10.571
Atmospheric Chemistry Models & Climate
See description under subject 12.806[J] .
Spring 2006 · Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry
Topics
- Introduction, Properties of the Atmosphere
- Combustion Sources and Stoichiometry
- Chemical Thermodynamics/Kinetics
- Radiative Transfer and Photochemistry
- Tropospheric Chemistry: CO
- Tropospheric Chemistry: NOx and Ozone
- Tropospheric Chemistry: HCHO and Ozone
- Tropospheric Chemistry: Complex Hydrocarbons
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport: Continuity Equation
- Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models: Basic Structures
- Tropospheric Chemistry: Homogeneous Processes
- Air Pollution Controls
- Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution
- Atmospheric Transport Models: Numerical Integration
- Incorporating Chemical and Physical Processes in Models
- Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models: Examples
- Atmospheric Chemistry: Measurement Systems/Estimation
- Inverse Methods: Optimal Estimation
- Inverse Methods: Statistical Methods
- Inverse Methods: Examples
Readings
- This course has no required text. The optional reference ( Seinfeld, J. H., and S. N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change . New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471178163. (Paperback.)) can be used as a supplement to the course notes. Below are a selection of additional references organized by topics to be covered in class.
- Friedlander, S. K. Smoke, Dust, and Haze: Fundamentals of Aerosol Dynamics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780195129991.
- Pruppacher, H. R., and J. D. Klett. Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation . Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1980. ISBN: 9789027711069.
- Glassman, I. Combustion . 3rd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780122858529.
- Heywood, J. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals . 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 1988. ISBN: 9780070286375.
- Kuo, K. K-Y. Principles of Combustion . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2005. ISBN: 9780471046899.
- Poinsot, T., and D. Veynante. Theoretical and Numerical Combustion . 2nd ed. Flourtown, PA: R. T. Edwards, Inc., 2005. ISBN: 9781930217102.
- Stone, R. Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines . 3rd ed. Warrendale, PA: SAE International, 1999. ISBN: 9780768004953.
- Warnatz, J., U. Maas, and R. W. Dibble. Combustion: Physical and Chemical Fundamentals, Modeling and Simulation, Experiments, Pollutant Formation . 3rd ed. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 2001. ISBN: 9783540677512.
- Williams, F. A. Combustion Theory the Fundamental Theory of Chemically Reacting Flow Systems . 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1985. ISBN: 9780201407778.
- Brimblecombe, P. Air Composition and Chemistry . 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780521453660.
- Hobbs, P. V. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000a. ISBN: 9780521778008.
- ———. Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences . 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000b. ISBN: 9780521785679.
- Jacob, D. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry . Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780691001852.
- Finlayson-Pitts B. J., and Jr. J. N. Pitts. Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere . Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780122570605.
- einfeld, J. H., and S. N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change . New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471178163.
- Warneck, P. Chemistry of the Natural Atmosphere . Burlington, MA: Academic Press, Inc., 1988. ISBN: 9780127356303.
- Wayne, R. P. Chemistry of Atmospheres . 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780198503750.
- Andrews, D. G. An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780521629584.
- Arya, S. P. Air Pollution Meteorology and Dispersion . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780195073980.
- Bohren, C. F., and B. A. Albrecht. Atmospheric Thermodynamics . New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780195099041.
- Garratt, J. R. The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (Cambridge Atmospheric and SpaceScience Series) . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780521467452.
- Gill, A. E. Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics (International Geophysics Series) . Vol. 30. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1982. ISBN: 9780122835223.
- Holton, J. R. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (International Geophysics Series) . 4th ed. Vol. 88. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780123540157.
- Houze, R. A., Jr. Cloud Dynamics (International Geophysics Series) . Reprint ed. Vol. 53. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780123568816.
- Hsu, S-A. Coastal Meteorology (International Geophysics Series) . Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1988. ISBN: 9780123579553.
- Pedlosky, J. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer, 1992. ISBN: 9780387963877.
- Petty, G. W. A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation . Madison, WI: Sundog Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 09729033.
- Stull, R. B. An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology (Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library) . New York, NY: Springer, 1988. ISBN: 9789027727695.
- Tsonis, A. A. An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780521796767.
- Wallace, J. M. Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey . Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1977. ISBN: 9780127329505.
- Yau, M. K. Short Course in Cloud Physics (International Series in Natural Philosophy) . 3rd ed. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1989. ISBN: 9780750632157.
- Flagan, R. C., and J. H. Seinfeld. Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN: 9780133325379.
- Heinsohn, R. J., and R. L. Kabel. Sources and Control of Air Pollution . Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780136248347.
- Perry, R. H., and D. W. Green. Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook . 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN: 9780070498419.
- Bohren, C. F., and E. E. Clothiaux. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation: An Introduction with 400 Problems . New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2006. ISBN: 9783527405039.
- Chandrasekhar, S. Radiative Transfer . New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1960. ISBN: 9780486605906.
- Goody, R. M., and Y. L. Yung. Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical Basis . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780195102918.
- Liou, K. N. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation (International Geophysics) . 2nd ed. Vol. 84. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780124514515.
- Petty, G. W. A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation . Madison, WI: Sundog Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 9780972903301.
- van de Hulst, H. C. Light Scattering by Small Particles (Structure of Matter Series) . New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1981. ISBN: 9780486642284.
- Bennett, A. F. Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780521385688.
- Daley, R. Atmospheric Data Analysis . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780521382151.
- Menke, W. Geophysical Data Analysis: Discrete Inverse Theory (International Geophysics Series) . Vol. 45. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, Inc., 1989. ISBN: 9780124909212.
- Parker, R. L. Geophysical Inverse Theory . Princeton University Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780691036342.
- Wunsch, C. The Ocean Circulation Inverse Problem . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780521480901.
- Seinfeld, J. H., and S. N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change . New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471178163. (Paperback.)
Prerequisites & course information
Same subject as 12.806[J] Subject meets with 12.306 Prereq: ( 18.075 and (5.60 or 5.61)) or permission of instructor Acad Year 2027-2028: G (Spring) Acad Year 2028-2029: Not offered 3-0-9 units
Sources
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