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Atmospheric chemistry
A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.
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Atmospheric chemistry
fugitive dusts
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A term used to describe indirect air pollution caused primarily from dust and dirt loosened from dirt roads. This dust can cover large areas and is predominantly found in rural areas and ...
enthalpy
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A thermodynamic variable that is a system's internal energy plus the product of its pressure and volume: H = E + PV.
ice sheet
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A thick glacier formed above land that covers an area close to 20,000 square miles. The only two ice sheets know today are Antarctica and Greenland with Antarctica being the biggest.
vernal equinox
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A time during the spring season when the sun is directly above the equator which results in an equal amount of time for day and night.
geologic time scale
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A time scale in which the earth and its atmosphere are dated. It is broken into two division; Relative Time: Determines the age relative to other surrounding objects; Absolute Time: Obtained with ...
vinyl bromide
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A toxic compound that was established as a federal hazardous air pollutant in 1993. Sources of vinyl bromide may include rubber substitution, flame-retarding treatment of acrylics, laminating, ...
younger dryas period
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A transition from the last glacial period, to the present interglacial period punctured by a brief and intense return to cold conditions around 10,900 years ago. Scientists believe this occurred ...
