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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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Parts per billion (ppb)
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
These terms give scientists a way to describe how much of a substance is contained in a sample: parts of analyte per million parts of sample, for instance. In atmospheric chemistry these become ...
Rainout
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
The process of the removal of atmospheric constituents by precipitation. One item necessary for a rain drop to form is a condensation nucleus. Pollutants in the air such as nitric acid and sulfuric ...
Sink
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This is a removal process for chemicals in the atmosphere such as dissolution in bodies of water, removal via rain, photolysis, or by reactions with other atmospheric components. For instance, ...
Sensible heat
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This is the process in which energy from heat is released into the atmosphere through conduction and convection, as contrasted by latent heat, released by the condensation of water vapor. ...
Runaway greenhouse effect
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This describes and explains the difference in the surface temperatures between the Earth (average surface temperature 15 C) and Venus (450 C). Note that Venus is not this temperature because of its ...
Smog
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
This is a term used to describe a mixture of smoke and fog. Smog occurs when high concentrations of moisture is combined with smoke (often containing oxides of sulphur and nitrogen) in the presence ...
Krakatua winds
Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry
The winds produced as a result of the Krakatoa eruption on the island of Krakatua in 1883. This volcanic blast is the largest in recent times whose effects caused several atmospheric changes such as ...
