Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.

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Unleaded gasoline

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This fuel consists mostly of hydrocarbons and is sometimes enhanced with benzene to increase octane ratings and is used as fuel in internal combustion engines. Unleaded gasoline is manufactured to ...

Methanesulfonic acid (MSA)

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This may be a significant component of atmospheric aerosol particles that form from the atmospheric oxidation of dimethylsulfide (DMS), when this DMS is produced by phytoplankton. These aerosol ...

Reaction rate

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The speed of chemical reactions is expressed as a rate of change in the concentration of a participating species with respect to time. The reaction rates of chemical species in the atmosphere are ...

Henry's Law

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The relationship that defines the partition of a soluble or partially soluble species between the gas and solution phases. It is often represented as H c . It is the relationship of species ...

Cryosphere

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The portion of the earth which consists of the ice masses and snow deposits which include continental ice sheets, mountainous glaciers, sea ice, surface snow cover and lake/river ice. Alterations in ...

Equinox

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Twice during the year, September 21 and March 21, the length of day and night are equal because the tilt of the Earth's axis (in relationship to the sun) is nullified and both the Northern and ...

Total column ozone

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The total amount of ozone that is found in a column of air above the earth from the surface to the top of the atmosphere. The majority of this amount is typically found in the stratosphere.