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49
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5343
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K. L. Thornhill publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K. L. Thornhill sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 687+

This scientist: 239 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 687 publications or more.

K. L. Thornhill D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where K. L. Thornhill sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 125+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 47th percentile

47% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 125 D-Index or more.

Overview

K. L. Thornhill is affiliated with the Langley Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and earth and planetary sciences, with significant contributions in atmospheric science and global and planetary change.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics related to atmospheric aerosols and clouds, atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, and atmospheric ozone and climate. Additional research interests include air quality and health impacts, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, aeolian processes and effects, and meteorological phenomena and simulations.

Frequent publication venues for Thornhill's research include:

  • Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • Geophysical Research Letters
  • Environmental Science Atmospheres

Thornhill has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Luke D. Ziemba
  • Richard H. Moore
  • Ewan Crosbie
  • Michael A. Shook
  • Claire Robinson

Notable recent publications by K. L. Thornhill include:

  • "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin," 2021, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Biomass burning aerosol as a modulator of the droplet number in the southeast Atlantic region," 2020, Atmospheric chemistry and physics
  • "Sizing response of the Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS) and Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS) to changes in submicron aerosol composition and refractive index," 2021, Atmospheric measurement techniques
  • "High Temporal Resolution Satellite Observations of Fire Radiative Power Reveal Link Between Fire Behavior and Aerosol and Gas Emissions," 2020, Geophysical Research Letters
  • "Rapid cloud removal of dimethyl sulfide oxidation products limits SO 2 and cloud condensation nuclei production in the marine atmosphere," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Their research provides insights into aerosol-cloud interactions, the effects of biomass burning aerosols on cloud microphysics, and instrument responses to submicron aerosol properties. Additionally, their investigations encompass satellite observations related to fire emissions and cloud chemistry processes in marine environments.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of brown carbon in wildfire plumes

    Haviland Forrister;Jiumeng Liu;Jiumeng Liu;Eric Scheuer;Jack Dibb

  • Biofuel blending reduces particle emissions from aircraft engines at cruise conditions

    Richard H. Moore;Kenneth L. Thornhill;Bernadett Weinzierl;Bernadett Weinzierl;Daniel Sauer;Daniel Sauer

  • An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin

    Jens Redemann;Robert Wood;Paquita Zuidema;Sarah J. Doherty

  • The Saharan Air Layer and the Fate of African Easterly Waves—NASA's AMMA Field Study of Tropical Cyclogenesis

    Edward J. Zipser;Cynthia H. Twohy;Si Chee Tsay;K. Lee Thornhill

  • Brown carbon in the continental troposphere

    Jiumeng Liu;Jiumeng Liu;Eric Scheuer;Jack Dibb;Luke D. Ziemba

  • Secondary organic aerosol production from local emissions dominates the organic aerosol budget over Seoul, South Korea, during KORUS-AQ

    Benjamin A. Nault;Benjamin A. Nault;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Douglas A. Day;Douglas A. Day;Jason C. Schroder;Jason C. Schroder

  • Mapping the Operation of the Miniature Combustion Aerosol Standard (Mini-CAST) Soot Generator

    Richard H. Moore;Luke D. Ziemba;Dabrina Dutcher;Andreas J. Beyersdorf

  • Analysis of CCN activity of Arctic aerosol and Canadian biomass burning during summer 2008

    T. L. Lathem;A. J. Beyersdorf;K. L. Thornhill;E. L. Winstead

  • Aerosol–Cloud–Meteorology Interaction Airborne Field Investigations: Using Lessons Learned from the U.S. West Coast in the Design of ACTIVATE off the U.S. East Coast

    Armin Sorooshian;Bruce Anderson;Susanne E. Bauer;Rachel A. Braun

  • Reductions in aircraft particulate emissions due to the use of Fischer–Tropsch fuels

    A. J. Beyersdorf;M. T. Timko;L. D. Ziemba;D. Bulzan

  • Brown carbon aerosol in the North American continental troposphere: sources, abundance, and radiative forcing

    J. Liu;J. Liu;E. Scheuer;J. Dibb;G. S. Diskin

  • Agricultural fires in the southeastern U.S. during SEAC4RS: emissions of trace gases and particles and evolution of ozone, reactive nitrogen, and organic aerosol.

    Xiaoxi Liu;Y. Zhang;L. G. Huey;R. J. Yokelson

  • Particulate Emissions of Gas Turbine Engine Combustion of a Fischer−Tropsch Synthetic Fuel

    M. T. Timko;Z. Yu;T. B. Onasch;H.-W. Wong

  • In situ measurements and modeling of reactive trace gases in a small biomass burning plume

    Markus Müller;Markus Müller;Bruce E. Anderson;Andreas J. Beyersdorf;James H. Crawford

  • Influence of Jet Fuel Composition on Aircraft Engine Emissions: A Synthesis of Aerosol Emissions Data from the NASA APEX, AAFEX, and ACCESS Missions

    Richard H. Moore;Michael Shook;Andreas Beyersdorf;Chelsea Corr;Chelsea Corr

  • Sizing response of the Ultra-High Sensitivity Aerosol Spectrometer (UHSAS) and Laser Aerosol Spectrometer (LAS) to changes in submicron aerosol composition and refractive index

    Richard H. Moore;Elizabeth B. Wiggins;Elizabeth B. Wiggins;Adam T. Ahern;Adam T. Ahern;Stephen Zimmerman

  • Prelaunch calibrations of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and Earth Observing System morning (EOS-AM1) spacecraft thermistor bolometer sensors

    R.B. Lee;B.R. Barkstrom;H.C. Bitting;D.A.H. Crommelynck

  • Airborne observations of aerosol extinction by in situ and remote-sensing techniques: Evaluation of particle hygroscopicity

    Luke D. Ziemba;K. Lee Thornhill;Rich Ferrare;John Barrick

  • A new method to quantify mineral dust and other aerosol species from aircraft platforms using single-particle mass spectrometry

    Karl D. Froyd;Karl D. Froyd;Daniel M. Murphy;Charles A. Brock;Pedro Campuzano-Jost;Pedro Campuzano-Jost

  • Observations of Saharan dust microphysical and optical properties from the Eastern Atlantic during NAMMA airborne field campaign

    G. Chen;L. D. Ziemba;L. D. Ziemba;D. A. Chu;K. L. Thornhill

  • Influence of regional-scale anthropogenic emissions on CO2 distributions over the western North Pacific

    S. A. Vay;J.-H. Woo;B. E. Anderson;K. L. Thornhill

  • The relationship between cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentration and light extinction of dried particles: indications of underlying aerosol processes and implications for satellite-based CCN estimates

    Y. Shinozuka;A. D. Clarke;A. Nenes;A. Jefferson;A. Jefferson

  • Characterizations of tropospheric turbulence and stability layers from aircraft observations

    John Y. N. Cho;Reginald E. Newell;Bruce E. Anderson;John D. W. Barrick

  • Biomass burning aerosol as a modulator of the droplet number in the southeast Atlantic region

    Mary Kacarab;K. Lee Thornhill;Amie Dobracki;Amie Dobracki;Steven G. Howell

  • Long-range transport of sulfur dioxide in the central Pacific

    Fang Huang Tu;Donald C. Thornton;Alan R. Bandy;Gregory R. Carmichael

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce E. Anderson
Bruce E. Anderson Langley Research Center
Luke D. Ziemba
Luke D. Ziemba Langley Research Center
E. L. Winstead
E. L. Winstead Langley Research Center
Johnathan W. Hair
Johnathan W. Hair Langley Research Center
Paquita Zuidema
Paquita Zuidema University of Miami
Armin Sorooshian
Armin Sorooshian University of Arizona
Andreas J. Beyersdorf
Andreas J. Beyersdorf California State University, San Bernardino
Mark A. Vaughan
Mark A. Vaughan Langley Research Center
Stephanie A. Vay
Stephanie A. Vay Langley Research Center
Richard A. Ferrare
Richard A. Ferrare Langley Research Center

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