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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
photodissociation
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This is a specific type of photolysis reaction, in which the destruction of a molecule is initiated strictly by solar energy.
polar vortex
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This is a phenomenon that occurs during the polar winter in which stratospheric air moves in a circular motion, with a volume of relatively still air in its center. The temperature in the vortex is ...
dewpoint
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
The temperature at which air is cooled enough to reach its saturation point (100% humidity) for a given volume of water vapor in the air. If the air cooling occurs because of adiabatic expansion, ...
unleaded gasoline
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This fuel consists mostly of hydrocarbons and is sometimes enhanced with benzene to increase octane ratings and is used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Unleaded gasoline is manufactured to ...
methanesulfonic acid (MSA)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This may be a significant component of atmospheric aerosol particles that form from the atmospheric oxidation of dimethylsulfide (DMS), when this DMS is produced by phytoplankton. These aerosol ...
reaction rate
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
The speed of chemical reactions is expressed as a rate of change in the concentration of a participating species with respect to time. The reaction rates of chemical species in the atmosphere are ...
diffraction
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
The process where a light wave's direction is changed due to the wave coming into contact with a different medium. In the atmosphere this especially involves particle diffraction of sunlight, ...
