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William Brune

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whb2@psu.edu
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IEE Research Themes
Health and the Environment
Water and Biogeochemical Cycles
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Titles and Affiliations
Distinguished Professor, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

Research Summary

Atmospheric/air chemistry; laser techniques to measure hydrogen oxides and analyze their key roles in global air pollution.

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Research Keywords

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Aerosol
Isoprene
Ozone
Oxidation
Aircraft
Troposphere
Chemistry
Chemical
Mixing Ratio
Oxidant
Photochemistry
Mixing Ratios
Stratosphere
Photochemical Reactions
Volatile Organic Compound
Temperate Regions
Aerosols
Photolysis
Laser Induced Fluorescence
Nitrogen Oxides

Recent Publications

Extreme oxidant amounts produced by lightning in storm clouds

Brune, W. H., McFarland, P. J., Bruning, E., Waugh, S., MacGorman, D., Miller, D. O., Jenkins, J. M., Ren, X., Mao, J. & Peischl, J., May 14 2021, In: Science. 372, 6543, p. 711-715 5 p.

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

Evolution of formaldehyde (HCHO) in a plume originating from a petrochemical industry and its volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission rate estimation

Cho, C., St Clair, J. M., Liao, J., Wolfe, G. M., Jeong, S., Kang, D. I., Choi, J., Shin, M. H., Park, J., Park, J. H., Fried, A., Weinheimer, A., Blake, D. R., Diskin, G. S., Ullmann, K., Hall, S. R., Brune, W. H., Hanisco, T. F. & Min, K. E., Aug 4 2021, In: Elementa. 9, 1, 15.

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

Normal breathing releases SARS-CoV-2 into the air

Di Carlo, P., Falasca, K., Ucciferri, C., Sinjari, B., Aruffo, E., Antonucci, I., Di Serafino, A., Pompilio, A., Damiani, V., Mandatori, D., De Fabritiis, S., Dufrusine, B., Capone, E., Chiacchiaretta, P., Brune, W. H., Di Bonaventura, G. & Vecchiet, J., Feb 25 2021, In: Journal of Medical Microbiology. 70, 3, 001328.

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

Electrical Discharges Produce Prodigious Amounts of Hydroxyl and Hydroperoxyl Radicals

Jenkins, J. M., Brune, W. H. & Miller, D. O., May 16 2021, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 126, 9, e2021JD034557.

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

The role of a suburban forest in controlling vertical trace gas and OH reactivity distributions-A case study for the Seoul metropolitan area

Kim, S., Seco, R., Gu, D., Sanchez, D., Jeong, D., Guenther, A. B., Lee, Y., Mak, J. E., Su, L., Kim, D. B., Lee, Y., Ahn, J. Y., McGee, T., Sullivan, J., Long, R., Brune, W. H., Thames, A., Wisthaler, A., Muller, M., Mikoviny, T. & 5 others, Weinheimer, A., Yang, M., Woo, J. H., Kim, S. & Park, H., Mar 1 2021, In: Faraday Discussions. 226, p. 537-550 14 p.

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

Global Impact of Lightning-Produced Oxidants

Mao, J., Zhao, T., Keller, C. A., Wang, X., McFarland, P. J., Jenkins, J. M. & Brune, W. H., Nov 16 2021, In: Geophysical Research Letters. 48, 21, e2021GL095740.

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

Aqueous-phase reactive species formed by fine particulate matter from remote forests and polluted urban air

Tong, H., Liu, F., Filippi, A., Wilson, J., Arangio, A. M., Zhang, Y., Yue, S., Lelieveld, S., Shen, F., Keskinen, H. M. K., Li, J., Chen, H., Zhang, T., Hoffmann, T., Fu, P., Brune, W. H., Petäjä, T., Kulmala, M., Yao, M., Berkemeier, T. & 2 others, Shiraiwa, M. & Pöschl, U., Jul 9 2021, In: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics. 21, 13, p. 10439-10455 17 p.

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

Erratum: Global airborne sampling reveals a previously unobserved dimethyl sulfide oxidation mechanism in the marine atmosphere (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117, 4505–4510) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1919344117

Veres, P. R., Neuman, J. A., Bertram, T. H., Assaf, E., Wolfe, G. M., Williamson, C. J., Weinzierl, B., Tilmes, S., Thompson, C. R., Thames, A. B., Schroder, J. C., Saiz-Lopez, A., Rollins, A. W., Roberts, J. M., Price, D., Peischl, J., Nault, B. A., Møller, K. H., Miller, D. O., Meinardi, S. & 22 others, Li, Q., Lamarque, J. F., Kupc, A., Kjaergaard, H. G., Kinnison, D., Jimenez, J. L., Jernigan, C. M., Hornbrook, R. S., Hills, A., Dollner, M., Day, D. A., Cuevas, C. A., Campuzano-Jost, P., Burkholder, J., Bui, T. P., Brune, W. H., Brown, S. S., Brock, C. A., Bourgeois, I., Blake, D. R., Apel, E. C. & Ryerson, T. B., Sep 7 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 36, e2113268118.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

Exploring Oxidation in the Remote Free Troposphere: Insights From Atmospheric Tomography (ATom)

Brune, W. H., Miller, D. O., Thames, A. B., Allen, H. M., Apel, E. C., Blake, D. R., Bui, T. P., Commane, R., Crounse, J. D., Daube, B. C., Diskin, G. S., DiGangi, J. P., Elkins, J. W., Hall, S. R., Hanisco, T. F., Hannun, R. A., Hintsa, E. J., Hornbrook, R. S., Kim, M. J., McKain, K. & 13 others, Moore, F. L., Neuman, J. A., Nicely, J. M., Peischl, J., Ryerson, T. B., St. Clair, J. M., Sweeney, C., Teng, A. P., Thompson, C., Ullmann, K., Veres, P. R., Wennberg, P. O. & Wolfe, G. M., Jan 16 2020, In: Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. 125, 1, e2019JD031685.

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