ATMS/CHEM 458 Global Atmospheric Chemistry
General
Information
Instructor:
Joel Thornton, Assistant Professor, Dept.
of Atmospheric Sciences
Schedule: MWF 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM; Tu*
10:30
AM – 12:20 AM; 610 ATG Building
*Watch for announcements on the course web site about this
meeting
time
Grading:
Problem Sets and
Data Analysis
Labs (about 6 in number): 60%
Final Project: 25% Review Paper or NSF-like Proposal
Participation:
15% Presentations/Discussions of Hot Topic papers
Contact
Information
Office: 506 ATG Building
Tel: 543-4010
joelt@u.washington.edu
Office hours: to be arranged at the second lecture
Class Web Site: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/2007Q4/458/index.html
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, P.V. Hobbs
Cambridge
University Press
2. Chemistry of Atmospheres, R. Wayne; Oxford
University Press
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
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. We will also have the opportunity to discuss current scientific literature in each topic area.
Week 1 Fundamentals: Sources, Removal, Lifetime
Weeks
2-3 An Earth
System Perspective:
the Atmosphere in Climate and Biogeochemical Cycles
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 Aerosols, Clouds, and Acid Deposition