Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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thermosphere

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The outermost shell of the atmosphere, between the mesosphere and outer space; where temperatures increase steadily with altitude. This begins at about 100 km altitude at a temperature of about -75 ...

solar wind

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The outflow of charged particles from the solar corona into space. Because of the high temperature of the particles of the corona (mostly protons and electrons), they are moving at speeds higher ...

global warming

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The overall increase of the Earth's atmospheric temperature due to a buildup of greenhouse gases. In spring 2007 research predicted that the earth's Arctic Ocean might be completely ice-free at the ...

diurnal ozone concentration

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The ozone concentration in the troposphere is directly related to the pollutants that are in the air and the time of day. For example, during the early hours of the day many pollutants are released ...

ozone hole

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The ozone hole refers to the total amount of ozone in the atmosphere over Antarctica that was discovered to be decreasing at an alarming rate. The hole was discovered over an observation site in ...

quaternary

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The period of Earth's history from about 2 million years ago to the present; also, the rocks and deposits of that age.

greenhouse effect

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The phenomenon in which outgoing infrared radiation that would normally exit from a planet's atmosphere but instead, is trapped or reflected because of the presence of the atmosphere and its ...