Trace Gas Theory
A simplified view of global pollution. Flow in: from factories, automobiles, ....... Flow out: uptake by plants, soils, and ocean, photodissociation in the stratosphere, and chemical reactions in the atmosphere. |
I. Definition of terms. Click here to familiarize yourself with the basic terms used in reference to atmospheric trace gases. Emission Source, Atmospheric Life-time, and Atmospheric Concentration, equilibrium concentration, growth rate, removal rate.
II. Basic equations and Equilibrium
Click here for a description of the numerical global pollution model.
III. Global Pollution Assignment Here is the question sheet Assignment2(pdf_274k)