Alex Turner

Atmospheric Chemistry & Carbon Cycle feedbacks

University of Washington
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Alex Turner is an Assistant Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington where he works on atmospheric chemistry and the carbon cycle.

Education

  • PhD in Atmospheric Chemistry | Harvard University | 2012 - 2017
  • BS in Mechanical Engineering | University of Colorado at Boulder | 2008 - 2012

Professional Experience

  • 2021 - present: Assistant Professor, University of Washington
  • 2017 - 2020: Miller Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California at Berkeley

References

Bader, Whitney, Benoit Bovy, Stephanie Conway, Kimberly Strong, Dan Smale, Alexander J. Turner, Thomas Blumenstock, et al. 2017. “The Recent Increase of Atmospheric Methane from 10 Years of Ground-Based NDACC FTIR Observations Since 2005.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 17 (3): 2255–77. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-2255-2017.
Bloom, A. Anthony, Kevin W. Bowman, Meemong Lee, Alexander J. Turner, Ronny Schroeder, John R. Worden, Richard Weidner, Kyle C. McDonald, and Daniel J. Jacob. 2017. “A Global Wetland Methane Emissions and Uncertainty Dataset for Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models (WetCHARTs Version 1.0).” GEOSCIENTIFIC MODEL DEVELOPMENT 10 (6): 2141–56. https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-10-2141-2017.
Bousserez, Nicolas, Daven K. Henze, Brigitte Rooney, Andre Perkins, Kevin J. Wecht, Alexander J. Turner, Vijay Natraj, and John R. Worden. 2016. “Constraints on Methane Emissions in North America from Future Geostationary Remote-Sensing Measurements.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 16 (10): 6175–90. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-6175-2016.
Buchwitz, Michael, Oliver Schneising, Maximilian Reuter, Jens Heymann, Sven Krautwurst, Heinrich Bovensmann, John P. Burrows, et al. 2017. “Satellite-Derived Methane Hotspot Emission Estimates Using a Fast Data-Driven Method.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 17 (9): 5751–74. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-5751-2017.
Comer-Warner, Sophie A., Anh T. Q. Nguyen, Minh N. Nguyen, Manlin Wang, Antony Turner, Hue Le, Fotis Sgouridis, et al. 2022. “Restoration Impacts on Rates of Denitrification and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from Tropical Coastal Wetlands.” SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149577.
Cusworth, Daniel H., Daniel J. Jacob, Jian-Xiong Sheng, Joshua Benmergui, Alexander J. Turner, Jeremy Brandman, Laurent White, and Cynthia A. Randles. 2018. “Detecting High-Emitting Methane Sources in Oil/Gas Fields Using Satellite Observations.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 18 (23): 16885–96. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-16885-2018.
Eldridge, Daniel L., Roman Korol, Max K. Lloyd, Andrew C. Turner, Michael A. Webb, Thomas F. Miller III, and Daniel A. Stolper. 2019. “Comparison of Experimental Vs Theoretical Abundances of <SUP>13</SUP>CH<sub>3</Sub>d and <SUP>12</SUP>CH<sub>2</Sub>d<sub>2</Sub> for Isotopically Equilibrated Systems from 1 to 500 °c.” ACS EARTH AND SPACE CHEMISTRY 3 (12): 2747–64. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00244.
Eldridge, Daniel L., Andrew C. Turner, Markus Bill, Mark E. Conrad, and Daniel A. Stolper. 2023. “Experimental Determinations of Carbon and Hydrogen Isotope Fractionations and Methane Clumped Isotope Compositions Associated with Ethane Pyrolysis from 550 to 600 °c.” GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 355: 235–65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2023.06.006.
ERASIN, BR, APF TURNER, and AD WHEATLEY. 1994. “A FIXED-FILM BIOASSAY FOR THE DETECTION OF MICROPOLLUTANTS TOXIC TO ANAEROBIC SLUDGES.” ANALYTICA CHIMICA ACTA 298 (1): 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/0003-2670(94)90037-X.
Hajny, Kristian D., Cody R. Floerchinger, Israel Lopez-Coto, Joseph R. Pitt, Conor K. Gately, Kevin R. Gurney, Lucy R. Hutyra, et al. 2022. “A Spatially Explicit Inventory Scaling Approach to Estimate Urban CO<sub>2</Sub> Emissions.” ELEMENTA-SCIENCE OF THE ANTHROPOCENE 10 (1). https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.2021.00121.
Jacob, Daniel J., Alexander J. Turner, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Jianxiong Sheng, Kang Sun, Xiong Liu, Kelly Chance, Ilse Aben, Jason McKeever, and Christian Frankenberg. 2016. “Satellite Observations of Atmospheric Methane and Their Value for Quantifying Methane Emissions.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 16 (22): 14371–96. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-14371-2016.
Laughner, Joshua L., Jessica L. Neu, David Schimel, Paul O. Wennberg, Kelley Barsanti, Kevin W. Bowman, Abhishek Chatterjee, et al. 2021. “Societal Shifts Due to COVID-19 Reveal Large-Scale Complexities and Feedbacks Between Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate Change.” PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 118 (46). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2109481118.
Maasakkers, Joannes D., Daniel J. Jacob, Melissa P. Sulprizio, Alexander J. Turner, Melissa Weitz, Tom Wirth, Cate Hight, et al. 2016. “Gridded National Inventory of US Methane Emissions.” ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 50 (23): 13123–33. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b02878.
Nguyen, Newton H., Alexander J. Turner, Yi Yin, Michael J. Prather, and Christian Frankenberg. 2020. “Effects of Chemical Feedbacks on Decadal Methane Emissions Estimates.” GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 47 (3). https://doi.org/10.1029/2019GL085706.
Ouwerkerk, D., A. F. Turner, and A. V. Klieve. 2008. “Diversity of Methanogens in Ruminants in Queensland.” AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AGRICULTURE 48 (6-7): 722–25. https://doi.org/10.1071/EA08049.
Sheng, Jian-Xiong, Daniel J. Jacob, Alexander J. Turner, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Joshua Benmergui, A. Anthony Bloom, Claudia Arndt, et al. 2018. “2010-2016 Methane Trends over Canada, the United States, and Mexico Observed by the GOSAT Satellite: Contributions from Different Source Sectors.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 18 (16): 12257–67. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-12257-2018.
Sheng, Jian-Xiong, Daniel J. Jacob, Alexander J. Turner, Joannes D. Maasakkers, Melissa P. Sulprizio, A. Anthony Bloom, Arlyn E. Andrews, and Debra Wunch. 2018. “High-Resolution Inversion of Methane Emissions in the Southeast US Using SEAC<SUP>4</SUP>RS Aircraft Observations of Atmospheric Methane: Anthropogenic and Wetland Sources.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 18 (9): 6483–91. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-6483-2018.
Sheth, AC, and AD Turner. 2002. “Kinetics and Economics of Catalytic Steam Gasification of Broiler Litter.” TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASAE 45 (4): 1111–21.
Tan, Zeli, Qianlai Zhuang, Daven K. Henze, Christian Frankenberg, Ed Dlugokencky, Colm Sweeney, Alexander J. Turner, Motoki Sasakawa, and Toshinobu Machida. 2016. “Inverse Modeling of Pan-Arctic Methane Emissions at High Spatial Resolution: What Can We Learn from Assimilating Satellite Retrievals and Using Different Process-Based Wetland and Lake Biogeochemical Models?” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 16 (19): 12649–66. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-16-12649-2016.
Trabue, Steven, Kenwood Scoggin, Laura L. McConnell, Hong Li, Andrew Turner, Robert Burns, Hongwei Xin, et al. 2013. “Performance of Commercial Nonmethane Hydrocarbon Analyzers in Monitoring Oxygenated Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Animal Feeding Operations.” JOURNAL OF THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 63 (10): 1163–72. https://doi.org/10.1080/10962247.2013.804464.
Turner, A. J., and D. J. Jacob. 2015. “Balancing Aggregation and Smoothing Errors in Inverse Models.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 15 (12): 7039–48. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7039-2015.
Turner, A. J., D. J. Jacob, J. Benmergui, S. C. Wofsy, J. D. Maasakkers, A. Butz, O. Hasekamp, and S. C. Biraud. 2016. “A Large Increase in US Methane Emissions over the Past Decade Inferred from Satellite Data and Surface Observations.” GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS 43 (5): 2218–24. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016GL067987.
Turner, A. J., D. J. Jacob, K. J. Wecht, J. D. Maasakkers, E. Lundgren, A. E. Andrews, S. C. Biraud, et al. 2015. “Estimating Global and North American Methane Emissions with High Spatial Resolution Using GOSAT Satellite Data.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 15 (12): 7049–69. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-7049-2015.
TURNER, AG, P HAUK, AF SATURNO, and RG PARR. 1964. “DESCRIPTION OF DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONS IN METHANE MOLECULE.” JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS 40 (7): 1919–19 &. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1725423.
Turner, Alexander J., Christian Frankenberg, and Eric A. Kort. 2019. “Interpreting Contemporary Trends in Atmospheric Methane.” PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 116 (8): 2805–13. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1814297116.
Turner, Alexander J., Christian Frankenbergb, Paul O. Wennberg, and Daniel J. Jacob. 2017. “Ambiguity in the Causes for Decadal Trends in Atmospheric Methane and Hydroxyl.” PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 114 (21): 5367–72. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1616020114.
Turner, Alexander J., Inez Fung, Vaishali Naik, Larry W. Horowitz, and Ronald C. Cohen. 2018. “Modulation of Hydroxyl Variability by ENSO in the Absence of External Forcing.” PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 115 (36): 8931–36. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1807532115.
Turner, Alexander J., Daniel J. Jacob, Joshua Benmergui, Jeremy Brandman, Laurent White, and Cynthia A. Randles. 2018. “Assessing the Capability of Different Satellite Observing Configurations to Resolve the Distribution of Methane Emissions at Kilometer Scales.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 18 (11): 8265–78. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-18-8265-2018.
Turner, Andrew C., Roman Korol, Daniel L. Eldridge, Markus Bill, Mark E. Conrad, Thomas F. Miller III, and Daniel A. Stolper. 2021. “Experimental and Theoretical Determinations of Hydrogen Isotopic Equilibrium in the System CH<sub>4</Sub>-h<sub>2</Sub>-h<sub>2</Sub>o from 3 to 200 °c.” GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 314: 223–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2021.04.026.
Turner, Andrew C., Nicholas J. Pester, Markus Bill, Mark E. Conrad, and Kevin G. Knauss. 2022. “Experimental Determination of Hydrogen Isotope Exchange Rates Between Methane and Water Under Hydrothermal Conditions.” GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA 329: 231–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gca.2022.04.029.
Turner, Andrew M., Matthew J. Abplanalp, Tyler J. Blair, Remwilyn Dayuha, and Ralf I. Kaiser. 2018. “An Infrared Spectroscopic Study Toward the Formation of Alkylphosphonic Acids and Their Precursors in Extraterrestrial Environments.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES 234 (1). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aa9183.
Turner, Andrew M., Matthew J. Abplanalp, and Ralf I. Kaiser. 2016. “PROBING THE CARBON-PHOSPHORUS BOND COUPLING IN LOW-TEMPERATURE PHOSPHINE (PH<sub>3</Sub>)-METHANE (CH<sub>4</Sub>) INTERSTELLAR ICE ANALOGUES.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 819 (2). https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/819/2/97.
Turner, Andrew M., and Ralf Kaiser I. 2020. “Exploiting Photoionization Reflectron Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry to Explore Molecular Mass Growth Processes to Complex Organic Molecules in Interstellar and Solar System Ice Analogs.” ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH 53 (12): 2791–2805. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00584.
Tzompa-Sosa, Z. A., E. Mahieu, B. Franco, C. A. Keller, A. J. Turner, D. Helmig, A. Fried, et al. 2017. “Revisiting Global Fossil Fuel and Biofuel Emissions of Ethane.” JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES 122 (4): 2493–2512. https://doi.org/10.1002/2016JD025767.
Worden, J. R., A. J. Turner, A. Bloom, S. S. Kulawik, J. Liu, M. Lee, R. Weidner, et al. 2015. “Quantifying Lower Tropospheric Methane Concentrations Using GOSAT Near-IR and TES Thermal IR Measurements.” ATMOSPHERIC MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES 8 (8): 3433–45. https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-8-3433-2015.
Yu, Xueying, Dylan B. Millet, Daven K. Henze, Alexander J. Turner, Alba Lorente Delgado, A. Anthony Bloom, and Jianxiong Sheng. 2023. “A High-Resolution Satellite-Based Map of Global Methane Emissions Reveals Missing Wetland, Fossil Fuel, and Monsoon Sources.” ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 23 (5): 3325–46. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3325-2023.
Zhang, Chaojiang, Jia Wang, Andrew M. Turner, Joshua H. Marks, Sankhabrata Chandra, Ryan C. Fortenberry, and Ralf I. Kaiser. 2023. “On the Formation of Vinylamine (c<sub>2</Sub>h<sub>3</Sub>NH<sub>2</Sub>) in Interstellar Ice Analogs.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 952 (2). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/acd451.
Zhang, Chaojiang, Cheng Zhu, Andrew M. Turner, Ivan O. Antonov, Adrien D. Garcia, Cornelia Meinert, Leslie A. Young, David C. Jewitt, and Ralf I. Kaiser. 2023. “Processing of Methane and Acetylene Ices by Galactic Cosmic Rays and Implications to the Color Diversity of Kuiper Belt Objects.” SCIENCE ADVANCES 9 (22). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adg6936.
Zhou, Li, Surajit Maity, Matt Abplanalp, Andrew Turner, and Ralf I. Kaiser. 2014. “ON THE RADIOLYSIS OF ETHYLENE ICES BY ENERGETIC ELECTRONS AND IMPLICATIONS TO THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL HYDROCARBON CHEMISTRY.” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL 790 (1). https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/790/1/38.
Zhu, Cheng, Andrew M. Turner, Matthew J. Abplanalp, and Ralf I. Kaiser. 2018. “Formation and High-Order Carboxylic Acids (RCOOH) in Interstellar Analogous Ices of Carbon Dioxide (CO<sub>2</Sub>) and Methane(CH<sub>4</Sub>).” ASTROPHYSICAL JOURNAL SUPPLEMENT SERIES 234 (1). https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4365/aa9f28.