PUBLICATIONS

Ockelford, A., Bullard, J.E., McKenna Neuman, C., O’Brien, P. (2025, in press). Influence of microplastics on small-scale soil surface roughness and implications for wind transport of microplastic particles.  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. 

Alvarez-Barrantes, L., Bullard, J.E., Davis, S., McKenna Neuman, C., O'Brien, P., Roach, P., Zhou, Z. (2025). The effects of sediment properties on the aeolian abrasion and surface characteristics of microplastics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A. A 383: 20240443. doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2024.0443 

Bullard, J. E., Alvarez‐Barrantes, L., McKenna Neuman, C., & O’Brien, P. (2025). Quantification of Particle Velocities and Energy Regime in an Aeolian Abrasion Chamber. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 130(6). doi:10.1029/2024jf008218

McKenna Neuman, C., Saarenvirta, G., & P. O’Brien, 2024. Dust generation from aggregate comminution during transport in a laboratory wind tunnel. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 129(22), e2024JD042122. doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2024JD042122

Meldau, L. F., B. Li, C. McKenna Neuman & J. R. Cooper, 2023. Constant stress layer characteristics in simulated stratified air flows: Implications for aeolian transport. Aeolian Research, 63-65. doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2023.100888

O'Brien, P. & C. McKenna Neuman, 2023. Effect of the surface water content on dry saltation cloud dynamics: A wind tunnel simulation with particle tracking velocimetry. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 1–12. doi.org/10.1002/esp.5684

Preston, C. A., C.  McKenna Neuman & J. Aherne, 2023. Effects of Shape and Size on Microplastic Atmospheric Settling Velocity. Environ Sci Technol. doi:10.1021/acs.est.3c03671

Richards‐Thomas, T., & C. McKenna Neuman, 2023. Wind tunnel Experiments on volcaniclastic dust emission and dispersion initiated by water droplet impact. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128(11). doi:10.1029/2022jd038149

McKenna Neuman, C., Gillies, J. A., O'Brien, P., Saarenvirta, G., & W. G. Nickling, 2022. Development of ornamentation on ventifacts: An examination of flow and saltation kinematic mechanisms. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms. doi:10.1002/esp.5502.

Gillies, J. A., C. McKenna Neuman, C., & P. O’Brien, 2021. Flow around surface-mounted permeable cubes on solid and deformable surfaces. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 21,  doi:10.1007/s10652-021-09789-3.

McKenna Neuman, C., C. von Bulow, and P. O'Brien, 2021. Air flow and scour patterns around erosion control elements. Aeolian Research, 50, doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2021.100689.

Bullard, J. E., A. Ockelford, P. O'Brien and C. McKenna Neuman, 2021. Preferential transport of microplastics by wind. Atmospheric Environment, 245: 118038. Published online 10/27/2020. doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.118038.

Richards-Thomas, T. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2020. Wind tunnel-based comparison of PM10 emission rates for volcanic ash and glaciogenic aerosol sources within Iceland.  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres,125 (24), e2020JD16940597. doi: 10.1029/2020JD033392.

Richards-Thomas, T., C. McKenna Neuman and I. Power, 2020. Particle-scale characterization of volcaniclastic dust sources within Iceland. Sedimentology, Published online 11/03/2020. doi.org/10.1111/sed.12821.

Richards-Thomas, T. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2020. Laboratory investigation of particle-scale factors affecting the settling velocity of volcaniclastic dust.  Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 125 (17),  e2020JD032660. doi:10.1029/2020JD032660.

Preston, C. A. , C.  McKenna Neuman and J. W. Boulton, 2020. A wind tunnel and field evaluation of various dust suppressants. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 70(9), 915-93. doi:10.1080/10962247.2020.1779148.

O'Brien, P. and C. McKenna Neuman. 2019. Experimental validation of the near-bed particle-borne stress profile in aeolian transport systems. Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface, 124(11), 2463-2474, doi:10.1029/2019JF005114.

Gassó S, Thorsteinsson T, and McKenna-Neuman C.  2018. Assessing the many influences of high latitude dust. EOS. 19: doi.org/10.1029/2018.

O'Brien P. and C.  McKenna Neuman. 2017. An experimental study of the dynamics of  saltation within a three-dimensional framework. Aeolian Research, 31, 62-71. doi: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2017.09.003 

McKenna Neuman, C. and O. Bedard. 2017. A wind tunnel investigation of particle segregation, ripple formation and armouring within sand beds of systematically varied texture, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 45(2), 749-762,   doi: 10.1002/esp.4019.

Nield, J. M., C. McKenna Neuman, P. O’Brien, R. G. Bryant, and G. F. S. Wiggs. 2016. Evaporative sodium salt crust development and its wind tunnel derived transport dynamics under variable climatic conditions, Aeolian Research, 23, 51-62, doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2016.09.003.

Bullard, J., et al., 2016. High-latitude dust in the Earth system, Reviews of Geophysics, 54, 447-485, doi:10.1002/2016RG000518.

O’Brien, P., and C. McKenna Neuman. 2016. PTV measurement of the spanwise component of aeolian transport in steady state, Aeolian Research, 20, 126-138, doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.11.005.

Shao, Y. et al. 2015. A Tribute to Michael R. Raupach for Contributions to Aeolian Fluid Dynamics. Aeolian Research, 19, 37–54. doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2015.09.004. 

McKenna Neuman, C. and O. Bedard, 2015. A wind tunnel study of flow structure adjustment on deformable sand beds containing a surface-mounted obstacle. Journal of Geophysical Research – Earth Surface.120 (9), 1824-1840. doi: 10.1002/2015JF003475.

Bennett, S. J., Ashmore, P. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2015. Transformative geomorphic research using laboratory experimentation, Geomorphology, 244, 1-8, doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.11.002.

Barchyn T., C. Hugenholtz C., B. Li, C. McKenna Neuman, and S. Sanderson, 2014. From particle counts to flux: wind tunnel testing and calibration of the ‘Wenglor’ aeolian sediment transport sensor, Aeolian Research, 15, 311-318. doi:10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.06.009.

Li, B. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2014. A wind tunnel study of aeolian sediment transport response to unsteady winds, Geomorphology, 214, 261-269. doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.02.010. 

Sanderson, S., C. McKenna Neuman, and J. W. Boulton, 2014. Windblown fugitive dust emissions from smelter slag, Aeolian Research, 13, 19-29. doi.org/10.1016/j.aeolia.2014.02.005.

B.O. Bauer, I.J. Walker, A.C.W. Baas, D.W.T. Jackson, C. McKenna-Neuman, G.F.S. Wiggs, P.A.Hesp, 2013. Critical reflections on the coherent flow structures paradigm in aeolian geomorphology. In: Venditti, J.G., Best, J.L., Church, M., Hardy, R.J. (Eds.), Coherent Flow Structures at Earth's Surface, Wiley, pp. 111-134. ISBN: 978-1-119-96277-9.

Sutton, S., C. McKenna Neuman, and W. G. Nickling, 2013. Avalanche grainflow on a simulated aeolian dune, J. Geophys. Res. - Earth Surface, 118(3), 10 pp., doi:10.1002/jgrf.20130.

Sutton, S., C. McKenna Neuman, and W. G. Nickling, 2013. Lee slope processes leading to avalanche initiation on an aeolian dune, J. Geophys. Res. - Earth Surface, 118(3), 13 pp., doi:10.1002/jgrf.20131. 

McKenna Neuman, C., R. S. Sanderson, and S. Sutton, 2013. Vortex shedding and morphodynamic response of bed surfaces containing non-erodible roughness elements, Geomorphology, 198, 45-56. doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2013.05.011.

McKenna Neuman, C., P. Ashmore, and S. J. Bennett, 2013. Laboratory and experimental geomorphology: examples from fluvial and aeolian systems. In: Shroder, J. (Editor in Chief), Orme, A.R., Sack, D. (Eds.), Treatise onGeomorphology. Academic Press, San Diego, CA, vol. 1, The Foundations of Geomorphology, pp. 325-348.

McKenna Neuman, C., B. Li, and D. Nash, 2012, Micro-topographic analysis of shell pavements formed by aeolian transport in a wind tunnel simulation, J. Geophys. Res. - Earth Surface,117, F04003, 16pp. doi:10.1029/2012JF002381.

O'Brien, P. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2012. A wind tunnel study of particle kinematics during crust rupture and erosion, Geomorphology, 173-174, 149-160. doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2012.06.005.

Li, B. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2012. Boundary-layer turbulence characteristics during aeolian saltation. Geophysical Research Letters, 39(11). doi:: 10.1029/2012gl052234.

Gordon, M. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2011. A study of particle splash on developing ripple forms for two bed materials. Geomorphology, 129, 70-91.

McKenna Neuman, C., 2010. Dust Resuspension and Chemical Mass Transport. In: L. Thibodeaux and D. Mackay (eds.), Handbook of Chemical Mass Transport in the Environment. CRC Press, Taylor and Francis. 611pp.

Gordon, M. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2009. A comparison of collisions of saltating grains with loose and consolidated silt surfaces, J. Geophys. Res.- Earth Surface, Vol. 114, F04015, doi:10.1029/2009JF001330.

McKenna Neuman, C., J. W. Boulton, and S. Sanderson, 2009. Wind tunnel simulation of environmental controls of fugitive dust emissions from mine tailings. Atmospheric Environment, 43, 520-529. 

Nickling, W. G. and C. McKenna Neuman, Aeolian sediment transport. In: Parsons, A. and Abrahams, A.D. (eds.) Desert Geomorphology. 2nd ed., 2009, Approx. 760 p. 500 illus., Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-5718-2.

Sutton, S. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2008. Variation in bed level shear stress on surfaces sheltered by non-erodible roughness elements, J. Geophys. Res. - Earth Surface, 113, F03016, doi:10.1029/2007JF00096.

Darke, I., and C. McKenna Neuman, 2008. Field study of beach water content as a guide to wind erosion potential. J. Coastal Res., 24(5), 1200-1208. 

McKenna Neuman, C., and S. Sanderson, 2008. Humidity control of particle emissions in aeolian systems. J. Geophysical Research, 113, F02S14, doi:10.1029/2007JF000780. 

Sutton, S. and C. McKenna Neuman 2008. Sediment entrainment to the lee of roughness elements: Effects of vortical structures. J. Geophysical Research, 113, F02S09, doi:10.1029/2007JF000783. 

McKenna Neuman, C., and G. Langston, 2006. Measurement of water content as a control of particle entrainment by wind. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 31, 303-317. 

Langston, G. and C. McKenna Neuman, 2005. An experimental study on the susceptibility of crusted surfaces to wind erosion: A comparison of the strength properties of biotic and salt crusts. Geomorphology, 72, 40-53. 

McKenna Neuman, C., C. Maxwell and C. Rutledge, 2005. Spatial and temporal analysis of crust deterioration under particle impact. Journal of Arid Environments, 60, 321-342. 

McKenna Neuman, C., 2004. Effects of temperature and humidity upon the transport of sedimentary particles by wind, Sedimentology, 51(1), 1-18. 

McKenna Neuman, C., 2003. Effects of temperature and humidity upon the entrainment of sedimentary particles by wind, Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 108, 61-89. 

McKenna Neuman, C., 2003. Aeolian Transport and Deposition. In: Middleton, G., Church, M., Coniglio, M., Harie, L., Longstaffe, F. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 928. 

McKenna Neuman, C. and C. D. Maxwell, 2002, Temporal Aspects of the Abrasion of Microphytic Crusts under Grain Impact, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 27, 891-908. 

Lancaster, N., W.G. Nickling and C. McKenna Neuman, 2002, Particle size and sorting characteristics of sand in transport on the stoss slope of a small reversing dune. Geomorphology, Volume 43, Issues 3-4, 233-242. 

Nickling, W.G., C. McKenna Neuman and N. Lancaster, 2002. Grainfall Processes in the Lee of transverse dunes, Silver Peak, Nevada. Sedimentology, 49(1), 191-209. 

McKenna Neuman, C., W.G. Nickling and N. Lancaster, 2000. The effect of unsteady winds upon sediment transport intermittency along the stoss slope of a reversing dune, Silver Peak, Nevada. Sedimentology, 47, 211-226. 

McKenna Neuman, C. and C. Maxwell, 1999. A wind tunnel study of the resilience of three fungal crusts to particle abrasion during aeolian sediment transport. Catena, 38, 151-173. 

Nickling, W.G. and C. McKenna Neuman, 1999. Recent Investigations of Airflow and Sediment Transport over Desert Dunes. In: Goudie, A., Livingstone, I. and Stokes, S. (eds.) Aeolian Environments, Sediments and Landforms. Wiley, pp.15-47. 

McKenna Neuman, C., 1998. Sediment flux and boundary layer adjustments over rough surfaces with an unrestricted, upwind sediment supply. Geomorphology, 25, 1-17.

McKenna Neuman, C. and Maljaars, M., 1998. A wind tunnel study of the influence of pore water on aeolian sediment transport. Journal of Arid Environments, 39(3), 403-419.

McKenna Neuman, C., Lancaster, N., and W.G. Nickling, 1997. Relations between dune morphology, air flow and sediment flux on reversing dunes, Silver Peak, Nevada. Sedimentology , 44, 1103-1113. 

Lancaster, N., Nickling, W. G., McKenna Neuman, C., & V. E. Wyatt, 1996. Sediment flux and airflow on the stoss slope of a barchan dune. Geomorphology, 17, 55-62.

Nickling, W.G. and C. McKenna Neuman, 1997. Wind tunnel evaluation of a wedge-shaped aeolian transport trap. Geomorphology, 18, 333-345. 

McKenna Neuman, C., Lancaster, N., & W. G. Nickling, 1997. Relations between dune morphology, air flow, and sediment flux on reversing dunes, Silver Peak, Nevada. Sedimentology, 44, 1103-1113.

McKenna Neuman, C., & M. Maljaars, 1997. Wind tunnel measurement of boundary-layer response to sediment transport. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 84, 67-83.

Nickling, W. G., & C. McKenna Neuman, 1995. Development of deflation lag surfaces. Sedimentology, 42, 403-414.

McKenna Neuman, C. L., & W. G. Nickling, 1994. Momentum extraction with saltation: Implications for experimental evaluation of wind profile parameters. Boundary Layer Meteorology, 68, 35-50.

McKenna Neuman, C., 1993. A review of aeolian transport processes in cold environments. Progress in physical geography, 17(2), 99-117.

McKenna Neuman, C., 1990. Observations of winter aeolian transport and niveo-aeolian deposition at Crater Lake, Pangnirtung Pass, N.W.T., Canada. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 1, 235-247.

McKenna Neuman, C., 1990. Role of sublimation in particle supply for aeolian transport in cold environments. Geografiska Annaler, 72(A), 329-335.

McKenna Neuman, C.,1990. Role of sublimation in particle supply for aeolian transport in cold environments. Geografiska Annaler. Series A, Physical Geography, 72(3/4), 329-335 

McKenna Neuman, C., 1989. Kinetic energy transfer through impact and its role in entrainment by wind of particles from frozen surfaces. Sedimentology, 36, 1007-1015.

McKenna Neuman, C., & W. G. Nickling, 1989. A theoretical and wind tunnel investigation of the effect of capillary water on the entrainment of sediment by wind. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 69, 79-96.

Gilbert, R., & C. McKenna Neuman, 1988. Occurrence and significance of warm weather during winter in the eastern Canadian Arctic. Arctic and Alpine Research, 20(4), 395-403.

McKenna Neuman, C., & R. Gilbert, 1987. Grain-size characteristics of aeolian sediments from fjord heads on Baffin Island. In: "Sedimentology of Arctic Fjords Experiment: Data Report, 468, 468.

Non-Refereed Conference Proceedings and Technical Reports

• McKenna Neuman, C., W. G. Nickling and P. O'Brien, 2018. Wind tunnel study to investigate the efficacy of water content and humidity as controls of particle entrainment and dust emission from Owens Lake surface sediments. TEWT Technical Report  2018-11-03, Prepared for Air Sciences inc. Portland OR, USA, 68 p.

• Preston,  C. and C.  McKenna Neuman, 2016. An assessment of the vegetation cover on the tailings ponds at the UNIMIN Ltd Nephton site.24. UNIMIN Ltd. (NSO, Nephton).

• Milner, M., K. Preston, M. Lepage, W. Boulton, and C. McKenna Neuman, 2008. Fugitive Dust - Physical Models and Wind Tunnel Testing, Paper #354, ACE 2008 A&WMA Conference. Atlanta Georgia, June 8-12, 2008.

Recent Conference Papers Delivered

• Ockelford, A., Bullard, J., McKenna Neuman, C., and O'Brien, P.: Wind erosion controls on microplastics from soils: linking soil surface properties with microplastic flux, EGU General Assembly 2021, online, 19–30 Apr 2021, EGU21-697, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu21-697, 2021.