Publications
37. Stowell, J. D., G. Geng, E. Saikawa, H. H. Chang, J. Fu, C.-E. Yang, Q. Zhu, Y. Liu, and M. J. Strickland, Associations of Wildfire Smoke PM2.5 Exposure with Cardiorespiratory events in Colorado 2011-2014, Environment International, 133, 105151, 2019.
36. Sclar, S. and E. Saikawa, Household Air Pollution in a Changing Tibet: A Mixed Methods Ethnography Amidst Particulate Matter and Black Carbon, Environmental Management, 64 (3), 353-365, 2019.
35. Chen, C., E. Saikawa, B. Comer, X. Mao, and D. Rutherford, Ship Emission Impacts on Air Quality and Human Health in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region, China in 2015, with Projections to 2030, GeoHealth, doi: 10.1029/2019GH000183, 2019.
34. Nam, K.-M., X. Zhang, M. Zhong, E. Saikawa, and X. Zhang, Health Effects of Ozone and Particulate Matter Pollution in China: A Province-level CGE Analysis, The Annals of Regional Science, doi: 10.1007/s00168-019-00924-z, 2019.
33. Hunter, C. M., D. H. Z. Williamson, M. O. Gribble, H. Bradshaw, M. Pearson, E. Saikawa, P. B. Ryan, and M. Kegler, Perspectives of Heavy Metal Soil Testing among Community Gardeners in the United States: A Mixed Methods Approach, International Journal of Environmental Research and Pubic Health, 16 (13), 2350, 2019.
32. Zhong, M., E. Saikawa, A. Avramov, C. Chen, J. Sun, W. Ye, W. C. Keene, R. J. Yokelson, T. Jarayathne, E. A. Stone, Maheswar Rupakheti, and A. K. Panday, Emissions from vehicles and brick kilns and their impacts on air quality in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 19, 8209-8228, 2019. The gridded brick kiln gridded for the Kathmandu Valley used in this paper can be found here.
31. Shang, Z., F. Zhou, P. Smith, E. Saikawa, P. Ciais, J. Chang, H. Tian, S. J. Del Grosso, A. Ito, M. Chen, Q. Wang, Y. Bo, X. Cui, S. Castaldi, R. Juszczak, A. Kasimir, V. Magliulo, S. Medinets, V. Medinets, B. Rees, G. Wohlfahrt, S. Sabbatini, Weakened growth of cropland N2O emissions in China associated with nationwide policy interventions, Global Change Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14741.
30. Tian, H., J. Yang, R. Xu, C. Lu, J. G. Canadell, E. Davidson, R. B. Jackson, A. Arneth, J. Chang, P. Ciais, S. Gerber, A. Ito, F. Joos, S. Lienert, P. Messina, S. Olin, S. Pan, C. Peng, E. Saikawa, N. Vuichard, S. Zaehle, and B. Zhang, Global soil N2O emissions estimated by an ensemble of Terrestrial Biosphere Models during 1861-2016: Magnitude, attribution and uncertainty, Global Biogeochem. Cycles, 25 (2), 640-659, 2019.
29. Bhattarai, H., E. Saikawa, X. Wan, H. Zhu, K. Ram, S. Gao, S. Kang, Q. Zhang, Y. Zhang, G. Wu, X. Wang, K. Kawamura, P. Fu, and Z. Cong, Levoglucosan as a tracer of biomass burning: Recent Progress and perspectives, Atmospheric Research, 220, 20-33, 2019.
28. Grecequet, M., E. Saikawa, and J. J. Hellmann, Select but diverse countries are reducing both climate vulnerability and CO2 emissions, Elem Sci Anth, 7(1), p. 4, 2019.
27. Zhong, M., F. Chen, and E. Saikawa, Sensitivity of projected PM2.5– and O3-related health impacts to model inputs: A case study in mainland China, Environment International, 123, 256-264, 2019.
26. Nevison, C., A. Andrews, K. Thoning, E. Dlugokencky, C. Sweeney, E. Saikawa, J. Benmergui, S. Miller, M. Fischer, M. Mountain, and T. Nehrkorn, Nitrous oxide emissions estimated with the Carbon Tracker Lagrange North American regional inversion framework, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 32 (3), 463-485, 2018.
25. Tian, H, J. Yang, C. Lu, R. Xu, J. Canadell, R. Jackson, A. Arneth, J. Chang, G. Chen, P. Ciais, S. Gerber, A. Ito, Y. Huang, F. Joos, S. Lienert, P. Messina, S. Olin, S. Pan, C. Peng, E. Saikawa, R. Thompson, N. Vuichard, W. Winiwarter, S. Zaehle, B. Zhang, K. Zhang, Q. Zhu, The global N2O Model Intercomparison Project (NMIP): Objectives, Simulation Protocol and Expected Products, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-17-0212.1, 2018.
24. Wells, K., D. Millet, N. Bousserez, D. Henze, T. Griffis, S. Chaliyakunnel, E. Dlugokencky, E. Saikawa, X. Gao, R. Prinn, S. O’Doherty, D. Young, R. Weiss, G. Dutton, J. Elkins, P. Krummel, R. Langenfelds, and P. Steele, Top-down constraints on global N2O emissions at optimal resolution: application of a new dimension reduction technique, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 18, 735–756, 2018.
23. Jayarathne, T., C. E. Stockwell, P. V. Bhave, P. S. Praveen, C. M. Rathnayake, Md. R. Islam, A. K. Panday, S. Adhikari, R. Maharjan, J. D. Goetz, P. F. DeCarlo, E. Saikawa, R. J. Yokelson, and E. A. Stone, Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): Emissions of particulate matter from wood and dung cooking fires, garbage and crop residue burning, brick kilns, and other sources, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 18, 2259–2286, 2018.
22. Martin, G. and E. Saikawa, Effectiveness of state climate and energy policies in reducing power sector CO2 emissions, Nature Climate Change, doi:10.1038/s41558-017-0001-0, 2017.
21. Saikawa, E., H. Kim, M. Zhong, Alexander Avramov, Y. Zhao, G. Janssens-Manehout, J.-I. Kurokawa, Z. Klimont, F. Wagner, V. Naik, L. W. Horowitz, and Q. Zhang, Comparison of Emissions Inventories of Anthropogenic Air Pollutants and Greenhouse Gases in China, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 17, 6393-6421, doi:10.5194/acp-17-6393-2017, 2017.
20. Saikawa, E. , M. Trail, Q. Wu, M. Zhong, C. L. Young, G. Janssens-Maenhout, Z. Klimont, F. Wagner, J. Kurokawa, A. Nagpure, and B. Gurjar, Uncertainties in emissions estimates of greenhouse gases and air pollutants in India and their impacts on regional air quality, Environmental Research Letters, 12, 065002, 2017.
19. Kishimoto, P., V. Karplus, M. Zhong, E. Saikawa, X. Zhang, and X. Zhang, The impact of coordinated policies on air pollution emissions from road transportation in China, Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 54, 34-49, 2017.
18. Stockwell, C. E., T. J. Christian, J. D. Goetz, T. Jayarathne, P. V. Bhave, P. S. Praveen, S. Adhikari, R. Maharjan, P. F. DeCarlo, E. A. Stone, E. Saikawa, D. R. Blake, I. Simpson, R. J. Yokelson, and A. K. Panday, Nepal Ambient Monitoring and Source Testing Experiment (NAMaSTE): Emissions of trace gases and light-absorbing carbon from wood and dung cooking fires, garbage and crop residue burning, brick kilns, and other sources, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, doi:10.5194/acp-16-11043-2016, 2016.
17. Hossaini, R., P. K. Patra, A. A. Leeson, G. Krysztofiak, N. L. Abraham, S. J. Andrews, A. T. Archibald, J. Aschmann, E. L. Atlas, D. A. Belikov, H. Bönisch, R. Butler, L. J. Carpenter, S. Dhomse, M. Dorf, A. Engel, L. Feng, W. Feng, S. Fuhlbrügge, P. T. Griffiths, N. R. P. Harris, R. Hommel, T. Keber, K. Krüger, S. T. Lennartz, S. Maksyutov, H. Mantle, G. P. Mills, B. Miller, S. A. Montzka, F. Moore, M. A. Navarro, D. E. Oram, P. I. Palmer, K. Pfeilsticker, J. A. Pyle, B. Quack, A. D. Robinson, E. Saikawa, A. Saiz-Lopez, S. Sala, B.-M. Sinhuber, S. Taguchi, S. Tegmeier, R. T. Lidster, C. Wilson, and F. Ziska, A multi-model intercomparison of halogenated very short-lived substances (TransCom-VSLS): lining oceanic emissions and tropospheric transport for a reconciled estimate of the stratospheric source gas injection of bromine, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics,doi:10.5194/acp-16-11043-2016, 2016.
16. E. Saikawa and Selin, N., The Impact of China’s Vehicle Emission Regulations on Regional Air Quality and Welfare in 2020, D. Shin (ed.), “Hazardous Air Pollutants: Case Studies from Asia”, Part II, Chapter 2, CRC Press, 2016.
15. Tian, H., C. Lu, P. Ciais, A. M. Michalak, J. G. Canadell, E. Saikawa, D. N. Huntzinger, K. Gurney, S. Sitch, B. Zhang, J. Yang, P. Bousquet, L. Bruhwiler, G. Chen, E. Dlugokencky, P. Friedlingstein, J. Melillo, S. Pan, B. Poulter, R. Prinn, M. Saunois, C. R. Schwalm, and S. C. Wofsy, The terrestrial biosphere as a net source of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, Nature, 531, 225-228, 2016.
14. Zhong, M., E. Saikawa, Y. Liu, V. Naik, L. W. Horowitz, M. Takigawa, Y. Zhao, N.-H. Lin, and E. A. Stone, Air Quality Modeling with WRF-Chem v3.5 in East and South Asia: sensitivity to emissions and evaluation of simulated air quality, Geoscientific Model Development, 9, 1201-1218, 2016.
13. Xiao, Q., E. Saikawa, R. J. Yokelson, P. Chen, C. Li, and S. Kang, Indoor Air Pollution from Burning Yak Dung as a Household Fuel in Tibet, Atmospheric Environment, 102, 406-412, 2015.
12. Thompson, R. L., K. Ishijima, E. Saikawa, M. Corazza, U. Karstens, P. K. Patra, P. Bergamaschi, F. Chevallier, E. Dlugokencky, R. G. Prinn, R. F. Weiss, S. O’Doherty, P. J. Fraser, L. P. Steele, P. B. Krummel, A Vermeulen, Y. Tohjima, A. Jordan, L. Haszpra, M. Steinbacher, S. Van der Laan, T. Aalto, F. Meinhardt, M. E. Popa, J. Moncrieff, and P. Bousquet, TransCom N2O model inter-comparison Part 2: Atmospheric inversion estimates of N2O emissions, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 6177-6194, doi:10.5194/acp-14-6177-2014, 2014.
11. Saikawa, E., R. G. Prinn, E. Dlugokencky, K. Ishijima, G. S. Dutton, B. D. Hall, R. Langenfelds, Y. Tohjima, T. Machida, M. Manizza, M. Rigby, S. O’Doherty, P. K. Patra, C. M. Harth, R. F. Weiss, P. B. Krummel, M. van der Schoot, P. B. Fraser, L. P. Steele, S. Aoki, T. Nakazawa, and J. W. Elkins, Global and regional emissions estimates for N2O, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 4617-4641, doi:10.5194/acp-14-4617-2014, 2014.
10. Thompson, R. L., P. K. Patra, K. Ishijima, E. Saikawa, M. Corazza, U. Karstens, C. Wilson, P. Bergamaschi, E. Dlugokencky, C. Sweeney, R. G. Prinn, R. F. Weiss, S. O’Doherty, P. J. Fraser, L. P. Steele, P. B. Krummel, M. Saunois, M. Chipperfield, and P. Bousquet, TransCom N2O model inter-comparison Part I: assessing the influence of transport and surface fluxes on tropospheric N2O variability, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 14, 4349-4368, doi:10.5194/acp-14-4349-2014, 2014.
9. Saikawa, E. and J. Urpelainen, Environmental Standards as a Strategy of International Technology Transfer, Environmental Science and Policy, 38, 192-206, 2014.
8. Saikawa, E., C. A. Schlosser, R. G. Prinn, Global modeling of soil nitrous oxide emissions from natural processes, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 27, doi:10.1002/gbc.20087, 2013 (Nature Geoscience Research Highlight, October 2013).
7. Zhuang, Q., K. Xu, J. Tang, M. Chen, E. Saikawa, Y. Lu, J. M. Melillo, R. G. Prinn, and A. D. McGuire, Responses in global soil consumption of atmospheric methane due to changes in atmospheric climate, methane concentration, and nitrogen deposition, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 27, doi:10.1002/gbc.20057, 2013.
6. Saikawa, E., Domestic politics and environmental standards: China’s policy-making process for regulating vehicle emissions, J. Sato (ed.), “Governance of natural resources: Uncovering the social purpose of materials in nature“, Chapter 3, pp. 74-97, The United Nations University Press, 2013.
5. Saikawa, E., Policy Diffusion of Emission Standards: Is there a Race to the Top?, World Politics, 65(1), 1-33, 2013.
4. Saikawa, E., M. Rigby, R. G. Prinn, S. A. Montzka, B. R. Miller et al., Global and regional emission estimates for HCFC-22, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 12, 10033-10050, 2012
3. M. V. Ramana and E. Saikawa, Choosing a Standard Reactor: International Competition and Domestic Politics in Chinese Nuclear Policy, Energy, 2011, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2011.10.022.
2. Saikawa, E., J. Kurokawa, M. Takigawa, J. Borken-Kleefeld, D. L. Mauzerall, L. W. Horowitz, T. Ohara, The impact of China’s vehicle emissions on regional air quality in 2000 and 2020: a scenario analysis, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11, 9465-9484, 2011
1. Saikawa, E., V. Naik, L. W. Horowitz, J. Liu, D. L. Mauzerall, Present and Potential Future Contributions of Sulfate, Black and Organic Carbon Aerosols from China to Global Air Quality, Premature Mortality and Radiative Forcing, Atmospheric Environment, 4343, (17), 2814-22, 2009.
Dissertation:
Saikawa, E., Policy Diffusion of Emission Regulations for On-Road Vehicles: Causes and Benefits for Air Quality.
Selected presentation slides and posters:
Community Earth System Model Workshop, Breckenridge, USA, June 2012. “Estimating global soil N2O emissions using DNDC in CLMCN.”
American Geophysical Union, California, USA, Fall 2008. “Present and Potential Future Contributions of Sulfate, Black and Organic Carbon Aerosols from China to Global Air Quality, Premature Mortality and Radiative Forcing.”
Better Air Quality, Bangkok, Thailand, Fall 2008. “Present and Potential Future Contributions of Sulfate, Black and Organic Carbon Aerosols from China to Global Air Quality, Premature Mortality and Radiative Forcing.”
Hemispheric Transport of Air Pollution, Washington D.C., USA, Summer 2008. “Present and Potential Future Contributions of Sulfate, Black and Organic Carbon Aerosols from China to Global Air Quality, Premature Mortality and Radiative Forcing.”
Graduate Climate Conference, Washington, USA, Spring 2006. “Environmental Cooperation in East Asia.”
World Bank, Washington D.C., USA, Summer 2004. “A Tool for Urban Air Pollution Analysis.”