Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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Atmospheric chemistry

Anthropogenic

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Refers to something originating from humans and the impact of human activities on nature.

Nitrification

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The conversion of nitrogen organic compounds to inorganic compounds of nitrogen. This conversion is accomplished, in the main, by bacteria.

The deposition of dissolved substances such as airborne particles and gaseous molecules by precipitation. Airborne particles/gaseous molecules in the atmosphere are trapped in water droplets due to ...

Barometric pressure

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The downward pressure, at any given point in the atmosphere, of the gases directly above that point. Average pressure globally at sea level is 1,013,000 dynes per centimetre squared or 760 torr. ...

Emissivity

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The efficiency of a body's ability to absorb and reemit radiation compared to the emissivity of a blackbody at the same temperature. Emissivity ranges from 0 to 1, with one being a blackbody and ...

Photolysis

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The destruction of a molecule by electromagnetic radiation, which provides the energy required for a constituent atom to break the chemical bonds between it and the other atoms comprising the ...