Dr. Tolbert's research is focused on clouds and aerosols in atmospheric chemistry. Research topics include stratospheric ozone depletion, cirrus cloud chemistry, tropospheric clouds and particles, the interaction between clouds and climate, and the chemistry of planetary atmospheres and early Earth.
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atmospheric chemistry, clouds, aerosols, nucleation, planetary atmospheres, early Earth, ice, cirrus, secondary organic aerosol, Titan, Mars, Venus, optical constants, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, cavity ring down, optical trap