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Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists [Minkštas viršelis]

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(University of Leeds, UK), (Lancaster University, UK)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 314 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 244x188x20 mm, weight: 476 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Jan-2009
  • Leidėjas: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 1405156902
  • ISBN-13: 9781405156905
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Atmospheric Science for Environmental ScientistsDidesnis paveikslėlis
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 314 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 244x188x20 mm, weight: 476 g
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Jan-2009
  • Leidėjas: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 1405156902
  • ISBN-13: 9781405156905
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Raktažodžiai:
Climate change and air quality are two of the most pressing issues facing Mankind. This book gives undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in the science and policy of pollution, climate change and air quality a broad and up-to-date account of our understanding of the processes that occur in the atmosphere, how these are changing as Man’s relentless use of natural resources continues and what effects these changes are having on the Earth’s climate and the quality of the air we breath.

Written by an international team of experts, this text gives an excellent overview of our current understanding of the state of the Earth’s atmosphere and how it is changing. It is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and professionals.

Key features:

  • End of chapter questions
  • Each chapter includes both basic concepts and more in-depth material, allowing faculty to direct students accordingly
  • Most up-to-date treatment of key issues such as stratospheric chemistry, urban air pollution, and climate change

Recenzijos

"Overall, this book offers a comprehensive overview of many important subjects in atmospheric sciences that are interesting to environmental scientists. It makes a worthwhile addition to your shelf for a quick reference if you seek a general understanding of those topics." (Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 1 October 2010) "Hewitt and Jackson have succeeded admirably in presenting a cogent and thoughtful book.... This volume is a pleasure." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, December 2009)

"With magnificent detail describing the links between atmosphere and environment, the book is a valuable reference for understanding current climate science and the debate on climate change." (Drug and Alcohol Review, September 2009)

List of contributors
ix
List of abbreviations, constants and nomenclature
x
Preface xiii
The climate of the Earth
1(25)
John Lockwood
Basic climatology
1(2)
General atmospheric circulation
3(2)
Palaeoclimates
5(5)
Polar climates
10(4)
Temperate latitude climates
14(3)
Tropical climates
17(9)
References
24(1)
Further reading
25(1)
Questions
25(1)
Chemical evolution of the atmosphere
26(28)
Richard Wayne
Creation of the planets and their earliest atmospheres
27(3)
Earth's atmosphere before life began
30(1)
Comparison of Venus, Earth and Mars
31(3)
Life and Earth's atmosphere
34(4)
Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere
38(2)
The rise of oxygen concentrations
40(8)
Protection of life from ultraviolet radiation
48(3)
Summary
51(3)
References
52(1)
Further reading
53(1)
Questions
53(1)
Atmospheric energy and the structure of the atmosphere
54(29)
Hugh Coe
The vertical structure of Earth's atmosphere
54(2)
Solar and terrestrial radiation
56(3)
Solar radiation, ozone and the stratospheric temperature profile
59(2)
Trapping of longwave radiation
61(1)
A simple model of radiation transfer
61(3)
Light scattering
64(5)
Conduction, convection and sensible and latent heat
69(5)
The energy budget for the Earth's atmosphere
74(2)
Changes in climate and the concept of radiative forcing
76(3)
Solar radiation and the biosphere
79(1)
Summary
80(3)
References
81(1)
Further reading
82(1)
Questions
82(1)
Biogeochemical cycles
83(31)
Dudley Shallcross
Sources
86(1)
Sinks
86(3)
Carbon
89(6)
Nitrogen
95(2)
Sulphur
97(5)
Halogens
102(5)
Hydrogen
107(1)
Summary
108(6)
References
108(2)
Further reading
110(1)
Questions
110(2)
Answers
112(2)
Tropospheric chemistry and air pollution
114(32)
Paul Monks
Roland Leigh
Sources of trace gases in the atmosphere
114(3)
Key processes in tropospheric chemistry
117(2)
Initiation of photochemistry by light
119(1)
Tropospheric oxidation chemistry
120(8)
Night-time oxidation chemistry
128(2)
Halogen chemistry
130(4)
Air pollution and urban chemistry
134(6)
Summary
140(6)
References
142(1)
Further reading
143(1)
Questions
144(2)
Cloud formation and chemistry
146(22)
Peter Brimblecombe
Clouds
146(1)
Cloud formation
147(2)
Particle size and water content
149(2)
Dissolved solids in cloud water and rainfall
151(1)
Dissolution of gases
152(6)
Reactions and photochemistry
158(4)
Radical and photochemical reactions
162(2)
Summary
164(4)
References
165(2)
Further reading
167(1)
Questions
167(1)
Particulate matter in the atmosphere
168(30)
Paul I. Williams
Urs Baltensperger
Aerosol properties
170(8)
Aerosol sources
178(7)
The role of atmospheric particles
185(7)
Aerosol measurements
192(3)
Summary
195(3)
References
195(2)
Questions
197(1)
Stratospheric chemistry and ozone depletion
198(20)
Rob MacKenzie
Ozone column amounts
198(3)
The physical structure of the stratosphere
201(5)
Gas-phase chemistry of the stratosphere
206(4)
Aerosols and clouds in the stratosphere
210(2)
Heterogeneous chemistry of the stratosphere
212(2)
Future perturbations to the stratosphere
214(2)
Summary
216(2)
References
216(1)
Questions
217(1)
Boundary layer meteorology and atmospheric dispersion
218(25)
Janet Barlow
The atmospheric boundary layer
218(6)
Flow over vegetation
224(5)
Urban boundary layers
229(4)
Dispersion of pollutants
233(7)
Summary
240(3)
References
241(1)
Further reading
242(1)
Questions
242(1)
Hints and answers
242(1)
Urban air pollution
243(25)
Jes Fenger
Air pollution through the ages
243(2)
Pollutants and sources
245(4)
From emission intensity to pollution levels
249(3)
Urban-scale impacts
252(4)
Means of mitigation
256(3)
Case studies
259(6)
Summary
265(3)
References
266(1)
Further reading
267(1)
Questions
267(1)
Global warming and climate change science
268(25)
Atul Jain
Historical evidence of the impact of human activities on climate
269(9)
Future outlook of climate change
278(7)
Potential impacts of climate change
285(2)
Pathways to policy considerations
287(2)
Summary
289(4)
References
290(2)
Questions
292(1)
Appendix: List of websites 293(2)
Index 295
Nick Hewitt is Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Lancaster University, UK. His main research interests are in understanding how the biosphere and the atmosphere interact: how emissions of trace gases from the biosphere affect the atmosphere, and how the changing atmospheric environment affects the biosphere. Andrea Jackson is a senior lecturer of Atmospheric Chemistry within the Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Leeds, UK. Her main research interests involve investigating the gas phase chemistry of oxidant species in the atmosphere and more recently the physics and chemistry of polar frost flowers and their resultant sea-salt aerosol in order to understand their impact on the atmospheric chemistry of these regions.