Atmospheric Chemistry

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General Information

Atmospheric Chemistry Glossary
The definitions in this glossary were initially generated by the students in a senior level class studying air quality and atmospheric chemistry at Sam Houston State University - [e]

Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies
JPL Publication - Format: PDF - [e]

Ozone Hole
The Ozone Hole Tour. Centre for Atmospheric Science, Cambridge University, UK - [e]

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Lecture Notes, Tutorials

Aerosols
Their Direct and Indirect Effects. GRIDA, Norway - Format: PDF - [e]

Atmospheric Chemistry
Lecture notes - [e]

Atmospheric Chemistry
Lecture notes. Atmospheric Chemistry at York University, Canada - [e]

Atmospheric Chemistry
Lecture notes - [e]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Greenhouse Gases
Lecture notes. GRIDA, Norway - Format: PDF - [e]

Carbon Cycle
... and Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide. GRIDA, Norway - Format: PDF - [e]

Chemical Principles an Stratospheric Ozone Chemistry
Lecture "Atmospheric Chemistry" - Format: PDF - [e]

Chemistry of Atmospheric Pollutants
Lecture notes - [e]

Climate System
The Climate System: an Overview. GRIDA - Format: PDF - [e]

Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry
Lecture notes, eBook - [e]

Observed Climate Variability and Change
Lecture notes - Format: PDF - [e]

Physical Climate Processes
... and Feedbacks. eBook. GRIDA, Norway - Format: PDF - [e]

Radiative Forcing
... of Climate Change. eBook. GRIDA, Norway - Format: PDF - [e]

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Special Information

Atmospheric chemistry experiment, ACE
Analytical chemistry from orbit. Scientific article. University of Waterloo - Format: PDF - [e]

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Data and Databases

Global Surface Seawater Dimethylsulfide (DMS) Database
This database represents an attempt to put most of the global set of seawater DMS measurements on one server, where data can be selected from geographical regions and/or specific time periods - [e]

PMEL Atmospheric Chemistry Data Server
This data server allows access to view and download data from field projects conducted by the PMEL Atmospheric chemistry group - [e]

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Software and Programs

Standard Atmosphere Calculator
... computes atmospheric properties like density, temperature, pressure and speed of sound up to 86 kilometers altitude - [e]

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Journals

Aerosol and Air Quality Research
AAQR covers all aspects of aerosol science and technology, atmospheric science and air quality related issues. It encompasses a multi-disciplinary field - [e]

Aerosol Science & Technology
The official journal of the American Association for Aerosol Research. Taylor & Francis, UK - [e]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
ACP, an international scientific journal dedicated to the publication and public discussion of high quality studies investigating the Earth's atmosphere and the underlying chemical and physical processes - [e]

Atmospheric Environment
.. covers all aspects of the interaction of people and ecosystems with their atmospheric environment. Elsevier - [e]

Diesel Emissions Online
Online information service on clean diesel engines and diesel emissions - [e]

Journal of Aerosol Science
... is a long-established international publication which sets out to encourage and foster all aspects of basic and applied aerosol research by publishing high-quality scientific papers in that very multidisciplinary field. Elsevier - [e]

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry
... is devoted to the study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere, the emphasis being laid on the region below about 100 km. Springer - [e]

Particle & Particle Systems Characterization
PPSC has become the leading journal of its kind and the showcase for the cutting edge of theory and research. Wiley - [e]

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Articles and Reports

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage
Scientific report. IPCC - [e]

Climate Change 2001
IPCC Third Assessment Report. IPCC - [e]

Global Atmospheric Chemistry
IGACO Report of the Integrated Global Atmospheric Chemistry - Format: PDF - [e]

Good Practice Guidance and Uncertainty Management in National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Scientific report. IPCC - [e]

Safeguarding the Ozone Layer and the Global Climate System
Scientific report. IPCC - [e]

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News Archive

Clouds: Lighter than air but laden with lead
Atmospheric lead causes clouds to form more easily, could change pattern of rain and snow. - [e]

Epoxides in Atmospheric Chemistry
Caltech researchers show how organic carbon compounds emitted by trees affect air quality. The research provides first-ever glimpse of role of epoxides in atmospheric chemistry. - [e]

Honing in on Nitric Acid
Caltech/JPL experiments improve accuracy of ozone predictions in air-quality models. Team says current models may underestimate ozone levels; findings made by characterizing rates of key chemical reactions - [e]

Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover
Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. Scientific article, Aug 2008 - [e]

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Organisations

Aerosol Society
... exists to promote research in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland in the area of aerosol science: the study of particles suspended in a gas - [e]

American Association for Aerosol Research
AAAR - [e]

Atmospheric Chemistry Department
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Germany - [e]

European Association for the Science of Air Pollution
EURASAP - [e]

Harvard University Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group
Goal: to understand the chemical composition of the atmosphere, its perturbation by human activity, and the implications for climate change and life on Earth - [e]

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC has been established by WMO and UNEP to assess scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation - [e]

International Global Atmospheric Chemistry
IGAC - [e]

Other notes:

Related Books and Scientific Literature: Atmospheric Chemistry:

John H. Seinfeld, Spyros N. Pandis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change

The Second Edition of this internationally acclaimed text presents the latest developments in atmospheric science. It continues to be the premier text for both a rigorous and a complete treatment of the chemistry of the atmosphere.

All chapters develop results based on fundamental principles, enabling the reader to build a solid understanding of the science underlying atmospheric processes. Among the new material are three new chapters: Atmospheric Radiation and Photochemistry, General Circulation of the Atmosphere, and Global Cycles. In addition, the chapters Stratospheric Chemistry, Tropospheric Chemistry, and Organic Atmospheric Aerosols have been rewritten to reflect the latest findings.

Readers familiar with the First Edition will discover a text with new structures and new features that greatly aid learning. Many examples are set off in the text to help readers work through the application of concepts. Advanced material has been moved to appendices. Finally, many new problems, coded by degree of difficulty, have been added. A solutions manual is available.

Thoroughly updated and restructured, the Second Edition of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics is an ideal textbook for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, as well as a reference for researchers in environmental engineering, meteorology, chemistry, and the atmospheric sciences.

Wiley-Interscience; 2006