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

Continental drift

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A term applied to early theories supporting the possibility that the continents are in motion over the Earth's surface.

Emission spectrum

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

A spectrum of electromagnetic radiation containing narrow spectral lines from an element.

Total ozone mapping spectrometer (TOMS)

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

An instrument that measures the total ozone in a vertical column of atmosphere. Measurements are made by comparing the amount of back scattered ultraviolet radiation with the amount of incoming ...

Haze

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

An atmospheric aerosol of sufficient concentration to be visible. The particles are so small that they cannot be seen individually but are still effective in visual range restriction. The Blue ...

An hypothesis proposed during the early 1970s by James Lovelock which states that all living organisms have the ability to affect their surroundings such as the atmosphere, lithosphere, and climate ...

UV-B

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

An ultraviolet wavelength of light between 280 nm and 320 nm whose intensity is increasing at the earth's surface (probably causing increases in skin cancer), This UV increase is because of decreases ...

One dimensional atmospheric model

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

An atmospheric modelling technique in which a concentration or another unknown can be calculated relative to certain parameters, such as altitude or temperature.