Dr Agnieszka Skowron

Who am I?

My research interests primarily concentrate on investigations of global and regional effects of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions from aviation on climate, as well as unravelling the uncertainties associated with aircraft NOx estimates. I am also interested in the interactions between motivations for improving air quality and climate or how the scientific advice can assist in technology development and climate policy, especially in the light of the existing tradeoffs among different aviation effects.

I provide scientific support to the UK Department for Transport, I have experience working in EU projects (REACT4C, ACACIA, SENECA), and I am a member of the ICAO-CAEP Impacts and Science Group.

Academic and professional qualifications

2013 - PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

2006 - MSc in Geophysics, University of Silesia, Poland

Previous employment

2005 - Central Geophysical Observatory Belsk, Polish Academy of Sciences

Languages

English, Polish, Russian, Japanese

Publications

• Journal articles

  S. Matthes, L. Lim, U. Burkhardt, K. Dahlmann, S. Dietmüller, et al. V. Grewe, AS. Haslerud, J. Hendricks, B. Owen, G. Pitari, M. Righi, A. Skowron. (2021). Mitigation of Non-CO2 Aviation’s Climate Impact by Changing Cruise Altitudes. Aerospace. 8(2), pp.36-36.

  DS. Lee, DW. Fahey, A. Skowron, MR. Allen, U. Burkhardt, et al. Q. Chen, SJ. Doherty, S. Freeman, PM. Forster, J. Fuglestvedt, A. Gettelman, RR. De León, LL. Lim, MT. Lund, RJ. Millar, B. Owen, JE. Penner, G. Pitari, MJ. Prather, R. Sausen, LJ. Wilcox. (2021). The contribution of global aviation to anthropogenic climate forcing for 2000 to 2018. Atmospheric Environment. 244(117834),

  A. Skowron, DS. Lee, RR. De León, LL. Lim, B. Owen Greater fuel efficiency is potentially preferable to reducing NOx emissions for aviation’s climate impacts. Nature Communications. 12(1),

  A. Skowron, DS. Lee, RR. De León (2013). The assessment of the impact of aviation NOx on ozone and other radiative forcing responses - The importance of representing cruise altitudes accurately. Atmospheric Environment. 74, pp.159-168.

  A. Skowron, DS. Lee, J. Hurley (2010). Aviation NOx global warming potential. DLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. - Forschungsberichte. pp.233-238.

• Conferences

  LL. Lim, DS. Lee, B. Owen, A. Skowron, S. Matthes, et al. U. Burkhardt, S. Dietmuller, G. Pitari, G. Di Genova, D. Lachetti, L. Isaksen, OA. Søvde. (2015). REACT4C: Simplified mitigation studies. In: DLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. - Forschungsberichte. pp.181-185.

  S. Matthes, S. Dietmuller, OA. Sovde, LL. Lim, A. Skowron, et al. D. Iachetti, G. Pitari. (2015). The global impact of weather-dependent climate-optimal trajectories in the North Atlantic. In: DLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. - Forschungsberichte. pp.186-191.

  AM. Skowron, DS. Lee, RR. De León (2012). Ambiguous global warming potential for aviation nitrogen dioxide emissions. In: DLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. - Forschungsberichte. pp.264-268.

  AM. Skowron, . Lee, J. Hurley (2010). Aviation NOx Global Warming Potential. In: DLR Deutsches Zentrum fur Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. - Forschungsberichte. pp.233-238.

• Reports

• Other

  Y. Cohen, D. Hauglustaine, N. Bellouin, S. Eastham, MT. Lund, et al. S. Matthes, A. Skowron, R. Thor. (2023). Impact of aircraft NOx and aerosol emissions on atmospheric composition : a model intercomparison.