An introductory Atmospheric Chemistry textbook available freely online or as a downloadable PDF. Professor Daniel J. Jacob of Harvard University may refer to these materials as lecture notes, but they are more well-written than many textbooks.
The materials were used for a one semester, undergraduate course entitled Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry which has been taught by Jacob since 1992. Each chapter contains a set of problems. Numerical answers are provided. More detailed solutions are only available to course instructors upon request.
Table of Contents for Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry Textbook
- 1 Measures Of Atmospheric Composition
- 1.1 Mixing Ratio
- 1.2 Number Density
- 1.3 Partial Pressure
- 2 Atmospheric Pressure
- 2.1 Measuring Atmospheric Pressure
- 2.2 Mass Of The Atmosphere
- 2.3 Vertical Profiles Of Pressure And Temperature
- 2.4 Barometric Law
- 2.5 The Sea-Breeze Circulation
- 3 Simple Models
- 3.1 One-Box Model
- 3.1.1 Concept Of Lifetime
- 3.1.2 Mass Balance Equation
- 3.2 Multi-Box Models
- 3.3 Puff Models
- 4 Atmospheric Transport
- 4.1 Geostrophic Flow
- 4.1.1 Coriolis Force
- 4.1.2 Geostrophic Balance
- 4.1.3 The Effect Of Friction
- 4.2 The General Circulation
- 4.3 Vertical Transport
- 4.3.1 Buoyancy
- 4.3.2 Atmospheric Stability
- 4.3.3 Adiabatic Lapse Rate
- 4.3.4 Latent Heat Release From Cloud Formation
- 4.3.5 Atmospheric Lapse Rate
- 4.4 Turbulence
- 4.4.1 Description Of Turbulence
- 4.4.2 Turbulent Flux
- 4.4.3 Parameterization Of Turbulence
- 4.4.4 Time Scales For Vertical Transport
- 5 The Continuity Equation
- 5.1 Eulerian Form
- 5.1.1 Derivation
- 5.1.2 Discretization
- 5.2 Lagrangian Form
- 6 Geochemical Cycles
- 6.1 Geochemical Cycling Of Elements
- 6.2 Early Evolution Of The Atmosphere
- 6.3 The Nitrogen Cycle
- 6.4 The Oxygen Cycle
- 6.5 The Carbon Cycle
- 6.5.1 Mass Balance Of Atmospheric Co2
- 6.5.2 Carbonate Chemistry In The Ocean
- 6.5.3 Uptake Of Co2 By The Ocean
- 6.5.4 Uptake Of Co2 By The Terrestrial Biosphere
- 6.5.5 Box Model Of The Carbon Cycle
- 7 The Greenhouse Effect
- 7.1 Radiation
- 7.2 Effective Temperature Of The Earth
- 7.2.1 Solar And Terrestrial Emission Spectra
- 7.2.2 Radiative Balance Of The Earth
- 7.3 Absorption Of Radiation By The Atmosphere
- 7.3.1 Spectroscopy Of Gas Molecules
- 7.3.2 A Simple Greenhouse Model
- 7.3.3 Interpretation Of The Terrestrial Radiation Spectrum
- 7.4 Radiative Forcing
- 7.4.1 Definition Of Radiative Forcing
- 7.4.2 Application
- 7.4.3 Radiative Forcing And Surface Temperature
- 7.5 Water Vapor And Cloud Feedbacks
- 7.5.1 Water Vapor
- 7.5.2 Clouds
- 7.6 Optical Depth
- 8 Aerosols
- 8.1 Sources And Sinks Of Aerosols
- 8.2 Radiative Effects
- 8.2.1 Scattering Of Radiation
- 8.2.2 Visibility Reduction
- 8.2.3 Perturbation To Climate
- 9 Chemical Kinetics
- 9.1 Rate Expressions For Gas-Phase Reactions
- 9.1.1 Bimolecular Reactions
- 9.1.2 Three-Body Reactions
- 9.2 Reverse Reactions And Chemical Equilibria
- 9.3 Photolysis
- 9.4 Radical-Assisted Reaction Chains
- 10 Stratospheric Ozone
- 10.1 Chapman Mechanism
- 10.1.1 The Mechanism
- 10.1.2 Steady-State Solution
- 10.2 Catalytic Loss Cycles
- 10.2.1 Hydrogen Oxide Radicals (Hox)
- 10.2.2 Nitrogen Oxide Radicals (Nox)
- 10.2.3 Chlorine Radicals (Clox)
- 10.3 Polar Ozone Loss
- 10.3.1 Mechanism For Ozone Loss
- 10.3.2 Psc Formation
- 10.3.3 Chronology Of The Ozone Hole
- 10.4 Aerosol Chemistry
- 11 Oxidizing Power Of The Troposphere
- 11.1 The Hydroxyl Radical
- 11.1.1 Tropospheric Production Of Oh
- 11.1.2 Global Mean Oh Concentration
- 11.2 Global Budgets Of Co And Methane
- 11.3 Cycling Of Hox And Production Of Ozone
- 11.3.1 Oh Titration
- 11.3.2 Co Oxidation Mechanism
- 11.3.3 Methane Oxidation Mechanism
- 11.4 Global Budget Of Nitrogen Oxides
- 11.5 Global Budget Of Tropospheric Ozone
- 11.6 Anthropogenic Influence On Ozone And Oh
- 12 Ozone Air Pollution
- 12.1 Air Pollution And Ozone
- 12.2 Ozone Formation And Control Strategies
- 12.3 Ozone Production Efficiency
- 13 Acid Rain
- 13.1 Chemical Composition Of Precipitation
- 13.1.1 Natural Precipitation
- 13.1.2 Precipitation Over North America
- 13.2 Sources Of Acids: Sulfur Chemistry
- 13.3 Effects Of Acid Rain
- 13.4 Emission Trends
- Numerical Solutions To Problems
- Index
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