Informationen zum Autor John H. Seinfeld is Louis E. Nohl Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, the NASA Public Service Award, the Nevada Medal, the Fuchs Award, and the 2012 Tyler Prize. Spyros N. Pandis is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Patras, Greece, and Research Professor of Chemical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the recipient of the Whitby Award by the American Association for Aerosol Research and the European Research Council Advanced Investigator IDEAS award. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research. Klappentext Expanded and updated with new findings and new features New chapter on Global Climate providing a self-contained treatment of climate forcing, feedbacks, and climate sensitivity New chapter on Atmospheric Organic Aerosols and new treatment of the statistical method of Positive Matrix Factorization Updated treatments of physical meteorology, atmospheric nucleation, aerosol-cloud relationships, chemistry of biogenic hydrocarbons Each topic developed from the fundamental science to the point of application to real-world problems New problems at an introductory level to aid in classroom teaching Zusammenfassung Expanded and updated with new findings and new features New chapter on Global Climate providing a self-contained treatment of climate forcing! feedbacks! and climate sensitivity New chapter on Atmospheric Organic Aerosols and new treatment of the statistical method of Positive Matrix Factorization Updated treatments of physical meteorology! atmospheric nucleation! aerosol-cloud relationships! chemistry of biogenic hydrocarbons Each topic developed from the fundamental science to the point of application to real-world problems New problems at an introductory level to aid in classroom teaching Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the First Edition xxiiiPreface to the Third Edition xxvPART I | The Atmosphere and Its ConstituentsChapter 1 | The Atmosphere 31.1 History and Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere 31.2 Climate 51.3 Layers of the Atmosphere 51.4 Pressure in the Atmosphere 71.5 Temperature in the Atmosphere 101.6 Expressing the Amount of a Substance in the Atmosphere 101.7 Airborne Particles 141.8 Spatial and Temporal Scales of Atmospheric Processes 14Problems 16References 17Chapter 2 | Atmospheric Trace Constituents 182.1 Atmospheric Lifetime 192.2 Sulfur-Containing Compounds 232.3 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds 272.4 Carbon-Containing Compounds 322.5 Halogen-Containing Compounds 402.6 Atmospheric Ozone 442.7 Particulate Matter (Aerosols) 472.8 Mercury 552.9 Emission Inventories 55Appendix 2.1 US Air Pollution Legislation 56Appendix 2.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants (Air Toxics) 57Problems 59References 61PART II | Atmospheric ChemistryChapter 3 | Chemical Kinetics 693.1 Order of Reaction 693.2 Theories of Chemical Kinetics 713.3 The Pseudo-Steady-State Approximation 763.4 Reactions of Excited Species 773.5 Termolecular Reactions 783.6 Chemical Families 813.7 Gas-Surface Reactions 83Problems 84References 87Chapter 4 | Atmospheric Radiation and Photochemistry 884.1 Radiation 884.2 Radiative Flux in the Atmosphere 914.3 Beer . Lambert Law and Optical Depth 934.4 Actinic Flux 954.5 Atmospheric Photochemistry 974.6 Absorption of Radiation by Atmospheric Gases 1004.7 Absorption by O2 and O3 1054.8 Photolysis Rate as a Function of Altitude 1094.9 Photodissociation of O3 to Produce O and O(1D) 1124.10 Photodissoc...

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John H. Seinfeld is Louis E. Nohl Professor at the California Institute of Technology. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the American Chemical Society Award for Creative Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, the NASA Public Service Award, the Nevada Medal, the Fuchs Award, and the 2012 Tyler Prize.

Spyros N. Pandis is Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Patras, Greece, and Research Professor of Chemical Engineering and Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the recipient of the Whitby Award by the American Association for Aerosol Research and the European Research Council Advanced Investigator IDEAS award. He is a Fellow of the American Association for Aerosol Research.

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Expanded and updated with new findings and new features New chapter on Global Climate providing a self-contained treatment of climate forcing, feedbacks, and climate sensitivity New chapter on Atmospheric Organic Aerosols and new treatment of the statistical method of Positive Matrix Factorization Updated treatments of physical meteorology, atmospheric nucleation, aerosol-cloud relationships, chemistry of biogenic hydrocarbons Each topic developed from the fundamental science to the point of application to real-world problems * New problems at an introductory level to aid in classroom teaching

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Preface to the First Edition xxiii Preface to the Third Edition xxv PART I | The Atmosphere and Its Constituents Chapter 1 | The Atmosphere 3 1.1 History and Evolution of Earth's Atmosphere 3 1.2 Climate 5 1.3 Layers of the Atmosphere 5 1.4 Pressure in the Atmosphere 7 1.5 Temperature in the Atmosphere 10 1.6 Expressing the Amount of a Substance in the Atmosphere 10 1.7 Airborne Particles 14 1.8 Spatial and Temporal Scales of Atmospheric Processes 14 Problems 16 References 17 Chapter 2 | Atmospheric Trace Constituents 18 2.1 Atmospheric Lifetime 19 2.2 Sulfur-Containing Compounds 23 2.3 Nitrogen-Containing Compounds 27 2.4 Carbon-Containing Compounds 32 2.5 Halogen-Containing Compounds 40 2.6 Atmospheric Ozone 44 2.7 Particulate Matter (Aerosols) 47 2.8 Mercury 55 2.9 Emission Inventories 55 Appendix 2.1 US Air Pollution Legislation 56 Appendix 2.2 Hazardous Air Pollutants (Air Toxics) 57 Problems 59 References 61 PART II | Atmospheric Chemistry Chapter 3 | Chemical Kinetics 69 3.1 Order of Reaction 69 3.2 Theories of Chemical Kinetics 71 3.3 The Pseudo-Steady-State Approximation 76 3.4 Reactions of Excited Species 77 3.5 Termolecular Reactions 78 3.6 Chemical Families 81 3.7 Gas-Surface Reactions 83 Problems 84 References 87 Chapter 4 | Atmospheric Radiation and Photochemistry 88 4.1 Radiation 88 4.2 Radiative Flux in the Atmosphere 91 4.3 Beer . Lambert Law and Optical Depth 93 4.4 Actinic Flux 95 4.5 Atmospheric Photochemistry 97 4.6 Absorption of Radiation by Atmospheric Gases 100 4.7 Absorption by O2 and O3 105 4.8 Photolysis Rate as a Function of Altitude 109 4.9 Photodissociation of O3 to Produce O and O(1D) 112 4.10 Photodissociation of NO2 114 Problems 117 References 117 Chapter 5 | Chemistry of the Stratosphere 119 5.1 Chapman Mechanism 122 5.2 Nitrogen Oxide Cycles 129 5.3 HOx Cycles 134 5.4 Halogen Cycles 139 5.5 Reservoir Species and Coupling of the Cycles 144 5.6 Ozone Hole 146 5.7 Heterogeneous (Nonpolar) Stratospheric Chemistry 155 5.8 Summary of Stratospheric Ozone Depletion 162 5.9 Transport and Mixing in the Stratosphere 165 5.10 Ozone Depletion Potential 167 Problems 168 References 173 Chapter 6 | Chemistry of the Troposphere 175 6.1 Production of Hydroxyl Radicals in the Troposphere 176 6.2 Basic Photochemical Cycle of NO2, NO, and O3 179 6.3 Atmospheric Chemistry of Carbon Monoxide 181 6.4 Atmospheric Chemistry of Methane 188 6.5 The NOx and NOy Families 192 6.6 Ozone Budget of the Troposphere and Role of NOx 195 6.7 Tropospheric Reservoir Molecules 203 6.8 Relative Roles of VOC and NOx in Ozon…