Chemistry of the natural atmosphere / Peter Warneck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warneck, Peter.

Series:

International geophysics series ; v. 41.

International geophysics series ; v. 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Atmospheric chemistry.

Atmospheric aerosols.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (773 p.)

Place of Publication:

San Diego : Academic Press, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chemistry of the natural atmosphere

Contents:

Front Cover; Chemistry of the Natural Atmosphere; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Bulk Composition, Structure, and Dynamics of the Atmosphere; 1.1 Observational Data and Averages; 1.2 Temperature Structure and Atmospheric Regions; 1.3 Pressure, Density, and Mixing Ratios; 1.4 Global Circulation and Transport; 1.5 Air Mass Exchange between Principal Atmospheric Domains; 1.6 The Planetary Boundary Layer; Chapter 2. Photochemical Processes and Elementary Reactions; 2.1 Fundamentals of Reaction Kinetics; 2.2 Properties of Rate Coefficients; 2.3 Photochemical Processes

2.4 Attenuation of Solar Radiation in the Atmosphere2.5 Photodissociation of Oxygen and Ozone; 2.6 Photochemistry of Minor Atmospheric Constituents; Chapter 3. Chemistry of the Stratosphere; 3.1 Historical Survey; 3.2 Ozone Observations; 3.3 The Chapman Model; 3.4 Trace Gases Other than Ozone; 3.5 The Budget of Ozone in the Stratosphere; Chapter 4. Chemistry of the Troposphere: The Methane Oxidation Cycle; 4.1 The Tropospheric Reservoir; 4.2 Hydroxyl Radicals in the Troposphere; 4.3 The Budget of Methane, CH4; 4.4 Formaldehyde, HCHO; 4.5 Carbon Monoxide, CO; 4.6 Hydrogen, H2

Chapter 5. Ozone in the Troposphere5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Photochemical Air Pollution; 5.3 Distribution and Behavior of Tropospheric Ozone; 5.4 Budget Considerations; 5.5 Photochemical Production and Loss of Ozone in the Unperturbed Troposphere; Chapter 6. Volatile Hydrocarbons and Halocarbons; 6.1 Hydrocarbons; 6.2 Hydrocarbon Oxidation Mechanisms; 6.3 Halocarbons; Chapter 7. The Atmospheric Aerosol; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Particulate Size Distributions; 7.3 Physicochemical Behavior of Particles; 7.4 Aerosol Sources and Global Production Rates; 7.5 The Chemical Constitution of the Aerosol

7.6 Global Distribution, Physical Removal, and Residence Time of the Tropospheric AerosolChapter 8. Chemistry of Clouds and Precipitation; 8.1 The Water Cycle; 8.2 Cloud and Rain Formation; 8.3 The Incorporation of Particulate Matter into Cloud and Rain Water; 8.4 The Scavenging of Gases by Cloud and Rain Drops; 8.5 Inorganic Composition and pH of Cloud and Rain Water; 8.6 Chemical Reactions in Cloud and Fog Waters; Chapter 9. Nitrogen Compounds in the Troposphere; 9.1 Biochemical Processes; 9.2 Ammonia, NH3; 9.3 Nitrous Oxide, N2O; 9.4 Nitrogen Dioxide, NO2, and Related Compounds

Chapter 10. Sulfur Compounds in the Atmosphere10.1 Introductory Remarks; 10.2 Reduced Sulfur Compounds; 10.3 Sulfur Dioxide, SO2, and Particulate Sulfate, SO2-4; 10.4 Tropospheric Sulfur Budgets; Chapter 11. Geochemistry of Carbon Dioxide; 11.1 Introduction; 11.2 The Major Carbon Reservoirs; 11.3 The Global Carbon Cycles; 11.4 Summary; Chapter 12. The Evolution of the Atmosphere; 12.1 The Noble Gases; 12.2 The Primitive Atmosphere; 12.3 Nitrogen; 12.4 Oxygen; 12.5 Atmospheric Gases: Cumulative versus Cyclic Behavior; References; Appendix: Supplementary Tables; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-28887-3

9786612288876

0-08-095468-5

OCLC:

316549724