Syllabus contents:
Class Meeting Times and Location: Monday and Wednesday from 11:00 to 12:20 in Room 406 in the Atmospheric Sciences Building
Instructor:Lyatt
Jaeglé
e-mail: jaegle@atmos.washington.edu
Phone: (206) 685-2679
Office: Room 306 in the Atmospheric Sciences
Building
Office hours: After class, or stop by
anytime.
Course Description
Graduate course providing an introduction to the physical and chemical processes determining the composition of the atmosphere and its implications for climate, ecosystems, and human welfare. We will look at the science behind several important global environmental problems: Stratospheric ozone depletion, tropospheric ozone and photochemical smog, oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere, acid rain, climate/chemistry interactions.
Prerequisites
ATM S/CHEM 458 or ATM S 501 or permission
of instructor.
Grading
policy
Weekly homeworks, 50%; Project, 25%; Final
exam, 25%.
Textbook
"Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry",
by D. J. Jacob, Princeton University Press, 2000.
The lectures will largely follow this
textbook. Each week the students will be required to read material
of direct relevance to the class.
Other useful textbooks:
- "Chemistry of the Lower and Upper Atmosphere", Finlayson-Pitts and Pitts, Academic Press, 2000.
- "Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics", by J.H. Seinfeld and S.N. Pandis, Wiley, 1998.
- "Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Change", G.P. Brasseur, J.J. Orlando, and G.S. Tyndall (eds.), Oxford University Press, 1999.
Last
Updated:
12/24/2001