Atmospheric Chemistry 1200-2MON18L
During the Atmospheric chemistry course the following subjects will be discussed:
• Overview of the Earth atmosphere: region and characteristic of the atmosphere; cyclic processes; atmospheric behaviour as interpreted by physics; temperature profiles, particles, aerosols and clouds; the atmospheric system; emissions; typical ambient concentrations; interpretation of atmospheric behaviour - modeling of the atmospheric processes.
• Laboratory studies: spectroscopy and photochemistry – fundamentals; photochemistry of important atmospheric species; kinetics and atmospheric chemistry; rate and mechanisms of gas-phase reactions.
• Field measurements - analytical methods and typical concentration of trace species: optical spectroscopic techniques; mass spectrometry; adsorptive enrichment, filters, denuders etc; methods for specific trace species.
• Major atmospheric processes: (i) chemistry of the natural troposphere; air pollution and hydrocarbons oxidation – oxidative capability of atmosphere; photochemical smog; acid rains, tropospheric chemistry and climate change, and (ii) ozone in the Earth’s stratosphere; homogenous and heterogenous chemistry in the stratosphere; scientific basis for control and halogenated organics.
Type of course
Mode
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Courses on atmospheric chemical are offered aimed to broaden understanding of the chemical processes in the atmosphere.
Assessment criteria
test
Practical placement
NA
Bibliography
1. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution,John H. Seinfeld, Wiley Interscience Publication, 1986.
2. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change, John H. Seinfeld i Spyros N. Pandis, Wiley Interscience Publication, 1998.
3. Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, Experiments, and Applications, Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts, James N. Pitts Jr.: Academic Press, 2000.
4. Chemistry of Atmospheres: An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Atmospheres of Earth, the Planets, and their Satellites, Richard P. Wayne, Oxford University Press, 2000
5. Climate Change 2007, The Physical Science Basis, IPCC,
Cambridge University Press, 2007
Additional information
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