10.571J | Spring 2006 | Graduate

Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

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Instructors

M = Prof. Gregory Mcrae
P = Prof. Ronald Prinn

At this time, only lecture notes by Prof. Prinn are available to OCW users.

Lec # TOPICS INSTRUCTORS
1 Introduction, Properties of the Atmosphere (PDF) P, M
2 Combustion Sources and Stoichiometry M
3 Chemical Thermodynamics/Kinetics M
4 Radiative Transfer and Photochemistry M
5 Tropospheric Chemistry: CO M
6 Tropospheric Chemistry: NOx and Ozone M
7 Tropospheric Chemistry: HCHO and Ozone M
8 Tropospheric Chemistry: Complex Hydrocarbons M
9-11 Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport: Continuity Equation and Basic Structures (PDF 1) (PDF 2) P
12-14 Tropospheric Chemistry: Homogeneous Processes M
15-16 Air Pollution Controls M
17 Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution M
18 Atmospheric Transport Models: Numerical Integration (PDF) P
19-21 Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models: Examples and Measurement Systems (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) P
22-24 Inverse Methods: Optimal Estimation (PDF 1) (PDF 2) (PDF 3) P
25-26 Inverse Methods: Examples (PDF 1) (PDF 2) P
27 Integrated Assessment of Climate Change (PDF - 1.4 MB) P

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