Environmental Health Sciences Center

Dr. Ian Faloona is a Bio-Micrometeorologist and Professor in the Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources. His research focuses on atmospheric photo-oxidation, planetary boundary layer dynamics, and biogeochemistry of the California Current upwelling system.

Positions at UC Davis

• Bio-micro Meteorologist and Professor, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources

Areas of Expertise

• Airborne measurements
• Micrometeorology
• Atmospheric Chemistry
• Mountain/Marine Meteorology
• Biogeochemistry

Major Research Papers

Alden, Caroline & Wright, Robbie & Coburn, Sean & Caputi, Dani & Wendland, Griffith & Rybchuk, Alex & Conley, Stephen & Faloona, Ian & Rieker, Gregory. (2020). Temporal Variability of Emissions Revealed by Continuous, Long-Term Monitoring of an Underground Natural Gas Storage Facility. Environmental Science & Technology. 54. 14589-14597. 10.1021/acs.est.0c03175. 

Hallar, A. & Brown, Steven & Crosman, Erik & Barsanti, Kelley & Cappa, Christopher & Faloona, Ian & Fast, Jerome & Holmes, Heather & Horel, John & Lin, John & Middlebrook, Ann & Mitchell, Logan & Murphy, Jennifer & Womack, Caroline & Aneja, Viney & Baasandorj, Munkhbayar & Bahreini, Roya & Banta, Robert & Bray, Casey & Sullivan, Amy. (2021). Coupled Air Quality and Boundary-Layer Meteorology in Western U.S. Basins during Winter: Design and Rationale for a Comprehensive Study. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 1-94. 10.1175/BAMS-D-20-0017.1. 

Caputi, Dani & Trousdell, Justin & Mehrotra, Shobhit & Conley, Stephen & Alexander, G. & Oldroyd, Holly & Faloona, Ian. (2022). Entrainment Rates and Their Synoptic Dependence on Wind Speed Aloft in California's Central Valley. Boundary-Layer Meteorology. 186. 10.1007/s10546-022-00770-1