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NOAA Chemical Sciences Laboratory
325 Broadway, R/CSL7
Boulder, CO 80305 USA
303-995-7906
Carsten.Warneke@noaa.gov
NOAA
Dr. Carsten Warneke is an Atmospheric Scientist and Research Physicist at NOAA's Chemical Sciences Laboratory in Boulder, Colorado, with over two decades of experience in air quality and airborne atmospheric composition research. Dr. Warneke earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Innsbruck, Austria, in 1998. His expertise focuses on the measurement and modeling of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and aerosols using advanced instrumentation across various platforms, including airborne, shipborne, mobile, and ground-based systems.
Dr. Warneke currently serves as a Mission Lead for NOAA air quality and climate research programs and the Interagency Coordination Lead for large-scale, multi-agency aircraft campaigns, such as NOAA AEROMMA 2023, NOAA/NASA FIREX-AQ 2019, and NOAA SENEX 2013. He also leads the VOC group at NOAA CSL. He is a highly published researcher with currently 291 peer-reviewed publications, an h-index of 92, and over 24,000 citations. His contributions have been recognized with awards including the Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award for service during the Marshall Fire, and multiple NASA Group Achievement and CIRES Outstanding Performance Awards for his field study leadership.
NOAA Research Scientist 2020 –
CIRES Senior Research Scientist 2019 – 2020
CIRES Research Scientist III 2009 – 2019
CIRES Research Scientist II 2004 – 2009
CIRES Research Scientist I 2002 – 2004
CIRES Visiting Fellow 2001 – 2002
University Utrecht, Netherlands 1999 – 2001
University of Innsbruck, Austria 1998
Sources and fate of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the atmosphere
VOC emissions and chemistry
Instrumentation: PTR-ToF-MS (Proton-Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry)
Biomass burning: emissions and transport: NOAA/NASA FIREX-AQ
Airborne and Remote sensing Multi Air Pollutant Surveys: AiRMAPS 2024-2026
last modified: December 4, 2025
