Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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organic matter

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A combination of carbon, hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, nitrogen, and other trace elements synthesized or originating from natural sources such as plants and animals. Human excreta, paper products, food, ...

london type smog

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A combination of several gases and particulate matter that forms during a cover of fog or in the event of a low lying temperature inversion. The gases present include sulfur dioxide as a result of ...

carbon cycle

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A complex cycle that circulates carbon through the atmosphere, oceans, and land which includes vegetation and soil and carbon is in various forms and oxidation states throughout the cycle.

global climate model

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A computer program that is used by atmospheric scientists to study and predict world-wide trends in weather patterns and the forces and physical laws that affect climate. The formulae are ...

El Nino

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A condition caused by the decrease in atmospheric pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, weakening the prevailing westerly winds and resulting in warm waters and less nutrient replacement from ...