Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone (eBook)

Andrew Dessler (Autor)

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2000 | 1. Auflage
214 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-050096-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone will provide an in-depth account of chemical and physical properties of stratospheric ozone, which will be valuable to a wide audience. The research of the last decade has produced as many arguments as answers, and the author provides a good account of both the accepted and provocative resolutions. - Focuses on the important aspects of stratospheric ozone that are needed to understand most of the literature - Provides extensive discussion of the natural and human-induced changes to the 'ozone layer' - Includes homework problems at the end of each chapter

Dr. Dessler received his Ph.D. from Harvard in 1994. He did his postdoctoral work at NASA Goddard and has been a research scientist at the University of Maryland since 1996. His work on stratospheric ozone ranges from building instruments and participating in field campaigns to analyzing satellite data and working with models of the stratosphere.

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Chemistry and Physics of Stratospheric Ozone will provide an in-depth account of chemical and physical properties of stratospheric ozone, which will be valuable to a wide audience. The research of the last decade has produced as many arguments as answers, and the author provides a good account of both the accepted and provocative resolutions. - Focuses on the important aspects of stratospheric ozone that are needed to understand most of the literature- Provides extensive discussion of the natural and human-induced changes to the "e;ozone layer"e;- Includes homework problems at the end of each chapter

Inhalt

Cover 1
Contents 6
Preface 8
Acknowledgments 10
Chapter 1. The Ozone Problem 12
1.1 The ldeal Gas Law 15
1.2 Ozone Morphology 16
1.3 Thc Decline of Ozone 21
1.4 In This book 27
Problems 27
Chapter 2. Fundamentals of Stratospheric Chemistry 29
2.1 Kinetics 29
2.2 Thc Continuity Equation 39
2.3 Lifetimes, Time-scales, and Time Constants 41
2.4 Coordinate Systems 44
Problems 50
Chapter 3. Ozone Production and Loss 52
3.1 Chapman Chemistry 52
3.2 The Odd-oxygcn Family 53
3.3 Catalytic Loss Cycles 58
3.4 Odd-oxygen Production and Loss Rates 63
Problems 68
Chapter 4. Chemical Families and Partitioning 70
4.1 Chemical Families 71
4.2 Odd Chlorine„CIy 72
4.3 Odd Nitrogen„Noy 90
4.4 Odd Hydrogen„Hox 105
4.5 Odd Bromine„Bry 113
4.6 Other Halogen Families 123
Problems 126
Chapter 5. Transport 128
5.1 Transport Into and Out of the Stratosphere 130
5.2 The General Circulation 137
Problems 147
Chapter 6. Volcano!! Effects of the 1991 Eruption of Mount Pinatubo on the Stratosphere 148
6.1 Evolution of the Aerosol Surface Area from 1985 to 1997 148
6.2 Effect of' an Increase in Aerosol Abundance 150
6.3 Thc Net Effect 160
Problems 162
Chapter 7. Polar Chemistry 163
7.1 The Antarctic 163
7.2 The Arctic 185
Problems 194
Appendix 195
Terms and Definitions 195
References 200
Index 218

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.6.2000
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Bauwesen
• ISBN-10: 0-08-050096-X / 008050096X
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-050096-6 / 9780080500966