alfarra, M. R., Coe, H., Fisseha, R., Gascho, A., Gysel, M., Nyeki, S., Sax, M., Steinbacher, M., Prevot, A. S. H., Sjoren, S., Weingartner, E., Zenobi, R. (2005) Secondary organic aerosols from anthropogenic and biogenic precursors Faraday Discussions 130(), 265-278
  • McFiggans, G., Alfarra, M. R., Allan, J., Bower, K., Coe, H., Cubison, M., Topping, D., Williams, P., Decesari, S., Facchini, C., Fuzzi, S. (2005) Simplification of the representation of the organic component of atmospheric particulates Faraday Discussions 130(), 341-362
  • Decesari, S., Facchini, M. C., Fuzzi, S., McFiggans, G. B., Coe, H., Bower, K. N. (2005) The water-soluble organic component of size-segregated aerosol, cloud water and wet depositions from Jeju Island during ACE-Asia Atmospheric Environment 39(2), 211-222
  • Longley, I. D., Inglis, D. W. F., Gallagher, M. W., Williams, P. I., Allan, J. D., Coe, H. (2005) Using NOx and CO monitoring data to indicate fine aerosol number concentrations and emission factors in three UK conurbations Atmospheric Environment 39(28), 5157-5169
  • Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Bower, K. N., Alfarra, M. R., Delia, A.E., Jimenez, J. L., Middlebrook, A. M., Drewnick, F., Onasch, T.B., Canagaratna, M. R., Jayne, J. T., Worsnop, D. R. (2004) A generalised method for the extraction of chemically resolved mass spectra from Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer data Journal of Aerosol Science 35(7), 909-922
  • Topping, D., Coe, H., McFiggans, G., Burgess, R., Allan, J., Alfarra, M. R., Bower, K., Choularton, T. W., Decesari, S., Facchini, M. C. (2004) Aerosol chemical characteristics from sampling conducted on the Island of Jeju, Korea during ACE Asia Atmospheric Environment 38(14), 2111-2123
  • Alfarra, M. R., Coe, H., Allan, J. D., Bower, K. N., Boudries, H., Canagaratna, M. R., Jimenez, J. L., Jayne, J. T., Garforth, A., Li, S., Worsnop, D. R. (2004) Characterization of urban and rural organic particulate in the Lower Fraser Valley using two Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometers Atmospheric Environment 38(34), 5745-5758
  • Boudries, H., Canagaratna, M. R., Jayne, J. T., Alfarra, M. R., Allan, J. D., Coe, H., Pryor, S. C., Jimenez, J. L., Brook, J. R., Li, S., Worsnop, D. R. (2004) Chemical and physical processes controlling the distribution of aerosols in the Lower Fraser Valley, Canada, during the Pacific 2001 field campaign Atmospheric Environment 38(34), 5759-5774
  • Seroji, A. R., Webb, A. R., Coe, H., Monks, P. S., Rickard, A. R. (2004) Derivation and validation of photolysis rates of O-3, NO2, and CH2O from a GUV-541 radiometer Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 109(D21), art. no.-D21307
  • McFiggans, G., Coe, H., Burgess, R., Allan, J., Cubison, M., Alfarra, M. R., Saunders, R., Saiz-Lopez, A., Plane, J. M. C., Wevill, D. J., Carpenter, L. J., Rickard, A. R., Monks, P. S. (2004) Direct evidence for coastal iodine particles from Laminaria macroalgae - linkage to emissions of molecular iodine Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 4(), 701-713
  • Longley, I. D., Gallagher, M. W., Dorsey, J. R., Allan, J. D., Alfarra, M. R., Coe, H., 2004. Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic in city streets and the urban atmosphere.. In:Urban Transport X: Urban Ttansport and the Environment in the 21st Century. WIT Press, Southampton, .
  • Dorsey, J. R., Duyzer, J. H., Gallagher, M. W., Coe, H., Pilegaard, K., Weststrate, J. H., Jensen, N. O., Walton, S. (2004) Oxidized nitrogen and ozone interaction with forests. I: Experimental observations and analysis of exchange with Douglas fir Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 130(600), 1941-1955
  • Allan, J. D., Bower, K. N., Coe, H., Boudries, H., Jayne, J. T., Canagaratna, M. R., Millet, D. B., Goldstein, A. H., Quinn, P. K., Weber, R. J., Worsnop, D. R. (2004) Submicron aerosol composition at Trinidad Head, California, during ITCT 2K2: Its relationship with gas phase volatile organic carbon and assessment of instrument performance Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 109(D23), D23S24
  • Millet, D. B., Goldstein, A. H., Allan, J. D., Bates, T. S., Boudries, H., Bower, K. N., Coe, H., Ma, Y. L., McKay, M., Quinn, P. K., Sullivan, A., Weber, R. J., Worsnop, D. R. (2004) Volatile organic compound measurements at Trinidad Head, California, during ITCT 2K2: Analysis of sources, atmospheric composition, and aerosol residence times Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 109(D23), D23S16
  • Allan, J. D., Jimenez, J. L., Williams, P. I., Alfarra, M. R., Bower, K. N., Jayne, J. T., Coe, H., Worsnop, D. R. (2003) Quantitative sampling using an Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer - 1. Techniques of data interpretation and error analysis Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 108(D3), art. no.-4090
  • Allan, J. D., Alfarra, M. R., Bower, K. N., Williams, P. I., Gallagher, M. W., Jim, Jimenez, J. L., McDonald, A. G., Nemitz, E., Canagaratna, M. R., Jayne, J. T., Coe, H., Worsnop, D. R. (2003) Quantitative sampling using an Aerodyne aerosol mass spectrometer - 2. Measurements of fine particulate chemical composition in two U.K. cities Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 108(D3), art. no.-4091
  • Allan, B. J., Plane, J. M. C., Coe, H., Shillito, J. (2002) Observations of NO3 concentration profiles in the troposphere Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 107(D21), art. no.-4588
  • Coe, H., Allan, B. J., Plane, J. M. C. (2002) Retrieval of vertical profiles of NO3 from zenith sky measurements using an optimal estimation method Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 107(D21), art. no.-4587
  • Gallagher, M. W., Beswick, K. M., McFiggans, G., Coe, H., Choularton, T. (2001) Ozone deposition rates in coastal waters, air, soil and water pollution Water, Air, & Soil Pollution: Focus 1(), 233-242
  • Gallagher, M. W., Beswick, K. M., Coe, H. (2001) Ozone deposition to coastal waters Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 127(572), 539-558
  • McFiggans, G., Plane, J. M. C., Allan, B. J., Carpenter, L. J., Coe, H., O, O', O'Dowd, C. (2000) A modeling study of iodine chemistry in the marine boundary layer Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 105(D11), 14371-14385
  • Bower, B. K. N., Choularton, T. W., Gallagher, M. W., Beswick, K. M., Flynn, M. J., Allen, A. G., Davison, B. M., James, J. D., Robertson, L., Harrison, R. M., Hewitt, C. N., Cape, J. N., McFadyen, G. G., Milford, C., Sutton, M. A., Martinsson, B. G., Frank, G., Swietlicki, E., Zhou, J., Berg, O. H., Mentes, B., Papaspiropoulos, G., Hansson, H. C., Leck, C., Kulmala, M., Aalto, P., Vakeva, M., Berner, A., Bizjak, M., Fuzzi, S., Laj, P., Facchini, M. , Facchini, M. C., Orsi, G., Ricci, L., Nielsen, M., Allan, B. J., Coe, H., McFiggans, G., Plane, J. M. C., Collett, J. L., Moore, K. F., Sherman, D. E. (2000) ACE-2 HILLCLOUD. An overview of the ACE-2 ground-based cloud experiment Tellus Series B-Chemical and Physical Meteorology 52(2), 750-778
  • Williams, P. I., Gallagher, M. W., Choularton, T. W., Coe, H., Bower, K. N., McFiggans, G. (2000) Aerosol development and interaction in an urban plume Aerosol Science and Technology 32(2), 120-126
  • Coe, H., Williams, P. I., McFiggans, G., Gallagher, M. W., Beswick, K. M., Bower, K. N., Choularton, T. W. (2000) Behavior of ultrafine particles in continental and marine air masses at a rural site in the United Kingdom Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 105(D22), 26891-26905
  • Allan, B. J., McFiggans, G., Plane, J. M. C., Coe, H. (2000) Observations of iodine monoxide in the remote marine boundary layer Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 105(D11), 14363-14369
  • Allan, B. J., McFiggans, G., Plane, J. M. C., Coe, H., McFadyen, G. G. (2000) The nitrate radical in the remote marine boundary layer Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres 105(D19), 24191-24204
  • Coe, H., Gallagher, M. W., Choularton, T. W., Dore, C. (1995) Canopy Scale Measurements of Stomatal and Cuticular O-3 Uptake by Sitka Spruce Atmospheric Environment 29(12), 1413-1423
  • Gallagher, M. W., Beswick, K., Choularton, T. W., Coe, H., Fowler, D., Hargreaves, K. (1992) Measurements and Modeling of Cloudwater Deposition to Moorland and Forests Environmental Pollution 75(1), 97-107
  • Coe, H., Choularton, T. W., Carruthers, D. J., Gallagher, M. W., Bower, K. N. (1991) A Model of Occult Deposition Applicable to Complex Terrain Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society 117(500), 803-823
  • Bower, K. N., Hill, T. A., Coe, H., Choularton, T. W. (1991) So2 Oxidation in an Entraining Cloud Model with Explicit Microphysics Atmospheric Environment Part a-General Topics 25(10), 2401-2418

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