Atmospheric Environment Effects of Human Activity

Name: Atmospheric Environment Effects of Human Activity
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ISBN: 9780691006918

ISBN-10: 0691006911

ISBN-13: 9780691006918

Edition: 2002

Authors: Michael B. Mcelroy

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This comprehensive introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere explains the science behind some of the most critical and intensley debated environmental controversies of our day.

Book details

List price: $137.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 5/5/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 344
Size: 8.78" wide x 11.18" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 2.750
Language: English



Preface



Introduction



Basic Physical Concepts



Basic Chemical Concepts



Properties of Water



Atmospheric History and Composition



Energy Budget of the Atmosphere



Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere



Horizontal Motion of the Atmosphere



Dynamics of the Ocean



Climate through the Ages



The Carbon Cycle



Cycles of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur



Stratospheric Ozone (I): Chapman's Formulation for the Chemistry of an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere



Stratospheric Ozone (II): The Role of Radicals



Stratospheric Ozone (III): Influence of Heterogeneous Chemistry



Stratospheric Ozone (IV): Influence of Dynamics



The Chemistry of the Troposphere



The Chemistry of Precipitation



Prospects for Climate Change



Policy Responses to Climate Change


Notes


References


Appendix


Index