Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.

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ethane

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

CH 3 CH 3 , a hydrocarbon found in the atmosphere whose primary fate is to react with free radicals such as chlorine and nitrous oxide. This reaction would prevent these radicals from reacting with ...

methyl chloride

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

CH 3 Cl, this compound supplies chlorine to the stratosphere by occasional volcanic eruptions and by tropospheric to stratospheric transport. Methyl chloride is also produced by seaweed. The ...

methanol

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

CH 3 OH, Classified as a VOC and introduced naturally to the atmosphere by flowering plants though plant structures and metabolic processes and by biological decomposition product of biological ...

dimethyl sulfide

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

CH 3 SCH 3 , released by bacteria on the continents and in the oceans. Oxidized in the marine atmosphere to partially form cloud condensation nuclei and this may effect the formation of clouds over ...

methane

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

CH 4 , a colorless, odorless, flammable, greenhouse gas. It is the simplest of all hydrocarbons with a formula of CH 4 . Methane is released naturally into the air from anaerobic environments such ...

global climate change

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Change in the average global surface temperature, precipitation level, seal level, arctic sea ice, etc. Global climate change can be affected directly or indirectly by anthropogenic processes such ...

chloroform

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

CHCl 3 , a colorless liquid that evaporates easily into the air. The compound is released into the air by direct and indirect sources and breaks down in the lower atmosphere into carbon dioxide, ...