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Atmospheric chemistry
A scientific study of the chemistry of the Earth's atmosphere and that of other planets.
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Atmospheric chemistry
Agglomeration
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A process by which atmospheric particles collide and stick to each other forming a new particle. Many of the particles emitted from automobile tailpipes are agglomerations of smaller particles ...
Reflectivity
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A proportionality describing the light energy reflected by a surface; in atmospheric content the reflector includes things like the surface of the earth or particles in the atmosphere. Also see ...
Upper atmosphere research satellite (UARS)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A satellite deployed by NASA to study the chemistry in the upper atmosphere of Earth.
Nucleation
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A process in which water condenses on a small atmospheric particle. Nucleation aides in the process of condensation (see methanesulfonic acid).
Disproportionation
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A reaction in which an element is oxidised and reduced. This is how stable molecules are made from radicals.
Icelandic Low (IL)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
An area containing a low atmospheric pressure system which remains between Greenland and Iceland. IL behaviour is directly affected by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). A positive NAO means ...
Equatorial rain forests
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
An area located near the equator worldwide, covering seven percent of the earth's surface, characterised by high precipitation, absent or short dry season, high tree and vegetative growth rates, high ...
