Gopikrishnan Gopalakrishna
Gopi is conducting atmospheric chemistry simulations using the GEOS-Chem model, focusing on surface ozone globally and over India. His research investigates the sensitivity of ozone formation to NOx and VOC levels, with particular attention to the complex, non-linear regimes that control ozone production. A key focus of his work is to study how the reactive uptake of HO₂ affects regions within aerosol-inhibited regimes—caused by high aerosol loading—and how this, in turn, impacts ozone chemistry.
Publications:
Gopikrishnan, G.S., Westervelt, D.M. & Kuttippurath, J. Aerosol inhibition on photochemical surface ozone formation under future climate and air quality scenarios. npj Clim Atmos Sci 8, 154 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-01048-2
Gopikrishnan, G.S., Westervelt, D.M. and Kuttippurath, J., 2025. Cancer Risk From Ambient Formaldehyde Air Pollution Exposure in India. Environmental Research Communications. https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ae1784
Gopikrishnan, G. S., Westervelt, D. M., and Kuttippurath, J.: Impact of particulate matter reductions on aerosol HO2 uptake and rising surface ozone pollution in India, EGUsphere [preprint], https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-1056, 2025.