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EES 608: Global Atmospheric Chemistry (4)

Atmospheric Chemistry overview: Structure and properties of the troposphere and the stratosphere, temperature profile, sources of chemicals, concentration profiles, removal pathways, and lifetime of chemical species.

Atmospheric Chemistry of the Troposphere: Tropospheric cycles, hydroxyl radical, ozone, NOx chemistry, and hydrocarbons in the troposphere. Torpospheric aerosols – sources and composition, organic aerosol, secondary organic aerosols.

Urban Smog: History of air pollution, anthropogenic impacts, field studies, and modeling.

Atmospheric Chemistry of the Stratosphere: Stratospheric ozone cycle, polar stratospheric chemistry, an stratospheric aerosols

Chemistry of the Atmospheric Aqueous Phase: Aqueous phase reactions, sulfur chemistry, nitrite and nitrate chemistry, and organic chemistry.

Chemistry of Global Climate Change: Greenhouse gases and aerosol concentrations – historical perspectives, natural cycles, anthropogenic impacts, measurement, modeling and uncertainties. Research topics elucidating the coupling between atmospheric chemistry and climate change.

Suggested Books:

• Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution Climate Change (2nd edition). John H. Seinfeld, Sypros N. Pandis, Wiley-Interscience (2006).
• Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere, B.J. Finlayson-Pitts, J. N. Pitts, Jr., Academic Press (2001)

Papers:

• The works of J. Seinfeld, R. Kamesn, U. Baltensperger, J. Pankow, J. Chow, P. Saxena, L. Hildemann and other studies as deemed appropriate from time-to-time.

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