Kenneth Davis | Institutes of Energy and the Environment

Elsevier Pure Profile

IEE Research Themes

Climate and Ecosystem Change

Integrated Energy Systems

Coordinating Council Member

Cofunded Faculty Member

Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Research Summary

Research interests include boundary layer meteorology, terrestrial carbon and hydrologic cycles, and flux measurement methods, and application of these tools to better understand the climate system and the urban environment.

Earth-Atmosphere Interactions Lab

In the News

burning oil gas flare

November 29, 2021

The world of energy is changing before our eyes

Researchers receive grant to study pandemic's impact on greenhouse gas emissions | Penn State University

October 12, 2021

Researchers receive grant to study pandemic's impact on greenhouse gas emissions

Call for researchers to participate in health, built environment workshop series | Penn State University

September 2, 2021

Call for researchers to participate in health, built environment workshop series

A large storm cloud over a farmhouse and flat fields

July 19, 2021

Horizontal winds become major movers of CO2 during cold fronts

equation showing amount of ethane per hour times gas composition of methane over ethane per hour equals the amount of ethane. Also pictured is a well head with valves and pipes.

June 23, 2021

Ethane proxies for methane in oil and gas emissions

Nittany Lion Shrine autumn

June 18, 2021

Interdisciplinary projects awarded seed grants from IEE

Research Keywords

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Net Ecosystem Exchange

Eddy Covariance

Atmospheric Inversion

Ecosystem Respiration

Differential Absorption Lidar

Recent Publications

Analysis of Oil and Gas Ethane and Methane Emissions in the Southcentral and Eastern United States Using Four Seasons of Continuous Aircraft Ethane Measurements

Barkley, Z. R., Davis, K. J., Feng, S., Cui, Y. Y., Fried, A., Weibring, P., Richter, D., Walega, J. G., Miller, S. M., Eckl, M., Roiger, A., Fiehn, A. & Kostinek, J., May 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 10, e2020JD034194.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Precipitation alters the CO₂ effect on water-use efficiency of temperate forests

Belmecheri, S., Maxwell, R. S., Taylor, A. H., Davis, K. J., Guerrieri, R., Moore, D. J. P. & Rayback, S. A., Apr 2021, In: Global Change Biology. 27, 8, p. 1560-1571 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Evaluation of CarbonTracker's Inverse Estimates of North American Net Ecosystem Exchange of CO₂ From Different Observing Systems Using ACT-America Airborne Observations

Cui, Y. Y., Jacobson, A. R., Feng, S., Wesloh, D., Barkley, Z. R., Zhang, L., Gerken, T., Keller, K., Baker, D. & Davis, K. J., Jun 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 12, e2020JD034406.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Quantifying Nitrous Oxide Emissions in the U.S. Midwest: A Top-Down Study Using High Resolution Airborne In-Situ Observations

Eckl, M., Roiger, A., Kostinek, J., Fiehn, A., Huntrieser, H., Knote, C., Barkley, Z. R., Ogle, S. M., Baier, B. C., Sweeney, C. & Davis, K. J., Mar 16 2021, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 48, 5, e2020GL091266.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Joint CO₂ Mole Fraction and Flux Analysis Confirms Missing Processes in CASA Terrestrial Carbon Uptake Over North America

Feng, S., Lauvaux, T., Williams, C. A., Davis, K. J., Zhou, Y., Baker, I., Barkley, Z. R. & Wesloh, D., Jul 2021, In: Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 35, 7, e2020GB006914.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Regional-Scale, Sector-Specific Evaluation of Global CO₂ Inversion Models Using Aircraft Data From the ACT-America Project

Gaudet, B. J., Davis, K. J., Pal, S., Jacobson, A. R., Schuh, A., Lauvaux, T., Feng, S. & Browell, E. V., Feb 27 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 4, e2020JD033623.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Examining CO₂ Model Observation Residuals Using ACT-America Data

Gerken, T., Feng, S., Keller, K., Lauvaux, T., DiGangi, J. P., Choi, Y., Baier, B. & Davis, K. J., Sep 27 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 18, e2020JD034481.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Integrating continuous atmospheric boundary layer and tower-based flux measurements to advance understanding of land-atmosphere interactions

Helbig, M., Gerken, T., Beamesderfer, E. R., Baldocchi, D. D., Banerjee, T., Biraud, S. C., Brown, W. O. J., Brunsell, N. A., Burakowski, E. A., Burns, S. P., Butterworth, B. J., Chan, W. S., Davis, K. J., Desai, A. R., Fuentes, J. D., Hollinger, D. Y., Kljun, N., Mauder, M., Novick, K. A., Perkins, J. M. & 11 others, Rahn, D. A., Rey-Sanchez, C., Santanello, J. A., Scott, R. L., Seyednasrollah, B., Stoy, P. C., Sullivan, R. C., de Arellano, J. V. G., Wharton, S., Yi, C. & Richardson, A. D., Sep 15 2021, In: Agricultural and Forest Meteorology. 307, 108509.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Implementation of Improved Parameterization of Terrestrial Flux in WRF-VPRM Improves the Simulation of Nighttime CO₂ Peaks and a Daytime CO₂ Band Ahead of a Cold Front

Hu, X. M., Gourdji, S. M., Davis, K. J., Wang, Q., Zhang, Y., Xue, M., Feng, S., Moore, B. & Crowell, S. M. R., May 27 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 10, e2020JD034362.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review