Ozone and
UV radiation
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Impact of the ozone layer
on UV radiation at various levels in the atmosphere.
You can change the total amount of ozone and see the
resulting effect on the penetration of UV radiation in the atmosphere. |
Blackbody
radiation
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Calculate the flux distribution
of a blackbody as a function of wavelength (Planck
function). The user can interactively change the temperature and see
the resulting effects on maximum wavelength and total energy enegy. |
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Assuming that the Sun's
photosphere behaves as a blackbody, find the
temperature of a blackbody that will best match the observed solar
radiation spectrum at the top of the atmosphere. |
Stratospheric Ozone and the
Chapman Mechanism
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Calculation of the ozone profile
in the stratosphere based on the 4 reactions from the Chapman
mechanism. You can change the latitude
and season of the calculation, and plot the reaction
rates. |
Global distribution of
tropospheric O3 and its precursors
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Display global concentrations
of tropospheric O 3 concentrations and
of its precursors (CO, NOx, and related species). The monthly averaged
concentrations are calculated with a global three-dimensional model of
tropospheric chemistry,
GEOS-CHEM . |
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Examine the concentrations of CO,
a tracer of anthropogenic emissions, as well as its 'tagged' components
according to emissions regions: N. America, Asian, and Europe.(This site provided operational
forecasts
during NOAA's ITCT 2002 aircraft mission.)
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Forecasts
of CO, O3 and its precursors

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Examine forecasts of
CO, ozone and its precursors in the Northern Hemisphere. This
site will provide online display of GEOS-CHEM model forecasts during
NASA's INTEX-NA during the summer of 2004.
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