ATMS/CHEM 458 Global Atmospheric Chemistry
General
Information
Instructor: Joel Thornton, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Atmospheric
Sciences
Schedule: MWF 9:30
AM – 10:20 AM; Tu* 9:30 AM – 11:20 AM; 610 ATG Building
*Watch for announcements about this meeting time
Grading:
Problem
Sets (about five in number): 15%
2 In-class exams: 60% Tuesday October 26 and Tuesday November 23
Final Project: 15% Review Paper or
NSF-like Proposal with 20 minute seminar
Participation: 10% Presentations/Discussions
of Hot Topic paper
Contact
Information
Office: 506
Tel: 543-4010
joelt@u.washington.edu
Office hours: to be arranged at the second lecture
Class Web Site:
https://faculty.washington.edu/joelt/ATMS_458/
NOTE: Please contact me if you have any questions. Conceptual issues are best handled in person (after class, office hours, or by special appointment).
Textbooks
The required textbook for the course is:
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry,
D.J. Jacob, Princeton University
Press
Other excellent references are: (Books 1-4 are on reserve in the
chemistry library)
1. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry,
2. Chemistry of Atmospheres, R. Wayne,
3. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change,
J.H. Seinfeld and S.N. Pandis, Wiley-Interscience
4. Chemistry of the Natural Atmosphere, Peter Warneck, Academic Press
5. Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere, Finlayson-Pitts and Pitts, Academic Press
Lectures
This is a rough outline for where we are heading. We will cover some topics in more detail than others, and the time frames will be flexible.
Weeks 1-2 Fundamentals: Physical Chemistry and Atmospheric Physics
Week 3 Models of Atmospheric Chemistry
Weeks 4-6 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion: Development of a detailed understanding
Weeks 7-8 Tropospheric Pollution: The connection between local and global processes
Weeks 9-10 Climate and Biogeochemistry: Chemistry is the connection