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The document outlines the lectures for a course on atmospheric chemistry. Lecture 1 discusses the composition and structure of the atmosphere, including the major gases, minor components, and measures of composition. It also covers the layers of the atmosphere. Lecture 2 covers chemical kinetics and photochemistry, including thermal reactions, photolysis reactions, and radical reactions. Lecture 3 focuses on ozone chemistry in the stratosphere. Lecture 4 discusses the oxidizing capacity of the troposphere and production of HOx and NOx radicals. Lecture 5 is about aerosols and Lecture 6 covers tropospheric chemical cycles like the nitrogen and sulfur cycles.

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MET 362 Lecture Notes

The document outlines the lectures for a course on atmospheric chemistry. Lecture 1 discusses the composition and structure of the atmosphere, including the major gases, minor components, and measures of composition. It also covers the layers of the atmosphere. Lecture 2 covers chemical kinetics and photochemistry, including thermal reactions, photolysis reactions, and radical reactions. Lecture 3 focuses on ozone chemistry in the stratosphere. Lecture 4 discusses the oxidizing capacity of the troposphere and production of HOx and NOx radicals. Lecture 5 is about aerosols and Lecture 6 covers tropospheric chemical cycles like the nitrogen and sulfur cycles.

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Meteorology and Climate Science


KNUST
MET 553: Atmospheric Chemistry

Dr. Bright Kwakye-Awuah

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Contents
• Structure of the Earth present atmosphere
• Chemical kinetics and photochemistry
• Ozone chemistry in the stratosphere
• Oxidizing capacity of the troposphere
• Aerosols
• Greenhouse effect
• Tropospheric chemical cycles

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Lecture 1: Structure of Earth
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• Atmospheric composition
 Major components
 Minor components
 Trace species of environmental significance

• Measures of atmospheric composition


 Mass concentration
 Mixing ratio
 Number density
 Partial pressure
 Relative Humidity

• Atmospheric structure
Troposphere
 Stratosphere
 Mesosphere
 Thermosphere

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Composition of the atmosphere cont’d

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Water vapour in the air

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Lecture 2: Chemical Kinetics and
Photochemistry
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• Thermal reactions
-Bimolecular reactions
-Three-body reactions

• Photolysis reactions
- Actinic flux
- Calculation of Photolysis rate
- Important atmospheric species that undergo photolysis

• Radical assisted reactions


- Definition of a radical species
- Fate of free radicals: Radical initiation, propagation and termination

• Chemical family
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Thermal reactions

Reaction in which collision of molecules or the interval


vibration of molecules causes a reaction. These reactions are:

Decomposition reaction;- one species becomes two species

Combination reaction;- two species becomes one species

Disproportion reaction;- two species becomes two different


species

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-The maximum possible value of the rate constant is
achieve when every collision between A and B results in a
reaction.

- This value is normally

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Lecture 3: Stratospheric Ozone
Chemistry
Outline

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Introduction

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Lecture 4: Oxidizing capacity of
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• Introduction

• Production of the HOx radical

• Production of the NOx radical

• Organic compounds

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Production of the OH radical

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Oxidizing capacity of the troposphere

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Oxidizing capacity of the troposphere: the NOx radical

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Lecture 5: Aerosols

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Lecture 6: Tropospheric
Chemical Cycles
Outline
• Introduction

• Nitrogen cycle

• Sulfur cycle

• Residence time

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