Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric Measurement (eBook)

Dwayne Heard (Herausgeber)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
528 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4051-7144-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Almost all of the breakthroughs in understanding the atmosphere
have been initiated by field observations, using a range of
instrumental techniques. Developing or deploying instruments to
make further observations demands a thorough understanding of the
chemical and spectroscopic principles on which such measurements
depend.

Written as an authoritative guide to the techniques of
instrumental measurement for the atmospheric scientist, research
student or undergraduate, Analytical Techniques for Atmospheric
Measurement focuses on the instruments used to make real time
measurements of atmospheric gas and aerosol composition. Topics
covered include how they work, their strengths and weaknesses for a
particular task, the platforms on which they have been deployed and
how they are calibrated. It explains the fundamental principles
upon which the instrumental techniques are based (ie what property
of a molecule can be exploited to enable its detection), what
limits instrumental sensitivity and accuracy, and the information
that can be gained from their use.

Autor

Dwayne Heard is Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry in the School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. Contributors: Dr. Alan Fried Dr Dirk Richter Professor John Plane Dr Alfonso Saiz-Lopez Professor Ronald C Cohen Dr Ezra C. Wood Dr Jonathan Williams Dr. Hugh Coe Dr James Alan Dr. Andrew Weinheimer Dr Alistair Lewis Dr Jacqui Hamilton Dr. Andreas Hofzumahaus

Inhalt

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Contributors.

1. Field Measurements of Atmospheric Composition (Dwayne E.
Heard).

2. Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy (Alan Fried and Dirk
Richter).

3. UV-Visible Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
(DOAS) (John M.C. Plane and Alfonso Saiz-Lopez).

4. Fluorescence Methods (Ezra C. Wood and Ronald C. Cohen).

5. Mass Spectrometric Methods for Atmospheric Trace Gases
(Jonathan Williams).

6. Mass Spectrometric Methods for Aerosol Composition
Measurements (Hugh Coe and James D. Allan).

7. Chemical Methods: Chemiluminescence, Chemical Amplification,
Electrochemistry, and Derivatization (Andrew J. Weinheimer).

8. Chromatographic Methods (Jacqueline F. Hamilton and Alastair
C. Lewis).

9. Measurement of Photolysis Frequencies in the Atmosphere
(Andreas Hofzumahaus).

References.

Index.

Rezensionen

Nicholas Hewitt, Chemistry and Industry 2/10/2006

Heard has produced a first-class book, which is without rival
and which will be widely read by the atmospheric chemistry research
community.

[The Editor] is...exceptionally well qualified to edit a
reference text on analytical methods for chemicals in the
atmosphere, and this promise is fully realised in this excellent
book. [It] provide[s] superbly detailed and authoritative accounts
of the methods and their applications to atmospheric
analysis...the book is an excellent reference for researchers
in atmospheric chemistry.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.9.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Organische Chemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Meteorologie / Klimatologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Chemie • Chemistry • Environmental Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Physikalische Chemie • Umweltchemie
• ISBN-10: 1-4051-7144-8 / 1405171448
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4051-7144-1 / 9781405171441