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Overview

Richard L. Reynolds is affiliated with the United States Geological Survey in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences, with significant contributions to Atmospheric Science, Global and Planetary Change, Earth-Surface Processes, Pollution, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

The scientist's work addresses key topics including Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Cryospheric studies and observations, Aeolian processes and effects, as well as Vehicle emissions and performance.

Reynolds has authored and co-authored several papers across various scientific journals. Selected recent publications include:

  • Dust Deposited on Snow Cover in the San Juan Mountains, Colorado, 2011-2016: Compositional Variability Bearing on Snow-Melt Effects, 2020, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Microplastic and Associated Black Particles From Road-Tire Wear: Implications for Radiative Effects Across the Cryosphere and in the Atmosphere, 2024, Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres
  • Microplastic particles in dust-on-snow, Upper Colorado River Basin, Colorado Rocky Mountains, 2013-16, 2022, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World

Other frequently referenced work, although not authored solely by Reynolds, includes research on atmospheric processing of iron-bearing mineral dust aerosol and its effect on marine diatom growth, reflecting cross-disciplinary collaboration.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Reynolds include:

  • Harland L. Goldstein
  • Raymond F. Kokaly
  • Jeff Derry
  • Bruce M. Moskowitz
  • George N. Breit

Their publications primarily appear in venues such as the Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, Earth-Science Reviews, Environmental Science & Technology, Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World, and Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America.

Research by Reynolds contributes notably to understanding environmental processes related to dust, aerosols, and microplastics, with emphasis on their interactions with atmospheric and cryospheric systems. This includes the study of dust deposition on snow cover and the implications of road-tire wear particles in radiative effects across the cryosphere and atmosphere.

Best Publications

  • Increasing Eolian Dust Deposition in the Western United States Linked to Human Activity

    J. C. Neff;A. P. Ballantyne;G. L. Farmer;N. M. Mahowald;N. M. Mahowald

  • Aeolian dust in Colorado Plateau soils: nutrient inputs and recent change in source.

    Richard Reynolds;Jayne Belnap;Marith Reheis;Paul Lamothe

  • The ecology of dust

    Jason P Field;Jayne Belnap;David D Breshears;Jason C Neff

  • MULTI-DECADAL IMPACTS OF GRAZING ON SOIL PHYSICAL AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES IN SOUTHEAST UTAH

    Jason C. Neff;Jason C. Neff;Richard L. Reynolds;Jayne Belnap;Paul J. Lamothe

  • Dust emission from wet and dry playas in the Mojave Desert, USA

    Richard L. Reynolds;James C. Yount;Marith C. Reheis;Harland L. Goldstein

  • Magnetization and geochemistry of greigite-bearing Cretaceous strata, North Slope basin, Alaska

    Richard L. Reynolds;Michele L. Tuttle;Cynthia A. Rice;Neil S. Fishman

  • Sediment losses and gains across a gradient of livestock grazing and plant invasion in a cool, semi-arid grassland, Colorado Plateau, USA

    Jayne Belnap;Richard L. Reynolds;Marith C. Reheis;Susan L. Phillips

  • Origin of a South Texas roll-type deposit; II, Sulfide petrology and sulfur isotope studies

    Martin B. Goldhaber;Richard L. Reynolds;Robert O. Rye

  • Eolian sand transport pathways in the southwestern United States: importance of the Colorado River and local sources

    Daniel R. Muhs;Richard L. Reynolds;Josh Been;Gary Skipp

  • Origin of a South Texas roll-type uranium deposit; I, Alteration of iron-titanium oxide minerals

    Richard L. Reynolds;Martin B. Goldhaber

  • The History of Recent Limnological Changes and Human Impact on Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon

    J. Platt Bradbury;Steven M. Colman;Richard L. Reynolds

  • Post-fire land treatments and wind erosion - Lessons from the Milford Flat Fire, UT, USA

    Mark E. Miller;Matthew A. Bowker;Richard L. Reynolds;Harland L. Goldstein

  • Atmospheric dust in modern soil on aeolian sandstone, Colorado Plateau (USA): Variation with landscape position and contribution to potential plant nutrients

    Richard L. Reynolds;J. Neff;Marith C. Reheis;Paul J. Lamothe

  • Environmental magnetic implications of Greigite (Fe3S4) Formation in a 3 m.y. lake sediment record from Butte Valley, northern California

    Andrew P. Roberts;Richard L. Reynolds;Kenneth L. Verosub;David P. Adam

  • Compositions of modern dust and surface sediments in the Desert Southwest, United States

    Marith C. Reheis;James R. Budahn;Paul J. Lamothe;Richard L. Reynolds

  • Comparison of aerodynamically and model-derived roughness lengths (zo) over diverse surfaces, central Mojave Desert, California, USA

    David J. MacKinnon;Gary D. Clow;Richard K. Tigges;Richard L. Reynolds

  • The analysis of forms of sulfur in ancient sediments and sedimentary rocks: comments and cautions

    Cynthia A. Rice;Michele L. Tuttle;Richard L. Reynolds

  • Regional variability in dust-on-snow processes and impacts in the Upper Colorado River Basin

    S. McKenzie Skiles;Thomas H. Painter;Jayne Belnap;Lacey Holland

  • Compositional changes in sediments of subalpine lakes, Uinta Mountains (Utah): evidence for the effects of human activity on atmospheric dust inputs

    Richard L. Reynolds;Jessica S. Mordecai;Joseph G. Rosenbaum;Michael E. Ketterer

  • Soil respiration in the cold desert environment of the Colorado Plateau (USA): Abiotic regulators and thresholds

    Daniel P. Fernandez;Daniel P. Fernandez;Jason C. Neff;Jason C. Neff;Jayne Belnap;Richard L. Reynolds

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin B. Goldhaber
Martin B. Goldhaber United States Geological Survey
Jason C. Neff
Jason C. Neff University of Colorado Boulder
Marith C. Reheis
Marith C. Reheis United States Geological Survey
Jayne Belnap
Jayne Belnap United States Geological Survey
Steven M. Colman
Steven M. Colman University of Minnesota
Thomas H. Painter
Thomas H. Painter University of California, Los Angeles
Robert O. Rye
Robert O. Rye United States Geological Survey
Gregory S. Okin
Gregory S. Okin University of California, Los Angeles
John W. King
John W. King University of Rhode Island
Michael E. Field
Michael E. Field United States Geological Survey

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