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

Ablation

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The weathering of a glacier by surface melting, or rock weathering by hydraulic erosion.

These are clouds found in the stratospheric region of the atmosphere. Unlike the moisture laden troposphere, the stratosphere is almost moisture free. A lack of moisture means that cloud formation ...

Tectonics

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

The structural arrangement of rocks in any crust of a planet. Used to understand rock structures.

Hartley-huggins band of ozone absorption

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This spectral band in the UV is responsible for the absorption and filtering of solar ultraviolet radiation. Photons with a wavelength longer than 210 nm are weakly absorbed by oxygen in the ...

Sea-level pressure

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

This is the pressure at sea-level (the average level of the ocean over the entire earth). The average sea-level air pressure is 1,013 millibars, 760 mm Hg, 101 kilopascals, 29. 92 inch of mercury, ...

General circulation models

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

Three dimensional computer simulations of climate and weather which, through calculations, are used to investigate gravity wave fields. The models may help to predict atmospheric chemistry ...

Trace gases

Chemistry; Atmospheric chemistry

These are gases in the atmosphere that do not occur in large quantities but are significant to life on Earth or are important constituents of the chemical cycles in the atmosphere.