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AOSC 637 Atmospheric Chemistry Department of |
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Course Web Page, Spring 2009Prof. Russell Dickerson Course
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BRIEF DESCRIPTION:
Application of the
techniques of thermodynamics, kinetics, spectroscopy, and photochemistry to
atmospheric gases and particles. Investigation of the global cycles of C, H, O, N, and S species;
the use of laboratory and field measurements in computer models of the
atmosphere. Prerequisites: CHEM 481 or AOSC 620 (Thermodynamics).
Students may not take both AOSC and CHEM 637 for credit.
Homework
#1.
Homework #2. Homework #2 data.
Homework #3.
Homework #4.
Lecture notes from the last time the course
was taught:
Lecture #1 (rtf)
Lecture #2 (rtf)
Lecture #2 (ppt)
Lecture #3 (rtf)
Lecture #3 (htm)
Lecture #4 (rtf)
Lecture #4 (ppt)
Lecture #5 (rtf)
Lecture #5 (ppt)
Lecture Strat Ozone (ppt)
Lecture #15 (ppt) The N Cycle
Lecture #16 (ppt) Aerosol Basics
Lecture #17 (ppt) Acid Rain
Old Exam (txt)
REQUIRED TEXT:
[FP] Atmospheric Chemistry: Fundamentals and Experimental Techniques
B.J. Finlayson-Pitts and J.N. Pitts, Jr. , Wiley-Interscience.
(ISBN 0-471-88227-5)
Current journal articles will be handed out where appropriate.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
[S] Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
J. H. Seinfeld and S. N. Pandis, Wiley-Interscience,
1998. (ISBN 0-471-17816-0)
[J] Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry,
Daniel J. Jacob,
Soft Copy Jacob's book. [WW] Air Pollution: Its
Origin and Control
K. Wark and C.F. Warner, Harper & Row. (ISBN
0-007-22534-X)
[GC] Atmospheric Change: An Earth
System Perspective
T. Graedel & P. Crutzen.
Rethinking The
Ozone Problem in Urban and Regional Air Pollution Committee on Tropospheric
Ozone Formation and Measurement
National Research Council,
COURSE CREDIT :
Problem Sets (4 x 5 = 20%): There will be four (4) problem sets
- as homework - worth a total of 20% credit toward your final course grade. You
are encouraged to use all resources available to you to solve these problems,
including books, journals, fellow students (discussion only - no plagiarism,
please!) and your instructor.
Examinations (2 x 25 = 50%): There will be two (2) closed-book examinations
based on the factual material and general concepts from the course lectures and
reading materials. Each exam is worth 25% credit. If an exam is missed without
prior excuse of a doctor's note, a grade of zero (0) will be recorded.
Research Project (30%): The remainder, 30%, will be obtained from a
research project. Students are required to present their research as a
lecture of 20 minutes maximum duration (17 minutes +3 minutes for questions)
and to be prepared to answer questions from the class and be graded by the
class. The objective is to inform an audience of knowledgeable scientists and
engineers whose specialty lies outside the area of your research, i.e. your fellow
students. Your grade for the research project and presentation will be assessed
(out of the possible 30%) as follows:
·
Instructor assessment
(written paper): 10%
· Student assessment (oral presentation): 20%
All students must attend mandatory class meetings.
RESEARCH PROJECT SEMINAR
:
A brief written report must be submitted to the course instructor two weeks
prior to your lecture. This should include all salient points of the lecture
and copies of all the figures to be shown. A detailed outline is adequate. A
good 20-minute (inclusive of question period) seminar should have no more than
eight figures unless they are very simple. All major contentions of the
research should be referenced in the style of the American Geophysical Union -
see a copy of J. Geophys. Res. I will grade the
written report and it will count for 5 out of the 30% credit for this section.
Seminars will be given in the order of the last three digits of your student
number (SSN).
The seminar will be graded by the instructor and the rest of the class, as
detailed above. Attendance is mandatory during this phase of the class.
Factors influencing the grade include:
· 1. Approach to the problem
· 2. Originality
· 3. Clarity (not showmanship)
· 4. Completeness of research
· 5. Discrimination of opinion from fact
· 6. Capable responses to questions (student evaluations
only)
Factors not influencing the grade include:
· 1. Length of written report
· 2. Artwork
· 3. Number of references, unless you forget some
important ones
SUGGESTED TOPICS - Research Project Seminar:
I have suggested some topics (in no particular order) here to get you started
with your literature research, but you are encouraged to seek out a problem of
special interest to you. Do not be afraid to choose an
interdisciplinary, offbeat, or controversial topic, but subject your paper to
your best scientific scrutiny and be prepared to defend your contentions to me,
and to the class.
· History of atmospheric chemistry
·
Atmospheric chemistry of
other planets
· Evolution of the Earth's atmosphere
· Upper atmosphere physics and chemistry
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Atmospheric radioactivity
· Biosphere-atmosphere interactions
· Radiative transfer
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Combustion chemistry
· Biogenic hydrocarbons and ozone formation
·
Alternatives to fossil
fuels
· Lightning as a natural source of NOx
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Industrial air pollution
abatement technology
· Coupling atmospheric transport and chemistry
· Human health effects of atmospheric pollution
· Cloud chemistry
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Heterogeneous chemistry
· Ocean-atmosphere interactions
·
Atmospheric composition and
climate
Please e-mail me your seminar subject and tentative title (you
can change the title up to the day of your presentation, but must see k
approval from me before you change your seminar subject) .
CODE OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY : Be aware of your
formal obligation as students at UMCP to be aware of, and abide by, the UMCPCode of Academic Integrity (see UMCP Schedule of
Classes) and to conduct yourself with high academic (and personal)
integrity at all times.
COURSE SCHEDULE
Class Meets Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:00-3:15 pm
Room 1158
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Lecture |
Date |
Topic |
Reading/Comments |
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1 |
date |
Introduction: Take Home exam |
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Tropospheric ozone and smog: Classic Papers [Blacet, 1952; Chameides
and Walker, 1973; Chatfield and
Harrison, 1976; Crutzen, 1974; Haagensmit,
1952; Junge, 1962] |
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2 |
date |
Atmospheric Stability and Circulation;
Electromagnetic Radiation |
F-P. & P Ch. 2; S. & P. Ch. 1 & 14; |
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3 |
date |
Biogeochemical Cycles and Atmospheric Budgets;
THERMODYNAMICS: Enthalpy - Formation and Combustion |
S. & P. Ch. 2; |
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4 |
date |
Free Energy, Equilibrium; KINETICS Rates, Rate
Constants, Order |
F-P. & P Ch. 5; S. & P. Ch. ; |
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5 |
date |
Lifetimes, Half Life, Activation Energy, Arrhenius
Expressions, Kinetic Theory, Calculations of Rate Const. w/ Collision Theory |
F-P. & P Ch. 5; S. & P. Ch. ; |
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6 |
date |
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F-P. & P Ch. 5&6; |
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7 |
date |
Steady State Analysis |
F-P. & P Ch. 5&6; S. & P. Ch. 1; |
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8 |
date |
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND SPECTROSCOPY; Absorption Spectra,
Term Symbols and Selection Rules, Photolysis |
F-P. & P Ch. 3&6; S. & P. Ch. 4; |
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9 |
date |
Layers in the Atmosphere |
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Exam I |
March 17 |
Exam I |
Closed Book |
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10 |
date |
ATMOSPHERIC BUDGETS & EXPERIMENTAL METHODS: The
Ox Family, Stratosphere |
F-P. & P Ch. 12; S. & P. Ch. 4; |
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11 |
date |
The Ox Family, Troposphere |
F-P. & P Ch. ; S. & P. Ch. 5; |
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12 |
date |
The NOx Family |
F-P. & P Ch. 7 |
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13 |
date |
Other N Compounds |
F-P. & P |
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14 |
date |
The HOx Family |
F-P. & P |
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15 |
date |
Methane, CO, and other Volatile Organic Compounds |
F-P. & P |
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16 |
date |
The SOx Family |
F-P. & P |
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17 |
date |
Halogens |
F-P. & P |
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18 |
date |
Particles |
F-P. & P |
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19 |
date |
Heterogeneous Chemistry |
F-P. & P Ch. 5&12; S. & P. Ch. 11; |
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20 |
date |
Models |
F-P. & P Ch. ; S. & P. Ch. ; |
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21 |
date |
Remote Sensing: Environmental Satellites (Dr.
Hudson) |
Class Notes |
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Break |
date |
No Class, Thanksgiving Break |
Enjoy! |
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Projects I |
date |
Research Seminars, Students: |
Mandatory Attendance |
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Projects II |
date |
Research Seminars, Students |
Graded By Class |
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Projects III |
date |
Research Seminars, Students: |
Graded By Class |
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Projects IV |
date |
Research Seminars, Students |
Graded By Class |
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Projects V |
date |
Research Seminars, Students |
Graded By Class |
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Exam II |
Thrs 5/19 |
Final Examination 10:30 am |
Closed-Book |
F-P. & P. is
Fanlayson-Pittts & Pitts; S. & P. is
Seinfeld and Pandis; W. is
You can email me
here: russ@atmos.umd.edu
Last updated January 26, 2009.