Rigby, Matthew

Matthew Rigby

Research Affiliate, CGCS

NERC Advanced Research Fellow, University of Bristol, UK

mrigby@mit.edu

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University of Bristol, UK

Bio

Research Interests
The Advanced Global Atmospheric Gasses Experiment (AGAGE) makes high precision, high frequency measurements of atmospheric trace gas at several points around the world. I am interested in using these measurements, along with computer models of atmospheric transport and chemistry, to investigate the sources and sinks of some important "greenhouse" gases.

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Education + Credentials

Ph.D., Atmospheric Physics, Imperial College, London, UK, 2007

M.S., Physics, Clare College, Cambridge University

Recent Publications

Journal Article

Rising Perfluorocyclobutane (PFC-318, cC4F8) Emissions in China from 2011 to 2020 Inferred from Atmospheric Observations

Wang, Y., M. An, L.M. Western, R.G. Prinn, J. Hu, X. Zhao, M. Rigby, J. Mühle, M.K. Vollmer, R.F. Weiss and B. Yao (2024). Environmental Science & Technology, 58(26), 11606–11614 (doi: 10.1021/acs.est.3c10325)

Journal Article

Substantial increase in perfluorocarbons CF4 (PFC-14) and C2F6 (PFC-116) emissions in China

An, M., R.G. Prinn, L. M. Western, B. Yao, X. Zhao, J. Kim, J. Mühle, W. Chi, C.M. Harth, J. Hu, A.L. Ganesan and M. Rigby (2024). PNAS, 121(30) (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2400168121)

Journal Article

Sustained growth of sulfur hexafluoride emissions in China inferred from atmospheric observations

An, M., R.G. Prinn, L.M. Western, X. Zhao, B. Yao, J. Hu, A.L. Ganesan, J. Muhle, R.F. Weiss, P. B. Krummel, S. O'Doherty, D. Young and M. Rigby (2024). Nature Communications, 15(1997) (doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46084-3)

Joint Program Reprint, Journal Article

Reconciling reported and unreported HFC emissions with atmospheric observations

Lunt, M.F., M. Rigby, A.L. Ganesan, A.J. Manning, R.G. Prinn, S. O'Doherty, J. Mühle, C.M. Harth, P.K. Salameh, T. Arnold, R.F. Weiss, T. Saito, Y. Yokouchi, P.B. Krummel, L.P. Steele, P.J. Fraser, S. Li, S. Park, S. Reimann, M.K. Vollmer, C. Lunder, O. Hermansen, N. Schmidbauer, M. Maione, J. Arduini, D. Young and P.G. Simmonds (2015). PNAS, 112(19): 5927–5931 [PDF]

Journal Article

Recent and future trends in synthetic greenhouse gas radiative forcing

Rigby, M., R.G. Prinn, S. O'Doherty, B.R. Miller, D. Ivy, J. Mühle, C.M. Harth, P.K. Salameh, T. Arnold, R.F. Weiss, P.B. Krummel, L.P. Steele, P.J. Fraser, D. Young and P.G. Simmonds (2014). Geophysical Research Letters, 41(7): 2623–2630 (doi: 10.1002/2013GL059099)

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