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Publications – Robert McLaren

Refereed Publications
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43. Wild, R.J., Edwards, P.M., Bates, T., Cohen, R.C., de Gouw, J.A., Dube, W.P., Gilman, J.B., Holloway, H., Kercher, J., Koss, A., Lee, L., Lerner, B., McLaren, R.,  Quinn, P., Roberts, J., Stutz, J., Thornton, J.A., Veres, P.R., Warneke, C., Williams, E., Young, C.J., Yuan, B., Brown, S.S., Reactive nitrogen partitioning and its relationship to winter ozone events in Utah, Atmos. Chem. Phys. 16 (2) 573-583, 2016. PDF

42. Nuaaman, I., Li, S.-M., Hayden, K. L., Onasch, T. B., Massoli, P., Sueper, D., Worsnop, D. R., Bates, T. S., Quinn, P. K., and McLaren, R.: Separating refractory and non-refractory particulate chloride and estimating chloride depletion by aerosol mass spectrometry in a marine environment, Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 15, 2085-2118, doi:10.5194/acpd-15-2085-2015, 2015. PDF

41. Cappa, C.D., Williams, E.J., Lack, D.A., Buffaloe,G.M.,  Coffman, D., Hayden, K.L.,  Lerner, B.M.,  Li, S.M.,  Massoli, P., McLaren, R., Nuaanman, I., Onasch, T.B., and Quinn, P.K., A Case Study into the Measurement of Ship Emissions from Plume Intercepts of the NOAA Ship Miller Freeman, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 14, 1337-1352, doi:10.5194/acp-14-1337-2014, 2014. [NSERC]

40. Edwards, P. M., Young, C. J., Aikin, K., deGouw, J. A., Dubé, W. P., Geiger, F., Gilman, J. B., Helmig, D., Holloway, J. S., Kercher, J., Lerner, B., Martin, R., McLaren, R., Parrish, D. D., Peischl, J., Roberts, J. M., Ryerson, T. B., Thornton, J., Warneke, C., Williams, E. J., and Brown, S. S.: Ozone photochemistry in an oil and natural gas extraction region during winter: simulations of a snow-free season in the Uintah Basin, Utah, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 8955-8971, doi:10.5194/acp-13-8955-2013, 2013. [NSERC] PDF

39. Brook, J.R., Makar, P.A., Sills, D.M.L., Hayden, K.L., McLaren, R., Exploring the nature of air quality over southwestern Ontario: main findings from the Border Air Quality and Meteorology Study, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 13, 10461-10482, doi:10.5194/acp-13-10461-2013, 2013.  [NSERC and OME]. PDF

38. Bates, T.S., Quinn, P.K., Frossard, A.A., Russell, L.M., Hakala, J., Petäjä, T., Kulmala, M., Covert, D.S., Cappa, C.D., Li, S-M, Hayden, K., Nuaaman, I., McLaren, R., Massoli, P., Canagaratna, M.R., Onasch, T.B., Sueper, D., Worsnop, D.R., Keene, W.C., Measurements of Ocean Derived Aerosol off the Coast of California, J. Geophys. Res.117, D00V15, 13 PP., doi:10.1029/2012JD017588, 2012. [NSERC]. PDF

37. McLaren, R., Wojtal, P., Halla, J.D. , Mihele, C., Brook, J. , A survey of NO2:SO2 emission ratios measured in marine vessel plumes in the Strait of Georgia, Atmos. Environ., 46, 655-658,  doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.10.044, 2012.  [NSERC]. PDF

36. Lack, D.A., Cappa, C.D., Langridge, J.,  Bahreni,R., Buffaloe, G., Brock, C., Cerully, K., Coffman, K., Hayden, K.L., Holloway, J., Lerner, B., Massoli, P., Li, S.M., McLaren, R. Middlebrook, A.M., Moore, R., Nenes,A., Nuaaman, I., Onasch, T.B., Peischl, J., Perring,A., Quinn, P.K., Ryerson, T.,  Schwartz, J.P., Spackman, R., Wofsy, S.C., Worsnop, D., Xiang, B. and Williams,E., Impact of Fuel Quality Regulation and Speed Reductions on Shipping Emissions: Implications for Climate and Air Quality, Environ. Sci. Techn., 45 (20), 9052-9060, doi: 10.1021/es2013424, 2011. [NSERC] PDF

35. Halla, J. D., Wagner, T., Beirle, S., Brook, J. R., Hayden, K. L., O'Brien, J. M., Ng, A., Majonis, D., Wenig, M. O., and McLaren, R.: Determination of tropospheric vertical columns of NO2 and aerosol optical properties in a rural setting using MAX-DOAS, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 12475-12498, doi:10.5194/acp-11-12475-2011, 2011. [NSERC, OME] PDF

34. Hayden, K. L., Sills, D. M. L., Brook, J. R., Li, S.-M., Makar, P. A., Markovic, M. Z., Liu, P., Anlauf, K. G., O'Brien, J. M., Li, Q., and McLaren, R.: Aircraft study of the impact of lake-breeze circulations on trace gases and particles during BAQS-Met 2007, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 10173-10192, doi:10.5194/acp-11-10173-2011, 2011. [NSERC, OME] PDF

33. Wojtal, P., Halla, J. D., and McLaren, R.: Pseudo steady states of HONO measured in the nocturnal marine boundary layer: a conceptual model for HONO formation on aqueous surfaces, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 11, 3243-3261, doi:10.5194/acp-11-3243-2011, 2011. [NSERC] PDF

32. McLaren, R., Wojtal, P., Majonis, D., McCourt, J., Halla, J. D., and Brook, J.: NO3 radical measurements in a polluted marine environment: links to ozone formation, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 4187-4206, doi:10.5194/acp-10-4187-2010, 2010. [NSERC] PDF

31. Aiello, M. and McLaren, R., Measurement of airborne carbonyls using an automated sampling and analysis system, Environmental Science and Technology 43 (23), 8901-8907,  doi: 10.1021/es901892f, 2009.  [NSERC] PDF

30. Liggio, J., Li, S.M., McLaren, R., Reactive Uptake of Glyoxal by Particulate Matter, Journal of Geophysical Research, 110, No. D10, D10304, doi: 0.1029/204JD005113, 2005. [NSERC] PDF

29. J. Liggio, S.M. Li, R. McLaren, Heteorogeneous reactions of glyoxal on particulate matter: Identification of acetals and sulfate esters, Environmental Science and Technology, 39, 1532-1541, 2005. [NSERC] PDF

28. McLaren, R., Salmon, R.A. , Liggio, J. , Hayden, K.L., Anlauf, K.G. Leaitch, R. Nighttime Chemistry at a Rural Site in the Lower Fraser Valley, Atmos. Environ. 38, 5837-5848, 2004. PDF

27. Liggio, John, McLaren, Robert An optimized method for the determination of volatile and semi-volatile aldehydes and ketones in ambient particulate matter, International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 83, 819-835, 2003. PDF

26. Aiello, Mauro; McLaren, Robert, A sensitive small volume UV/VIS flow cell and total absorbance detection system for micro-HPLC, Analytical Chemistry 73, 1387-1392, 2001.

25. Aiello, Mauro; Liggio, John; McLaren, Robert, VOC Measurements During the SouthernOntario Particulate Study ‘99, Proc. AWMA Annual Meeting, 93rd, Air and Waste Management Association, p1-18. refereed CD Publication, 2000. PDF

24. Zhou, Jinpeng and McLaren, Robert, Oxygenated Hydrocarbons in Ambient Air: Methods and Measurements using Solid-Phase Microextraction, Proc. AWMA 92rdAnnual Meeting, Air and Waste Management Association, 99-316, p1-18,  DOI:10.13140/2.1.5065.3765, 1999.

23. Singleton, D.L., Britton, A., Jiang, W., McLaren, R., Lamy, S., Primary and Secondary AirToxics from Gasoline-Alcohol Transportation Fuels, Int. J. Vehicle Design 20, 263-273, 1998.

22. Hedley, M.,  Jiang, W., McLaren, R., Singleton, D.L., Modelling of future year emissions control scenarios for the Lower Fraser Valley: Impacts of natural gas and propane vehicle technologies, Journal of Applied Meteorology 37, 1190-1204, 1998.

21. Hedley, M., McLaren, R., Jiang, W., Singleton, D.L., Evaluation of an Air Quality Simulation of the Lower Fraser Valley. Part II: Photochemistry, Atmos. Environ. 1617-1630, 1997 .

20. Jiang, W., Singleton, D.L., McLaren, R., Hedley, M., Sensitivity of Ozone Concentrations to Rate Constants in a Modified SAPRC90 Chemical Mechanism Used for Canadian Lower Fraser Valley Ozone Studies, Atmospheric Environment 31, 1195-1208, 1997.

19. Jiang, W., Singleton, D.L., Hedley, M., McLaren, R., Sensitivity of Ozone Concentrations toVOC and NOx Emissions in the Canadian Lower Fraser Valley, Atmospheric Environment 31, 627-638, 1997.

18. Jiang, W., Singleton, D.L., Hedley, M., McLaren, R., Dann, T., Wang, D., Comparison of Organic Compound Compositions In the Emissions Inventory and Ambient Data for the Lower Fraser Valley, J. Air & Waste Manage. Assoc. 47, 851-860, 1997.

17. Gertler, A.W., Witorff, D.N., McLaren, R., Belzer, W., Dann, T., Characterization of Vehicle Emissions in Vancouver BC During the 1993 Lower Fraser Valley Oxidants Study, Atmospheric Environment 31, 2107-2112, 1997.

16. McLaren, R., Gertler, A.W., Wittorff, D.N., Belzer, W., Dann, T., Singleton, D.L., Real World Measurements of Exhaust and Evaporative Emissions in the Cassiar Tunnel Predicted by Chemical Mass Balance Modeling, Env. Sci. Technol. 30, 3001-3009, 1996. PDF

15. McLaren, R., Singleton, D.L., Lai, J.Y.K., Khouw, B., Singer, E., Wu, Z., Niki, H., Analysis of Mobile Vehicle Sources and Their Contribution to Ambient Hydrocarbon Distributions at Urban Sites In Toronto During the Southern Ontario Oxidants Study, Atmospheric Environment 30, 2219-2232, 1996. PDF

14. Pryor, S.C., Barthelmie, R.J., King, T., Bohme, S., McLaren, R., Dann, T., Suzuki, N.M., Quantifying the Impacts of Precursor Variability on Ozone Concentrations, Proc. AWMA 89th Annual Meeting, Air and Waste Management Association, 96-WP62B.04., 1996.

13. Singleton, D.L., Hedley, M., Jiang, W., McLaren, R., Dann, T., Shepson, P.B., Evaluation of Isoprene Emissions and Chemistry for Photochemical Modelling in the Lower Fraser Valley, Proc. AWMA 89th Annual Meeting, Air and Waste Management Association,  96-WP62B.02, 1996.

12. Bohme, S., Singleton, D.L., McLaren, R., Hedley, M., Suzuki, N., Steyn, D., Visualization of Urban Airshed Model Data, Transactions Regional Photochemical Modeling and Measurement Studies, San Diego, Nov. 7-12, 1993 Air & Waste Manage. Assoc.TR-24, 293-310, 1995.

11. Irwin, R.S., Singleton, D.L., Paraskevopoulos, G., McLaren, R., Photochemistry of FormicAcid Monomer at 222 nm, Int. J. Chem. Kinetics 26, 219-225, 1994.

10. McLaren, R., Singleton, D.L., Paraskevopoulos, G., Modelling the Effects of Alternative Fuels on Ozone in Ontario, Canada, Chapter 6 in Fuels and the Environment, edited - F.W. Sterrett, Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, 105-118, 1994.

9.   McLaren, R., Singleton, D.L., Paraskevopoulos, G., Photochemical Modelling of the Effects of Reformulated Fuels on Ozone in Canada, Proc. AWMA 86th Annual Meeting, Air and Waste Management Association, 93-MP-1.04, 1993.

8.   McLaren, R., Dovichi, N.J., Spatially Resolved Differential Resistance of BulkSuperconductors by Laser Induced Heating, J. App. Phys. 68, 4882-4884, 1990.

7.   McLaren, R. and Dovichi, N.J., Characterization of Thermal Modulation of Electrical Conductivity for Small Volume Absorbance Measurements, Can. J. Chem. 67, 1178-1186, 1989. PDF

6.   Ishii, I., McLaren, R., Hitchcock, A.P., Jordan, K.D. , Choi, H., Robin, M.B., The F* Molecular Orbitals of Perfluoroalkanes as Studied by Inner-Shell Electron Energy Lossand Electron Transmission Spectroscopies, Can. J. Chem. 66, 2104-2121, 1988.

5.   Robin, M.B., Ishii, I., McLaren, R., Hitchcock, A.P., Fluorination Effects on the Inner-Shell Spectra of Unsaturated Molecules, J. Elec. Spect. 47, 53-92, 1988.

4.   McLaren, R., Dovichi, N.J., High Sensitivity Absorbance Determination by Laser-Induced Thermal Modulation of Electrical Conductivity, Anal. Chem. 60, 730-733, 1988. PDF

3.   Ishii, I., McLaren, R., Hitchcock, A.P., Robin, M.B., Inner Shell Excitations in Weak Bond Molecules, J. Chem. Phys. 87, 4344-4360, 1987.

2.   Hitchcock, A.P., Fischer, P., McLaren, R., Resonances in the K-Shell Spectra of Fluorinated Organic Molecules, in J.P. Connerade, J.M. Esteves and R.C. Karnatals (Editors), Giant Resonances in Atoms, Molecules and Solids NATO ASI Series B, 151, 281. 1987.

1.   McLaren, R., Clark, S.A.C., Ishii, I., Hitchcock, A.P., Absolute Oscillator Strengths From the K-Shell Spectra of Fluoroethenes and 1,3-perfluorobutadiene, Phys. Rev. A. 36, 16831701, 1987.

 

 

 

 

 

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