Atmospheric Chemistry

Calendar

*Readings are assigned from the required textbook:

 Seinfeld, John H., and Spyros N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. 2nd ed. Wiley-Interscience, 2006. ISBN: 9780471720188.

SES #	TOPICS	READINGS	KEY DATES
L 1	Introduction; atmospheric composition	pp. 1–38.
L 2	Chemical kinetics 1: Reaction rates	pp. 75–93.
L 3	Chemical kinetics 2: Reaction mechanisms	pp. 75–93.
L 4	Photochemistry and spectroscopy 1	pp. 98–135.
L 5	Photochemistry and spectroscopy 2	pp. 98–135.
L 6	Temperature, pressure, radiance	pp. 720–34.
L 7	Stratospheric chemistry 1: OX, HOX, NOX	pp. 138–62.	PSet 1
L 8	Stratospheric chemistry 2: ClOX, BrOX	pp. 162–95.
L 9	Guest lecture: Stratospheric geoengineering	Handout (Not available)
L 10	Tropospheric chemistry 1: NOX and HOX	pp. 204–19.	PSet 2
L 11	Tropospheric chemistry 2: CO and CH4	pp. 219–35.
L 12	Atmospheric organic chemistry	pp. 239–65.
L 13	Reactive (oxidized) nitrogen chemistry	Handout (Not available)	PSet 3
L 14	Ozone Pollution	pp. 235–39.
	Midterm Exam
L 15	Atmospheric aqueous chemistry	pp. 284–324.	Proposals
L 16	Acid formation in droplets	pp. 284–324.
L 17	Atmospheric aerosol 1: Size, physics	pp. 350–81.
L 18	Atmospheric aerosol 2: Climate effects	pp. 461–64, 691–711, and 763–73.
L 19	Aerosol chemistry (inorganic)	pp. 449–61 and 464–85.
L 20	Aerosol chemistry (organic)	pp. 634–74.	PSet 4
L 21	Atmospheric chemistry and climate 1	Chapters 23–24.
L 22	Atmospheric chemistry and climate 2	Handout (Not available)
	Final Project Presentations		Project