Advances in Atmospheric Chemistry

Volume 1

J R Barker, A L Steiner, T J Wallington

• Publisher: WSPC
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9789813147362
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Environmental Science

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The human race has altered the chemical composition of the atmosphere, as evidenced by the notorious London smog, photochemical air pollution, acid rain, stratospheric ozone depletion, and elevated greenhouse gas concentrations. The aim of this book series is to present invited summaries of important current research on atmospheric chemistry in a changing world. The summaries range from comprehensive scholarly reviews of major subject areas to more narrowly focused accounts of recent advances by individual research groups. The topics are tied to the important societal issues of air quality, stratospheric ozone depletion, acid deposition, the environmental fate of toxics, and climate change. By gathering these new Advances in one series, we aim to catalyze communication among the many researchers who are studying our changing, contemporary atmosphere.

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• Science of the Environmental Chamber (Rebecca H Schwantes, Renee C McVay, Xuan Zhang, Matthew M Coggon, Hanna Lignell, Richard C Flagan, Paul O Wennberg and John H Seinfeld)
• The Role of Water in Organic Aerosol Multiphase Chemistry: Focus on Partitioning and Reactivity (R Zhao, A K Y Lee, C Wang, F Wania, J P S Wong, S Zhou and J P D Abbatt)
• Critical Review of Atmospheric Chemistry of Alkoxy Radicals (Theodore S Dibble and Jiajue Chai)
• Role of Nitric Acid Surface Photolysis on Tropospheric Cycling of Reactive Nitrogen Species (Xianliang Zhou and Lei Zhu)
• Atmospheric Chemistry of Halogenated Organic Compounds (Timothy J Wallington, Mads P Sulbaek Andersen and Ole John Nielsen)
• Atmospheric Reaction Rate Constants and Kinetic Isotope Effects Computed Using the HEAT Protocol and Semi-Classical Transition State Theory (Thanh Lam Nguyen, John R Barker and John F Stanton)
• Recent Advances in the Chemistry of OH and HO 2 Radicals in the Atmosphere: Field and Laboratory Measurements (Sebastien Dusanter and Philip S Stevens)

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Readership: Graduate students, researchers and professionals in atmospheric chemistry.
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Volume 1. Editorial Advisory Board

 

Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts, University of California, Irvine CA, USA

Joyce E. Penner, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Michael J. Prather, University of California, Irvine CA, USA

A. R. Ravishankara, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO, USA

John H. Seinfeld, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA

Paul B. Shepson, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA

Tong Zhu, Peking University, Beijing, PRC

Introduction to the Series

Scientific study of the atmosphere began more than 200 years ago, when the gas laws were discovered and when physics and chemistry were emerging as distinct scientific fields. The atmosphere provided a convenient medium for research and, as a result, its chemical properties gradually became known. Progress in understanding the atmosphere came as the result of asking questions and developing experimental and theoretical tools.

The same is true today. Advances in atmospheric chemistry are the result of developing new tools, new theories, and new ways of using the old. Advances also come from asking new questions and exploring undiscovered aspects of our atmosphere. Today, the experimental tools at hand are very wide-ranging, including both the oldest (trapping gases and measuring pressures) and the newest (remote sensing from satellite platforms). Today, theory is highly developed and is used in all phases of research, including analyzing experimental and observational data, obtaining predictions from sophisticated climate models, and predicting atmospheric reactivity by solving the Schrodinger equation.

We live in the era of global warming and “carbon pollution” of the atmosphere, which are among the greatest challenges faced by modern society. The atmosphere is the central arena for climate change. Greenhouse gases and short-lived climate forcing agents such as ozone and aerosols are emitted directly into the atmosphere or formed via chemical reactions in the atmosphere. The interaction of these atmospheric gases and particles with radiation is the principal source of climate forcing and, as voiced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), human activities are largely responsible. To mitigate the effects of anthropogenic influences requires understanding the natural atmosphere, anthropogenic pollutants, and the interactions among all sources of emissions. Moreover, the atmosphere is just one component of the complex Earth system, requiring an understanding of the feedback mechanisms linking the atmosphere to the other components of the climate system.

The aim of this series is to pres...

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Volume 1. Editorial Advisory Board
• Introduction to the Series
• List of Contributors
• 1. Science of the Environmental Chamber
• 2. The Role of Water in Organic Aerosol Multiphase Chemistry: Focus on Partitioning and Reactivity
• 3. Critical Review of Atmospheric Chemistry of Alkoxy Radicals
• 4. Role of Nitric Acid Surface Photolysis on Tropospheric Cycling of Reactive Nitrogen Species
• 5. Atmospheric Chemistry of Halogenated Organic Compounds
• 6. Atmospheric Reaction Rate Constants and Kinetic Isotope Effects Computed Using the HEAT Protocol and Semi-Classical Transition State Theory
• 7. Recent Advances in the Chemistry of OH and HO2 Radicals in the Atmosphere: Field and Laboratory Measurements
• Index