Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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Mie scattering

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Processes by which particles of similar size and electrical characteristics separate or disperse different wavelengths (read colors) of light. First described by Gustav Mie in 1808. Since the sun's ...

Antarctic ozone hole

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Recent data suggest that due to the release into the atmosphere of CFCs by human activities, the ozone hole can as large as North America during a given astral spring. The CFCs are broken apart by ...

Hadley circulation

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Proposed by George Hadley in 1735, it is the tropical convection system that describes the atmospheric thermal circulation of air from the equator (0 degrees latitude) poleward to 30 degrees both ...

Dry adiabatic lapse rate

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Rate at which unsaturated air cools as it travels vertically, provided that all temperature change is adiabatic (without heat exchange), and no condensation occurs. In dry air it can be approximated ...

Radiative forcing

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Reduction of radiation reflecting from earth per units of increase of a chemical component that causes this change in the atmosphere. The result is often used to compare the relative effect of ...

Atmospheric convection

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Process in which heat energy is transported through a medium, usually a gas or liquid. An example, in the atmosphere occurs when warm air with a lower density experiences an upward force until it ...

Albedo

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Refers to reflection power or the portion of solar radiation that reaches a body (earth) surface and is immediately reflected back into the atmosphere. The uncertainty in the reflective power of ...