Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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Atmospheric chemistry

chloroethane

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This manmade VOC is highly reactive in the atmosphere. It is a gas at room temperature and when released, it readily reacts with oxidizing agents, most quickly with hydroxyl radical, half life.

tetrachloromethylene

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This compound, also called perchloroethylene, is used for dry cleaning purposes; often it is recycled by the cleaners for reuse.

water vapor

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Water present in the atmosphere in gaseous form; the source of all forms of condensation and precipitation. Water vapor, clouds, and carbon dioxide are the main atmospheric components in the ...

Those atmospheric components that absorb strongly in the infrared region of the spectrum. Infrared radiation is reflected and emitted by the earth's surface as heat and causes a fairly large warming ...

atmospheric chemistry

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The scientific study of the relationships and interactions of the substances in the gases around the earth. Examples would be determination of the concentrations, sources, and sinks of ozone in the ...

brownian motion

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Three-dimensional, random movement of particles in a gas or liquid.

carboniferous period

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The time period between 280-345 Myr BP of Earth's geologic history. Characterized by glacial onsets and melting and massive migration and extinctions of species during this period.