Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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hydroxyl radical

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

OH, a molecule with an unpaired electron consisting of one hydrogen atom and one oxygen atom. This radical readily reacts with methane and other hydrocarbons in the atmosphere and can begin the ...

aerosol particles

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

One of the components of an atmospheric air parcel, comprised of minute solids particles part of which is almost certainly water.

electron capture detector

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

One of the most sensitive gas chromatographic detector for halogen-containing compounds like chlorofluorocarbons. Here's an animation. James Lovelock's early work with this detector led to the ...

volcanoes

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Openings in the earth's crust that release molten rock, steam, reduced and oxidized compounds, and ash from within the earth's interior into the atmosphere.

1,3,5-trimethylbenzene

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

C 9 H 12 , an aromatic hydrocarbon commonly used as an industrial solvent and also commonly found in urban air as a molecule originating from urban traffic.

C 9 H 7 MnO 3 , an organometallic compound first sold as a gasoline additive. It was banned by the US Clean Air Act from 1977 to 1995. MMT has been found to be toxic to humans, but not in airborne ...

doldrums

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Calm, light winds, or squalls lying along the length of the equator. Winds which are part of the general circulation of the atmosphere, which are driven by the input of solar energy and modified by ...