The Atmospheric Environment: Effects of Human ActivityPrinceton University Press, 05.05.2002 - 326 Seiten This comprehensive introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere explains the science behind some of the most critical and intensely debated environmental controversies of our day. In it, one of the world's leading experts on planetary environments presents the background necessary to assess the complex effects of human activity on our atmosphere and climate. |
Inhalt
Introduction | 1 |
Basic Physical Concepts | 5 |
Basic Chemical Concepts | 19 |
Properties of Water | 31 |
Atmospheric History and Composition | 39 |
Energy Budget of the Atmosphere | 51 |
Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere | 63 |
Horizontal Motion of the Atmosphere | 79 |
The Role of Radicals | 189 |
Influence of Heterogeneous Chemistry | 205 |
Influence of Dynamics | 221 |
The Chemistry of the Troposphere | 231 |
The Chemistry of Precipitation | 263 |
Prospects for Climate Change | 277 |
Policy Responses to Climate Change | 285 |
Notes | 291 |
Dynamics of the Ocean | 103 |
Climate through the Ages | 113 |
The Carbon Cycle | 141 |
Cycles of Nitrogen Phosphorus and Sulfur | 165 |
Chapmans Formulation for the Chemistry of an OxygenNitrogen Atmosphere | 175 |
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Appendix | 317 |
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