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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
sunspot cycle
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This cycle, lasting an average period of 11 years, involves recurring increases and decreases in the number of sunspots that occur on the sun's surface.
water
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Water consists of two hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom (H 2 O). Water covers three-fourths of the Earth's surface, 60-70% of the world's weight, regenerates and redistributes through evaporation ...
trade winds
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Wind systems occupying most of the tropics, which blow from 30 degrees North and South toward the equator; winds are northeasterly in the Northern Hemisphere and southeasterly in the Southern ...
wind energy
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
Using the wind to turn a windmill blade to generate electricity. The blades collect the wind's energy as it goes over the blades because they slow down the speed of the wind; the blades are spun and ...
volatile organic compounds (VOC)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
These are organic chemicals that have a very high vapor pressure and low solubility in water under normal atmospheric conditions. They tend to be much more concentrated as an indoor pollutant ...
photostationary state
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This describes a condition in which there is equilibrium in a photochemical reaction. For this condition to take place the rate of photodissociation or rate of chemical reaction of one or more of ...
lapse rate
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
The rate of decrease of temperature with increasing altitude in the atmosphere. If heat is neither gained nor lost from the air parcel under consideration, then the lapse rate is said to be ...
