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This textbook focuses on the physics and chemistry of the Earth's upper atmosphere, which is bounded at the bottom by a pressure level at which most of the incoming ionizing radiation has been absorbed, and bounded at the top by the level at which the escape of gas becomes important. The plan of the book is to identify the multitude of processes that operate in the upper atmosphere, and to relate them to observed phenomena by detailed mathematical and physical descriptions of the governing processes. Basic information from many disciplines such as radiation physics and chemistry, fluid dynamics, optics, and spectroscopy is skilfully marshalled to give a coherent account of the upper atmosphere. This book is outstanding as an introduction to the primary literature and current problems for students of physics or chemistry. The text is supported by numerous diagrams, bibliography and index. ... Read more

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Radicals play a major role as intermediates in many chemical reactions. They contribute to transformations in the atmosphere, living organisms, chemical synthesis, combustion and detonation amongst others. This comprehensive and conclusive book discusses all these aspects. N-centered Radicals deals with NOx and NCO, relatively stable radicals whose presence in the atmosphere influences the metabolism of living organisms. Also included are NHx, NCH and N3, important in radical studies, chemical synthesis, detonation and metabolism. Until now there has been no single volume bringing together all aspects of N-centered radical chemistry, from formation, to their chemistry in aqueous environments, biological systems and the atmosphere. N-centered Radicals is essential reading for researchers in organic, physical and environmental chemistry, biology and all others examining the effects of N-centered radicals. ... Read more

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This unique volume summarizes and integrates more than a decade of atmospheric chemistry research, carried out under the auspices of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) Project of the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP). It is part of a series being written by each of the IGBP core projects. During the period under consideration, great progress has been made in the science, computing, modelling and observational techniques; methods have also improved. Suggestions for the highest priority research for the next decade are made. The volume was written by leaders in the field of atmospheric chemistry research, and includes important information regarding impacts on the environment reinforced by solid scientific results. ... Read more

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Provides comprehensive coverage of the new and emerging discipline of atmospheric chemistry. Starting with the fundamentals of kinetics and photochemistry, it shows how the experimental techniques in these areas are applied to the study and control of chemical reactions in the troposphere. Gives detailed analysis of such major societal issues as smog, acid rain and volatile toxic organics, and treats the seven criteria pollutants considered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to be hazardous, as well as a variety of trace non-criteria pollutants, such as those cited in the Clean Air Act of 1977. Also included is a comprehensive bibliography and over 340 illustrations. ... Read more

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This is a MUST HAVE book for any atmospheric chem scholar
Probably the most cited textbook in atmospheric chemistry, despite its "age".If you want to learn anything about atmospheric chemistry, this is the book you need.I can't understand why its out of print....I just special ordered it! ... Read more

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Atmospheric aerosols play a large role in air pollution in urban areas and in regulating climate.They also play a role in the ongoing debate on global warming potentials of various species. To understand the proper roles of aerosols in the atmosphere, we need data on their physical characterization, their chemistry and appropriate models to project into the future. Apart from general discussions in textbooks, there are not very many monographs devoted to the aspects outlined above.This symposium series book will describe the characteristics of atmospheric aerosols, the chemistry of aerosols, and finally the interplay between aerosol modeling and global climate changes using specific case studies.

The book is organized into three sections: Characterization, Chemistry and Modeling of Atmospheric Aerosols. The characterization section of the book includes three chapters.The chapters include: The role of morphology on aerosol particle reactivity; The chemistry portion of the book covers several interesting topics including secondary aerosols and the chapters include: Surface activity of perfluorinated compounds at the air-water interface; Atmospheric chemistry of urban surface films; Photochemistry of secondary organic aerosol formed from oxidation of monoterpenes; Finally the modeling section of the book includes two very interesting chapters; Understanding climatic effects of aerosols: modeling radiative effects of aerosols;Environmental effects to residential New Orleans following hurricane katrina: indoor sediment, vapor-phase and aerosolized contaminants. ... Read more

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This volume summarises the result of an interdisciplinaryresearch programme entitled `Rehabilitation of the Atmosphere of theNew States of Germany - Effects on Terrestrial Ecosystems'.Before the unification of Germany, emission loads of SO₂ anddust particles were up to 18-fold higher in East than in West Germany.However, emission rates have decreased significantly sincereunification in 1990, due to the breakdown of a large number ofindustrial and particularly lignite- fired powerplants and theimplementation of clean air technologies. In order to study theeffects of these dramatic changes in atmospheric chemistry onterrestrial ecosystems, comprehensive field studies were conducted inpine forest ecosystems along an historic gradient of atmosphericdeposition rates in the northeastern lowlands of Germany. The fast anddramatic reduction of dust particle and SO₂ emissions offers aunique opportunity to test the role of SO₂ and alkalineparticle deposition with regard to changes or damage to forestecosystems and whether the forest stands return to a state ofresilience. In this respect, this ecosystem experiment can be lookedupon as a roof experiment without a roof. ... Read more

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The IUPAC Series on Analytical and Physical Chemistry of Environmental Systems provides the scientific community with a critical evaluation of the state of the art on physicochemical structures and reactions in environmental systems, as well as on the analytical techniques required to study and monitor these systems. The series is aimed at promoting rigorous analysis and understanding of physicochemical functioning of environmental systems.

The last few years have seen a spectacular growth of interest in the field of aerosol science, and particularly in the properties and consequences of atmospheric aerosols. Research in this field has focused on the role of aerosols in such topical areas as heavy metal pollution, acid rain, photochemical smog and global warming. Atmospheric Particles examines the fundamental aspects of aerosol science relating to particles in the atmosphere, including the sources and size distribution of airborne particles, the means of sampling and chemical analysis, and the serious health implications of particles in the urban atmosphere. Atmospheric Particles
* The first book to deal with aerosol particles in the atmosphere, their properties and significance.
* Leading scientists review and evaluate the latest knowledge on sampling; characterisation and properties of atmospheric particles.
* Excellent overview of current research and forthcoming developments in this rapidly expanding area.
Atmospheric Particles brings together the state-of-the-art knowledge of aerosol science relating to airborne particulate matter which will be of interest to graduate students and researchers working in atmospheric science, environmental analysis, pollution chemistry and global change. ... Read more

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Atmospheric chemistry is central to an understanding of global change and covers topics such as ozone depletion and the greenhouse effect. This work presents a collection of papers on this subject with an emphasis on present progress and important future directions. ... Read more

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Offering a rigorous account of all aspects of the physical and chemical behavior of air pollutants, this book furnishes a clear analysis of the chemistry of atmospheric pollutants, an extensive treatment of the formation, thermodynamics and dynamics of atmospheric aerosols and a basic review of atmospheric diffusion with commonly used atmospheric diffusion formulas derived from first principles. It covers atmospheric removal processes, including wet and dry deposition, statistical distributions of atmospheric concentrations and a discussion of acid rain. Included are numerous problems, and all major chapters offer up-to-date bibliographies. ... Read more

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It is now possible to determine concentrations of trace constituents and pollutants in the lower atmosphere from space, a development which heralds a new era for tropospheric chemistry. The authors describe how to develop and validate methods for determining tropospheric trace constituents from satellite data, to encourage the use of these data by atmospheric chemists, and to explore the undoubted synergism which will develop between satellite and ground-based measurements, and will eventually give rise to a permanent observation system for the troposphere. The book comprises several comprehensive overviews, prepared by acknowledged experts in the field, together with a series of individual reports from investigators whose work represents the cutting edge of the subject. A variety of results, giving global distributions of several species and their modelling are reported. Most results stem from ESA satellite data, but there is also a account of the North American work in this field which has mainly concentrated on global distributions of ozone. It is fair to say that the field, as it develops, will revolutionize the way in which atmospheric chemistry is done. This timely book provides a good introduction for anyone with an interest in the future of the troposphere. ... Read more

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Oxidation and removal of atmospheric constituents involve complex sequences of reactions which can lead to the production of photo-oxidants such as ozone. In order to understand and model these complex reaction sequences, it is necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of reaction mechanisms and accurate estimates of kinetic parameters for relevant gas-phase atmospheric reactions. This book presents recent advances in the field and includes the following topics: e.g. the oxidation of simple organic compounds, NOx kinetics and mechanisms, OH radical production and rate constants for the OH attack on more complex organic compounds, peroxy and alkoxy radical reactions, photo-oxidation of aromatic and biogenic compounds, and the interaction between radical species. ... Read more

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A sometimes overlooked aspect of atmospheric chemistry
When scientists began to study the chemistry of our atmosphere most of them concentrated only on chemical reactions between gaseous species, because the atmosphere is predominantly made up of gases. This seemingly sensible but restricted view -- called homogeneous atmospheric chemistry -- failed to account for much of the actual behavior and content of the atmosphere. Fortunately, a few scientists noted that the atmosphere also contains non-gaseous components, including clouds and soot and dust particles and investigated whether the interaction of these liquid and solid atmospheric species with the the atmosphere's gases -- heterogeneous atmospheric chemistry -- might be important. The answer was yes, heterogeneous chemistry is an important factor in the complex chemistry of the atmosphere. Unfortunately, this "maverick" view of the importance of heterogeneous processes in the atmosphere was either ignored or scoffed at for several years. Eventually NASA and the National Research Foundation decided to hold a national conference to bring together scientists from both sides of this debate to determine the true significance of heterogeneous processes in the atmosphere. Fortunately, significant agreement was reached that both homogeneous and heterogeneous processes are important in the study of atmospheric chemistry. This book is a collection of technical papers which resulted from that pivotal conference.

I must, in fairness, note that I have some bias regarding this book since I was a research scientist at NASA who helped organize that conference and I am the technical editor of this book which resulted from it. I should also note that this book was so widely distributed within the atmospheric science research community that it required a second printing and that Russian scientists thought highly enough of it to republish it in a Russian translation. ... Read more