Jun Zhang

Proj Scientist I

Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling Lab

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Dr. Jun Zhang is a Project Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations & Modeling (ACOM) lab, specializing in atmospheric chemistry and chemistry-climate modeling. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she explored the impacts of human activities, particularly from the refrigeration and aviation sectors, on ozone and climate.

At NCAR, Dr. Zhang’s research focuses on the coupling between the stratosphere and troposphere using satellite observations and global chemistry-climate models. Her interests include the chemistry of the middle atmosphere, ozone layer dynamics, and the effects of both human alterations and natural variability on atmospheric processes over decadal timescales. She has been involved in developing models such as CESM Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model (WACCM) and CESM Multi-Scale Infrastructure for Chemistry & Aerosols (MUSICA) and has participated in scientific field campaigns, including the Asian Summer Monsoon Chemical and Climate Impact Project (ACCLIP) and the Airborne and Satellite Investigation of Asian Air Quality (ASIA-AQ), which examine the global and local impacts of atmospheric emissions.

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Zhang, J., Wang, P., Kinnison, D.,Solomon, S., Guan, J., Stone, K., & Zhu,Y. (2024). Stratospheric chlorine processing after the unprecedented Hunga Tonga eruption. Geophysical ResearchLetters, 51, e2024GL108649. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL108649

Zhang, J., Kinnison, D., Zhu, Y., Wang,X., Tilmes, S., Dube, K., & Randel, W.(2024). Chemistry contribution to stratospheric ozone depletion after the unprecedented water‐rich Hunga Tonga eruption. Geophysical Research Letters,51, e2023GL105762. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GL105762

Smith, W. P., Pan, L. L., Kinnison, D., Atlas, E., Honomichl, S., Zhang, J., et al. (2024). Evaluating the model representation of Asian summer monsoon upper troposphere and lower stratosphere transport and composition using airborne in situ observations. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129, e2023JD039756. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023JD039756

Zhu, Y., Portmann, R. W., Kinnison, D., Toon, O. B., Millán, L., Zhang, J., Vömel, H., Tilmes, S., Bardeen, C. G., Wang, X., Evan, S., Randel, W. J., and Rosenlof, K. H.: Stratospheric ozone depletion inside the volcanic plume shortly after the 2022 Hunga Tonga eruption, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 23, 13355–13367, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-13355-2023, 2023.

Zhang, J., Wuebbles, D., Pfaender, J. H., Kinnison, D., & Davis, N. (2023). Potential impacts on ozone and climate from a proposed fleet of supersonic aircraft. Earth's Future, 11, e2022EF003409. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003409

Zhang, J., Wuebbles, D., Kinnison, D., & Baughcum, S. L. (2021a). Potential impacts of supersonic aircraft emissions on ozone and resulting forcing on climate: An update on historical analysis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126(6), e2020JD034130. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD034130

Zhang, J., Wuebbles, D., Kinnison, D., & Baughcum, S. L. (2021b). Stratospheric ozone and climate forcing sensitivity to cruise altitudes for eets of potential supersonic transport aircraft. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126(16), e2021JD034971. https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD034971

Kinnison, D., Brasseur, G., Baughcum, S. L., Zhang, J., & Wuebbles, D. (2020). The impact on the ozone layer of a potential eet of civil hypersonic aircraft. Earth’s Future, e2020EF001626. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EF001626

Zhang, J., Wuebbles, D. J., Kinnison, D. E., & Saiz-Lopez, A. (2020). Revising the Ozone Depletion Potentials Metric for Short-Lived Chemicals Such as CF3I and CH3I. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125(9), e2020JD032414. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020JD032414

Education

Degree	School Name	Country	Field of Study
PhD	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	United States of America	Atmospheric Science

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