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Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics From Air Pollution to Climate Change.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Seinfeld, John H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2016.
Colección:New York Academy of Sciences Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Content
  • Preface to the First Edition
  • Preface to the Third Edition
  • Part I: The Atmosphere and Its Constituents
  • Chapter 1: The Atmosphere
  • 1.1 History and Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere
  • 1.2 Climate
  • 1.3 Layers of the Atmosphere
  • 1.4 Pressure in the Atmosphere
  • 1.4.1 Units of Pressure
  • 1.4.2 Variation of Pressure with Height in the Atmosphere
  • 1.5 Temperature in the Atmosphere
  • 1.6 Expressing the Amount of a Substance in the Atmosphere
  • 1.7 Airborne Particles
  • 1.8 Spatial and Temporal Scales of Atmospheric Processes
  • Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 2: Atmospheric Trace Constituents
  • 2.1 Atmospheric Lifetime
  • 2.2 Sulfur-Containing Compounds
  • 2.2.1 Dimethyl Sulfide (CH3SCH3)
  • 2.2.2 Carbonyl Sulfide (OCS)
  • 2.2.3 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
  • 2.3 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds
  • 2.3.1 Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
  • 2.3.2 Nitrogen Oxides (NOx = NO + NO2)
  • 2.3.3 Reactive Odd Nitrogen (NOy)
  • 2.3.4 Ammonia (NH3)
  • 2.3.5 Amines
  • 2.4 Carbon-Containing Compounds
  • 2.4.1 Classification of Hydrocarbons
  • 2.4.2 Methane
  • 2.4.3 Volatile Organic Compounds
  • 2.4.4 Biogenic Hydrocarbons
  • 2.4.5 Carbon Monoxide
  • 2.4.6 Carbon Dioxide
  • 2.5 Halogen-Containing Compounds
  • 2.5.1 Methyl Chloride (CH3Cl)
  • 2.5.2 Methyl Bromide (CH3Br)
  • 2.6 Atmospheric Ozone
  • 2.7 Particulate Matter (Aerosols)
  • 2.7.1 Stratospheric Aerosol
  • 2.7.2 Chemical Components of Tropospheric Aerosol
  • 2.7.3 Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN)
  • 2.7.4 Sizes of Atmospheric Particles
  • 2.7.5 Carbonaceous Particles
  • 2.7.6 Mineral Dust
  • 2.7.7 Biomass Burning
  • 2.7.8 Summary of Atmospheric Particulate Matter
  • 2.8 Mercury
  • 2.9 Emission Inventories
  • Appendix 2.1 Us Air Pollution Legislation
  • Appendix 2.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants (Air Toxics)
  • Problems
  • References
  • Part II: Atmospheric Chemistry
  • Chapter 3: Chemical Kinetics
  • 3.1 Order of Reaction
  • 3.2 Theories of Chemical Kinetics
  • 3.2.1 Collision Theory
  • 3.2.2 Transition State Theory
  • 3.2.3 Potential Energy Surface for a Bimolecular Reaction
  • 3.3 The Pseudo-Steady-State Approximation
  • 3.4 Reactions of Excited Species
  • 3.5 Termolecular Reactions
  • 3.6 Chemical Families
  • 3.7 Gas-Surface Reactions
  • Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 4: Atmospheric Radiation and Photochemistry
  • 4.1 Radiation
  • 4.2 Radiative Flux in the Atmosphere
  • 4.3 Beer-Lambert Law and Optical Depth
  • 4.4 Actinic Flux
  • 4.5 Atmospheric Photochemistry
  • 4.6 Absorption of Radiation By Atmospheric Gases
  • 4.7 Absorption By O2 and O3
  • 4.8 Photolysis Rate As a Function of Altitude
  • 4.9 Photodissociation of O3 to Produce O and O(D)
  • 4.10 Photodissociation of No2
  • Problems
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Chemistry of the Stratosphere
  • 5.1 Chapman Mechanism
  • 5.2 Nitrogen Oxide Cycles
  • 5.2.1 Stratospheric Source of NOx from N2O