Joel Thornton
Assistant Professor

Department of Atmospheric Sciences
University of Washington, Seattle
                                                                                       









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Thornton, J. A.*, J. P. Kercher, T. P. Riedel, N. L. Wagner, J. Cozic, J. S. Holloway, W. P. Dubey, G. M. Wolfe, P. K. Quinn, A. M. Middlebrook, B. Alexander, and S. S. Brown (2010), A large atomic chlorine source inferred from mid-continental reactive nitrogen chemistry, Nature, 10.1038/nature08905.

Alexander, B., M. G. Hastings, D. J. Allman, J. Dachs, J. A. Thornton, and S. A. Kunasek (2009), Quantifying atmospheric nitrate formation pathways based on a global model of the oxygen isotopic composition (D17O) of atmospheric nitrate, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9(14), 5043.

Bertram, T. H., and J. A. Thornton* (2009), Toward a general parameterization of N2O5 reactivity on aqueous particles: the competing effects of particle liquid water, nitrate and chloride, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9(21), 8351.

Bertram, T. H., J. A. Thornton*, A. M. Middlebrook, R. Bahreini, C. A. Brock, P. K. Quinn, T. Bates, D. Coffman, B. Lerner, and E. J. Williams (2009a), Direct measurements of N2O5 reactivity on ambient aerosol particles, Geophysical Research Letters, 36, L19803 doi:19810.11029/12009GL040248.

Bertram, T. H., J. A. Thornton*, and T. P. Riedel (2009b), An experimental technique for the direct measurement of N2O5 reactivity on ambient particles, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 2(1), 231.

Kercher, J. P., T. P. Riedel, and J. A. Thornton* (2009), Chlorine activation by N2O5: simultaneous, in situ detection of ClNO2 and N2O5 by chemical ionization mass spectrometry, Atmos. Meas. Tech., 2(1), 193.

LaFranchi, B. W., G. M. Wolfe, J. A. Thornton*, S. A. Harrold, E. C. Browne, K. E. Min, P. J. Wooldridge, J. B. Gilman, W. C. Kuster, P. D. Goldan, J. A. de Gouw, M. McKay, A. H. Goldstein, X. Ren, J. Mao, and R. C. Cohen (2009), Closing the peroxy acetyl nitrate budget: observations of acyl peroxy nitrates (PAN, PPN, and MPAN) during BEARPEX 2007, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 9(19), 7623.

Reidmiller, D., D. A. Jaffe, D. Chand, S. Strode, P. Swartzendruber, G. Wolfe, and J. A. Thornton (2009), Interannual variability of long-range transport as seen at the Mt. Bachelor Observatory in central Oregon, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 557-572.

Wolfe, G. M., J. A. Thornton*, R. Yatavelli, M. McKay, A. H. Goldstein, B. LaFranchi, R. C. Cohen, W. H. Brune, Z. Chen, and X. Ren (2009), Eddy covariance flux measurements of acyl peroxy nitrates (PAN, PPN, and MPAN) above a Ponderosa pine forest, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9, 615-634.

Wooldridge, P. J., A. E. Perring, T. H. Bertram, F. M. Flocke, J. M. Roberts, H. B. Singh, L. G. Huey, J. A. Thornton, J. G. Murphy, J. L. Fry, A. W. Rollins, B. W. LaFranchi, and R. C. Cohen (2009), Total peroxy nitrates (SPNs) in the atmosphere: the thermal dissociation-laser induced fluorescence (TD-LIF) technique and comparisons to speciated PAN measurements, Atmos. Meas. Tech. Discuss., 2(6), 3055.

Yatavelli, R., and J. A. Thornton* (2010), Particulate Organic Matter Detection Using a Micro-Orifice Volatilization Impactor Coupled to a Chemical Ionization Mass Spectrometer (MOVI-CIMS), Aerosol Science and Technology, 44(1), 61-74.

Zaveri, R. A., C. M. Berkowitz, F. J. Brechtel, M. K. Gilles, J. M. Hubbe, J. T. Jayne, L. I. Kleinman, A. Laskin, S. Madronich, T. B. Onasch, M. S. Pekour, S. R. Springston, J. A. Thornton, A. V. Tivanski, and D. R. Worsnop (2009), Nighttime chemical evolution of aerosol and trace gases in a power plant plume, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, accepted.

Wolfe, G.M., J.A. Thornton*, V.F. McNeill, D.A. Jaffe, D. Reidmiller, D. Chand, J. Smith, P. Schwarzendruber, F. Flocke, and W. Zheng, Influence of trans-Pacific pollution transport on acyl peroxy nitrate abundances and speciation at Mount Bachelor Observatory during INTEX-B, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 7, 5309-5325, 2007. 

McNeill, V.F., R.L.N. Yatavelli, J.A. Thornton*, C.B. Stipe, and O. Landgrebe, The heterogeneous OH oxidation of palmitic acid in single component and internally mixed aerosol particles: vaporization, secondary chemistry, and the role of particle phase, Atmospheric Chemsitry and Physics Discussions, 8, 2008.

Chen, S, R.A. Zaveri*, M.L. Alexander, J.A. Thornton, S. Madronich, J.V. Ortega, A. Zelenyuk, X. Yu, A. Laskin, D.A. Maughan, Effect of hydrophobic primary organic aerosols on secondary organic aerosol formation from ozonolysis of a-pinene, Geophysical Research Letters,  34(20),  L20803/1-L20803/5, 2008.

McNeill, V.F.; G.M. Wolfe; J.A. Thornton* Oxidation of Oleate in Sub-Micron Aqueous Salt Particles: Evidence of a Surface Process. Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 111, 1073-1083, 2007.

 McNeill, V.F., J. Patterson, G.M. Wolfe, and J.A. Thornton*, The effect of varying levels of surfactant on the reactive uptake of N2O5 to aqueous aerosol, Atmospheric Chemistry And Physics, 6, 1635-1644, 2006.

Thornton, J.A.*, Abbatt, J.P.D., N2O5 reaction on submicron sea salt aerosol: Kinetics, products, and the effect of surface active organics, Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 109, 10004-10012, 2005.

Thornton, J.A.*, Abbatt, J.P.D., Measurements of HO2 uptake to aqueous aerosol: Mass accommodation coefficients and net reactive loss, Journal Of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 110, D08309, 2005.

Kwamena, N.O.A., J.A. Thornton, and J.P.D. Abbatt, Kinetics of surface-bound benzo[a]pyrene and ozone on solid organic and salt aerosols, Journal Of Physical Chemistry A, 108(52), 11626-11634, 2004.

Murphy, J.G., J.A. Thornton, P.J. Wooldridge, D.A. Day, R.S. Rosen, C. Cantrell, R.E. Shetter, B. Lefer, and R.C. Cohen, Measurements of the sum of HO2NO2 and CH3O2NO2 in the remote troposphere, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 4, 377-384, 2004.

Rosen, R.S., E.C. Wood, P.J. Wooldridge, J.A. Thornton, D.A. Day, W. Kuster, E.J. Williams, B.T. Jobson, and R.C. Cohen, Observations of total alkyl nitrates during Texas Air Quality Study 2000: Implications for O3 and alkyl nitrate photochemistry, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 109 (D7), 2004.

Thornton, J.A.*, C.F. Braban, and J.P.D. Abbatt, N2O5 hydrolysis on sub-micron organic aerosols: the effect of relative humidity, particle phase, and particle size, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 5 (20), 4593-4603, 2003.

Thornton, J.A., P.J. Wooldridge, R.C. Cohen, E.J. Williams, D. Hereid, F.C. Fehsenfeld, J. Stutz, and B. Alicke, Comparisons of in situ and long path measurements of NO2 in urban plumes, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 108 (D16), 2003

Thornton, J.A., P.J. Wooldridge, R.C. Cohen, M. Martinez, H. Harder, W.H. Brune, E.J. Williams, S.R. Hall, R.E. Shetter, B.P. Wert, B. Henry, A. Fried, and F.E. Fehsenfeld, Observations of ozone production rates as a function of NOx abundances and HOx production rates in the Nashville urban plume, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (D12), 2002.

Day, D.A., P.J. Wooldridge, M.B. Dillon, J.A. Thornton, R.C. Cohen, A thermal dissociation – laser induced fluorescence instrument for in situ detection of NO2, peroxy(acyl)nitrates, alkylnitrates, and HNO3, Journal of Geophysical Research, 107 (D6), 2002.

Thornton, J.A., P.J. Wooldridge, and R.C. Cohen, Appendix D: Laser-induced fluorescence detection of NO2, in Recommended Methods for Ambient Air Monitoring of NO, NO2, NOy, and Individual NOz Species, edited by W.A. McClenny, pp. 62-68, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, 2001.

Thornton, J.A., P.J. Wooldridge, R.C. Cohen, Atmospheric NO2: In situ laser-induced fluorescence detection at parts per                  trillion mixing ratios, Analytical Chemistry, 72 (3), 528-539, 2000.

Ridley, B.A., E.L. Atlas, D.D. Montzka, E.V. Browell, C.A. Cantrell, D.R. Blake, N.J. Blake, L. Cinquini, M.T. Coffey, L.K. Emmons, R.C. Cohen, R.J. DeYoung, J.E. Dibb, F.L. Eisele, F.M. Flocke, A. Fried, F.E. Grahek, W.B. Grant, J.W. Hair, J.W. Hannigan, B.J. Heikes, B.L. Lefer, R.L. Mauldin, J.L. Moody, R.E. Shetter, J.A. Snow, R.W. Talbot, J.A. Thornton, J.G. Walega, A.J. Weinheimer, B.P. Wert, and A.J. Wimmers, Ozone depletion events observed in the high latitude surface layer during the TOPSE aircraft program, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 108 (D4), 2003.




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