Ralf M. Staebler
Current research and/or projects
- Micrometeorological techniques: stationary and mobile flux measurement technique development for trace gases and aerosols
- Micrometeorological aspects of tropospheric chemistry (turbulent transport of reactive trace gases, formation of secondary organic aerosols, dispersion of pollutants)
- Forest-Atmosphere interactions: Borden Forest Research Station (Fluxnet)
- Oil and gas sector emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants
- Arctic boundary layer dynamics
Professional activities / interests
Co-PI of the OASIS-Canada (Ocean-Atmosphere-Sea-Ice-Snowpack) project during the International Polar Year.
Lead author of chapter on emission and deposition of NH3 in NAESI (National Agricultural Emissions Standards Initiative) assessment report, 2008
Journal paper reviewer (J. Geophys. Res., Agric. & Forest Meteorol., J. Atm. Chem., Ecol. Appl., J. Appl. Met., Climate Res, Boundary Layer Met., Biogeosciences, Atmos. Chem. Phys.)
Education and awards
Ph.D. Atmospheric Sciences, State University of New York at Albany, 2003
M.Sc. Atmospheric Physics, University of Toronto, 1990
B.Sc.E. Engineering Physics, Queen's University, 1989
Key publications
You, Y., Moussa, S. G., Zhang, L., Fu, L., Beck, J., and Staebler, R. M.: Quantifying fugitive gas emissions from an oil sands tailings pond with open-path FTIR measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 945–959, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-945-2021, 2021.
You, Y., R.M. Staebler, S.G. Moussa, J. Beck, R.L. Mittermeier: Methane emission from an oil sands tailings pond: A quantitative comparison of fluxes derived by different methods. Atmos. Meas. Tech., 14, 1879–1892, https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1879-2021, 2021.
Liggio, J., S.M. Li, R.M. Staebler, K. Hayden, A. Darlington, R.L. Mittermeier, J. O’Brien, R. McLaren, M. Wolde, D. Worthy and F. Vogel: Measured Canadian oil sands CO2 emissions are higher than estimates made using internationally recommended methods, Nature Communications 10, 1863, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09714-9, 2019.
Makar, P.A., R.M. Staebler, A. Akingunola, J. Zhang, C. McLinden, S. Karol, B. Pabla, P. Cheung, Q. Zheng: “The effects of forest canopy shading and turbulence on boundary layer ozone”. Nature Communications, 8, doi:10.1038/ncomms15243, 2017.
Croft, H., J.M.Chen, X. Luo, P. Bartlett, B. Chen and R.M. Staebler: “Leaf chlorophyll content as a proxy for leaf photosynthetic capacity”. Global Change Biology, doi:10.1111/gcb.13599, 2017.
Aliabadi, A.A., R.M. Staebler and S. Sharma: “Air quality monitoring in communities of the Canadian Arctic during the high shipping season with a focus on local and marine pollution”, Atmos. Chem. Phys. 15, 2651-2673, 2015.
Staebler, R.M., S. McGinn, B. Crenna, T. Flesch, K.L. Hayden and S.-M. Li. 2009. Three-dimensional characterization of the ammonia plume from a beef cattle feedlot. Atmos. Environment, 43: 6091-6099.
Contact
Research facility
Expertise
Affiliations
Member of the American Geophysical Union
Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto
Editorial board, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology