Atmospheric chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry

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

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Chemical lifetime

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The length of time a chemical species can survive without reacting, photolyzing, dissociating, or otherwise changing into another chemical species. Highly reactive chemicals have short lifetimes. ...

Intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ)

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The location in the atmosphere along both sides of the equator at which the strong upward motion of air (Hadley cell) is characterised by heavy precipitation in convective thunderstorms and by ...

Nocturnal boundary layer

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The layer of gas that forms above the surface layer as the gases of the convective mixed layer become more dense and lose their buoyancy. The formation of this nocturnal boundary layer is what ...

The lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, ranging from the ground to the base of the stratosphere with a altitude of 10-15 kilometres depending on the latitude. This is where all weather occurs. ...

Frontal wedging

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The lifting of air resulting when cool air acts as a barrier over which warmer, lighter air will rise.

Front

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The marked boundaries of two air masses of differing densities. The difference in densities can be related to temperature, pressure or humidity.

Planck's Law

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This is a derived formula, from the German physicist Max Planck, that portrays the amount of radiation emitted by a blackbody as theoretically determined by its temperature. It is an equation that ...