Course schedule
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Date |
Lecture topic
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Required reading |
HMW Due |
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WEEK 1 |
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M 3/26 |
Introduction and course
overview. |
Chapters 1+16 |
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W
3/28 |
Fundamentals.
Photochemistry: kinetics, photolysis, catalysis. |
Chapter 3 |
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WEEK 2 |
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M
4/02 |
Theory of multiphase
reaction rates. Box models; Lifetimes and transport timescales |
Chapter 4 |
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W
4/04 |
Stratospheric
chemistry. Ozone and the Chapman
mechanism; Catalytic loss cycles:
HOx |
Chapters 14, 6 |
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WEEK 3 |
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M
4/09 |
Catalytic
loss cycles: NOy, Cly, Bry chemistry
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Chapters 7, 8 |
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W
4/11 |
No class |
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WEEK 4 |
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M
4/16 |
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W
4/18 |
Mid-latitude ozone
loss and heterogeneous chemistry
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WEEK 5 |
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M
4/23 |
Tropospheric
Chemistry. Oxidizing capacity of the
atmosphere |
Chapter 6 |
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W
4/25 |
Chapter 9 |
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WEEK 6 |
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M
4/30 |
Chapters 13+7 |
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W
5/02 |
Tropospheric ozone and
NOx |
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WEEK 7
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M
5/07 |
Air pollution and
ozone smog |
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W
5/09 |
Air pollution
and ozone smog |
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WEEK 8 |
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M
5/14 |
Tropospheric Sulfur
chemistry
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Chapter 8 |
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W
5/16 |
Tropospheric Sulfur
chemistry
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WEEK 9 |
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M
5/21 |
Chapter 11 |
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W
5/23 |
Chapter 12 |
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WEEK 10 |
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M
5/28 |
MEMORIAL DAY – NO
CLASS |
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| W 5/30 |
Atmospheric
Chemistry
and Climate: WUN seminar Health Science T-239 |
Prof. Becky Alexander |
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W 6/06 |
FINAL EXAM. 8:30-10:30am
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Last Updated:
03/26/2007