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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
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBS)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A family of chemical compounds formed by the addition of chlorine to a biphenyl system (a dual-ring structure comprising two benzene rings linked by a single carbon-carbon bond). They are ...
Global climate model
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A computer programme that is used by atmospheric scientists to study and predict world-wide trends in weather patterns and the forces and physical laws that affect climate. The formulae are ...
El Nino
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A condition caused by the decrease in atmospheric pressure over the Eastern Pacific Ocean, weakening the prevailing westerly winds and resulting in warm waters and less nutrient replacement from ...
Wind rose
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A diagram that presents information about wind speed and direction for a particular area over a certain amount of time. The diagram is a circle with spokes. The centre is 0 and as the wind ...
Electrostatic precipitator
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A device that reduces pollution from smokestacks. It gives the particles in smoke an electrical charge. The charged particles are then collected on philtres that have the opposite charge and the ...
Eustatic changes
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A consistent change in the sea level that affect oceans, throughout the world.
Sunspots
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
A dark area, which is strongly magnetic, that occurs in the area of the photosphere on the disc of the sun.
