Publications

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Peer-Reviewed Publications:

  1. Downey, A. R., Dourlent, A., Bellamy, D., King, J., & Hayes, P. L. (2026). Emerging Mineral Dust Source in’A’ay Chù’Valley, Yukon, Canada Poses Potential Health Risk via Exposure to Metal and Metalloids Enriched in PM10 and PM2. 5 Size Fractions. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(2), 1321-1337.
  2. Di Biagio, C., Bru, E., Orta, A., Chevaillier, S., Baldo, C., Bergé, A., King, J., … & Formenti, P. (2026). Mid-and far-infrared spectral signatures of mineral dust from low-to high-latitude regions: significance and implications. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 26(2), 1079-1091.
  3. Tardif, Y., Richard, L., Bellamy, D., Ahabchane, H. E., Tharaud, M., Schlatt, L., … King, J. & Hayes, P. L. (2025). Contrasting the elemental composition of fine particulate matter in urban and remote samples using single particle inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SP ICP-ToF-MS). Aerosol Science and Technology, 59(9), 1065-1081.
  4. Li, X., Talbot, J., & King, J. (2025). Contrasting effects of road dust and atmospheric dust on carbon accumulation in eastern Canadian ombrotrophic peatlands. Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 130(8), e2024JG008502.
  5. Bellamy, D., Nadeau, D. F., & King, J. (2025). Forcing Mechanisms of Strong Surface Winds in a Dust Storm–Prone, High-Latitude Proglacial Valley. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 64(1), 77-97.
  6. Mahmood, R., King, J., Music, B., & Côté, H. (2024). How Skilful Are Cloud Cover Products in Representing Observed Cloudiness in Québec?. Atmosphere-Ocean, 62(5), 360-371.
  7. Pouillé, S., Talbot, J., Tamalavage, A.E., Kessler‐Nadeau, M-E, King, J., 2024. Impacts of mineral dust on trace element concentrations (As, Cd, Cu, Ni and Pb) in lichens and soils at Lhù’ààn Mân’ (Yukon Territory, Canada). Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences.
  8. Li, X., Talbot, J., King, J., Wang, M., 2023. Effects of road dust on vegetation composition and surface chemistry of three ombrotrophic peatlands in eastern Canada. Geoderma.
  9. Sayedain, S.A., O’Neill, N.T, King, J., Hayes, P.L., Bellamy, D., Washington, R., Engelstaedter, S., Vicente-Luis, A., Bachelder, J., Bernhard, M., 2023. Analysis of Lhù’ààn Mân’ (Kluane Lake) dust plumes using passive and active ground-based remote sensing supported by physical surface measurements. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques.
  10. Huck, R., Bryant, R.G., King, J., 2023. The (mis)identification of high-latitude dust events using remote sensing methods in the Yukon, Canada: a sub-daily variability analysis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 23(11):6299-6318.
  11. Meinander, O., Dagsson-Waldhauserova, P., et al., 2022. Newly identified climatically and environmentally significant high-latitude dust sources. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 22(17), pp.11889-11930.
  12. Xi, Y., Xu, C., Downey, A., Stevens, R., Bachelder, J.O., King, J., Hayes, P.L. and Bertram, A.K., 2022. Ice nucleating properties of airborne dust from an actively retreating glacier in Yukon, Canada. Environmental Science: Atmospheres.
  13. Gili, S., Vanderstraeten, A., Chaput, A., King, J., Gaiero, D.M., Delmonte, B., Vallelonga, P., Formenti, P., Di Biagio, C., Cazanau, M. and Pangui, E., 2022. South African dust contribution to the high southern latitudes and East Antarctica during interglacial stages. Communications Earth & Environment, 3(1), pp.1-12.
  14. King, J., & Bellamy, D. (2021). Measuring Sediment Transport by Wind. Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-818234-5.00190-5
  15. Ranjbar, K., O’Neill, N.T., Ivanescua, L., King, J., Hayes, P.L., 2021. ‘Remote sensing of a high-Arctic, local dust event over Lake Hazen (Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada)’, Atmospheric Environment, 246, p.118102.
  16. Gauvin-Bourdon, P., King, J., and Perez, L.: 2021. ‘Impacts of grazing on vegetation dynamics in a sediment transport complex model’, Earth Surface Dynamics. https://doi.org/10.5194/esurf-9-29-2021.
  17. Bachelder, J., Cadieux, M., Liu-Kang, C., Lambert, P., Filoche, A., Galhardi, J.A., Hadioui, M., Chaput, A., Bastien-Thibault, M.P., Wilkinson, K.J., King, J., and Hayes, P.H., 2020. Chemical and microphysical properties of wind-blown dust near an actively retreating glacier in Yukon, Canada. Aerosol Science and Technology. doi: 10.1080/02786826.2019.1676394  
  18. Harley, G., J. King, and J. Maxwell. 2017. ‘Trans-Atlantic connections between North African dust flux and tree growth in the Florida Keys, U.S.A.’, Earth Interactions. doi:10.1175/EI-D-16-0035.1  
  19. Etyemezian, V., G. Nikolich, W. Nickling, J. King, J. Gillies. 2017. ‘Analysis of an optical gate device for measuring aeolian sand movement’, Aeolian Research, doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.11.005.
  20. Munkhtsetseg, E., M. Shinoda, J.A. Gillies, R. Kimura, J. King, & G. Nikolich. 2016. ‘Relationships between soil moisture and dust emissions in a bare sandy soil of Mongolia’, Particuology, 28, 131-137  
  21. Nield, J., G. Wiggs, J. King,  R. G. Bryant, F. D. Eckardt, D. S. G. Thomas, R. Washington. 2015. ‘Climate-surface-pore-water interactions on a salt crusted playa: implications for crust pattern and surface roughness development measured using terrestrial laser scanning’. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi: 10.1002/esp.3860  
  22. Haustein, K., R. Washington, J. King, G. Wiggs, D. S. G. Thomas, F. D. Eckardt, R. G. Bryant, L. Menut. 2015. ‘Testing the performance of state-of-the-art dust emission schemes using DO4Models field data’. Geoscientific Model Development. doi: 10.5194/gmd-8-341-2015
  23. Nield, J.M. R.G. Bryant, G.F.S. Wiggs, J. King, D.S.G. Thomas, F.D. Eckardt, R. Washington. 2014. “The dynamism of sodic playa salt crust patterns”, Geology, doi: 10.1130/G36175.1.
  24. Nield,J.M., J. King, B. Jacobs. 2014. ‘Detecting surface moisture in aeolian environments using terrestrial laser scanning’. Aeolian Research, doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2013.10.006.
  25. Etyemezian, V., J.A. Gillies, M. Shinodab, G. Nikolich, J. King, A.R. Bardis. 2014. ‘Accounting for surface roughness on measurements conducted with PI-SWERL: Evaluation of a subjective visual approach and a photogrammetric technique’. Aeolian Research, doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.03.002.
  26. Nield, J.M. J. King, G.F.S. Wiggs, J. Leyland, R.G. Bryant, R.C. Chiverrell, S.E. Darby, F.D. Eckardt, D.S.G. Thomas, L.H. Vircavs, R. Washington. 2013. ‘Estimating aerodynamic roughness over complex surface terrain’. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, doi: 10.1002/2013JD020632
  27. M-C. Chalbot, G. Nikolich, V. Etyemezian, D.W. Dubois, J. King, D. Shafer, G. Gamboa da Costa, J.F. Hinton, I.G. Kavouras. 2013. ‘Soil humic-like organic compounds in prescribed fire emissions using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy’. Environmental Pollution, doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.06.008  
  28. Kavouras, I.G., G. Nikolich, V. Etyemezian, D.W. DuBois, J. king, D. Shafer. 2012. ‘In-situ observations of soil minerals and organic matter in the early phases of prescribed fires’. Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2011JD017420
  29. King, J., V. Etyemezian, M. Sweeney, B. Buck, and G. Nikolich. 2011. ‘Dust emission variability at the Salton Sea, California, USA.’ Aeolian Research, doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.03.005
  30. Buck, B.J., J. King, and V. Etyemezian. 2011. ‘Effects of salt mineralogy on surface characteristics: Implications for dust emissions, Salton Sea California, USA.’ Soil Science Society of America Journal, doi: 10.2136/sssaj2011.0049  
  31. Ballantine, J-A.C. and J. King. 2011. ‘AGU Fall Meeting session on Aeolian Dust: Transport Processes, Anthropogenic Forces, and Biogeochemical Cycling.’ Aeolian Research, doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.04.001  
  32. Kuhns, H., J.A. Gillies, V. Etyemezian, G. Nikolich, J. King, D. Zhu, S. Uppapalli, J. Engelbrecht, and S. Kohl. 2010. ‘Effect of Soil Type and Momentum on Unpaved Road Particulate Matter Emissions from Wheeled and Tracked Vehicles’. Aerosol Science and Technology, doi: 10.1080/02786820903516844
  33. Gillies, J.A., W.G. Nickling, J. king, and N. Lancaster. 2010. ‘Modeling aeolian sediment transport thresholds on physically rough martian surfaces: A shear stress partitioning approach.’ Geomorphology, doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2009.02.016.
  34. Gillies, J.A., V. Etyemezian, H. Kuhns, J.D. McAlpine, J. King, S. Uppapalli, G. Nikolich, and J. Engelbrecht. 2010. ‘Dust Emissions Created by Low-Level Rotary-Winged Aircraft Flight Over Desert Surfaces’. Atmospheric Environment, doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.12.018.
  35. King, J., W.G. Nickling and J.A. Gillies. 2008. ‘Investigations of the law-of-the-wall over sparse roughness elements.’ Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2007JF000804.
  36. Gillies, J.A., W.G. Nickling and J. King. 2007. ‘Shear stress partitioning in the atmospheric inertial sublayer’ Boundary-Layer Meteorology, doi: 10.10007/s10546-006-9101-5.
  37. Gillies, J.A., W.G. Nickling V. Etyemezian, J. King and M. Sweeney. 2006. ‘Factors controlling the spatial and temporal variability of dust emissions.’ Chinese Journal of Geochemistry, doi: 10.1007/BF02840169.
  38. Gillies, J.A., W.G. Nickling and J. King. 2006. ‘Aeolian sediment transport through large patches of roughness in the atmospheric inertial sublayer.’ Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2005JF000434.
  39. King, J., W.G. Nickling and J.A. Gillies. 2006. ‘Shear stress ratio measurements within mesquite dominated landscapes of the Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico, USA.’ Geomorphology, doi: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2006.05.004.  
  40. King, J., W.G. Nickling and J.A. Gillies. 2005. ‘Representation of vegetation and other non-erodible elements in aeolian shear stress partitioning models for predicting transport threshold.’ Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2004JF000281.
  41. Gillies, J.A., W.G. Nickling, and J. King. 2002. ‘Drag coefficient and plant response to wind speed in three plant species: Burning Bush (Euonymus alatus), Colorado Blue Spruce (Picea pungus glauca.), and Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum)’. Journal of Geophysical Research, doi: 10.1029/2001JD001259.