Atmospheric Chemistry
Instructor: Becky Alexander
Email: beckya@u.washington.edu
Office: ATG 306
Office Hours: By appointment
Telephone: 206-543-0164
Required textbook: Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry by Daniel J. Jacob, Princeton University Press, 1999
1) Understand quantitatively how emissions, transport, chemistry and deposition impact atmospheric chemical composition
2) Explain the chemical and physical mechanisms behind ozone depletion, air pollution and acid rain from the molecular to the global scale
3) Critically evaluate and participate in public discussions of air pollution and climate change
Announcements
Exam #4 is on Monday, May 23.
Project presentations begin on Wednesday, May 25. Here is the schedule.
Project papers are due on Friday, June 3 (hard copies only please).
Readings
Weeks 1-2: Chapters 1, 9 and 3 in text
Weeks 3-4: Chapter 10 and Solomon, 1999
Weeks 5-6: Chapter 11 and 12
Week 7: Hofzumahaus et al., 2009
Week 8: Chapter 13 and Isaksen et al., 2011
In class exam dates
April 11, April 25, May 9 and May 23