SUBJECT
Title
Chemical processes in the atmosphere
Type of instruction
lecture + practical
Level
master
Faculty
Part of degree program
Credits
2+1
Recommended in
Semester 3
Typically offered in
Autumn semester
Course description
Introduction of the chemical composition of the atmosphere; presentation of the properties, transformations and atmospheric roles of the major atmospheric components (gases and aerosol particles). Atmospheric budget of sulfur, nitrogen and carbon compounds. Formation of ozone and the composition of precipitation water.
Readings
- Brimblecomb, Peter: Air composition & chemistry (2nd edition). Cambridge environmental chemistry series 6. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge - New York -Melbourne, 1996.
- Hobbs, Peter V.: Introduction to atmospheric chemistry. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge - New York - Melbourne -Madrid, 2000.
- Mészáros Ernő: Fundamentals of atmospheric aerosol chemistry. Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1999.
- Seinfeld, John H., Pandis, Spyros N.: Atmospheric chemistry and physics. From air pollution to climate change. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York - Chichester - Weinheim - Brisbane - Singapore / Toronto, 1998.