Spring 2025 Earth and Environmental Sciences GU4924 section 001

INTRO TO ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

INTRO TO ATMOSPHERIC CHEM

Call Number 17682
Day & Time
Location
TR 10:10am-11:25am
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Roisin Commane
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

Prerequisites: Physics W1201, Chemistry W1403, Calculus III, or equivalent or the instructors permission. EESC W2100 preferred. Physical and chemical processes determining atmospheric composition and the implications for climate and regional air pollution. Basics of physical chemistry relevant to the atmosphere: spectroscopy, photolysis, and reaction kinetics. Atmospheric transport of trace gas species. Atmosphere-surface-biosphere interactions. Stratospheric ozone chemistry. Tropospheric hydrocarbon chemistry and oxidizing power. Legacy effects of photochemical smog and acid rain. Current impacts of aerosol pollution and climate impacts of pollution reduction. 

 

Web Site Vergil
Department Earth and Environmental Sciences
Enrollment 20 students (25 max) as of 12:06PM Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Subject Earth and Environmental Sciences
Number GU4924
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Section key 20251EESC4924W001