Douglas Hamilton
Bio
My research takes a holistic view of how wildfires and other natural aerosol are a fundamental component of the Earth System. Observations and Earth System models can be used to quantify how Earth System processes are coupled and evaluate how changes in feedback mechanisms may affect society.
As an Earth System scientist, my research interests are inherently interdisciplinary:
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Education
PhD University of Leeds, UK 2016
Masters University of East Anglia, UK 2012
Area(s) of Expertise
1) Investigating how aerosols couple Earth system processes from the local to global scale among the solid surface, oceans, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere within the Anthropocene.
2) How changes to fire regimes can alter the energy balance of the atmosphere, biogeochemical cycles, and air quality.
3) Determining the impact that changes in aerosol nutrient supply to marine regions has on phytoplankton productivity, carbon dioxide sequestration, and the overall health of our oceans.
Publications
- A global emission inventory of particulate phosphorus from fertilizer production and handling , (2025)
- AERO-MAP: a data compilation and modeling approach to understand spatial variability in fine- and coarse-mode aerosol composition , ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS (2025)
- CyanoHABs and CAPs: assessing community-based monitoring of PM2.5 with regional sources of pollution in rural, northeastern North Carolina , ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-ATMOSPHERES (2025)
- HTAP3 Fires: towards a multi-model, multi-pollutant study of fire impacts , GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT (2025)
- Surface water iron deposition histories and the initiation of phytoplankton blooms in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre , (2025)
- THRIVING THROUGH SYNERGY FOSTERING A SOLAS SCIENCE COMMUNITY BUILT ON EQUITY, INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS, AND THE INTEGRATION OF EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS , OCEANOGRAPHY (2025)
- The Influence of Natural, Anthropogenic, and Wildfire Sources on Iron and Zinc Aerosols Delivered to the North Pacific Ocean , GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS (2025)
- Assessing changes in global fire regimes , FIRE ECOLOGY (2024)
- Changing fire regimes Ecosystem impacts in a shifting climate , ONE EARTH (2024)
- Constraining Present-Day Anthropogenic Total Iron Emissions Using Model and Observations , JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES (2024)