Description
Chemical and physical principles are used to describe the complex system of the Earth's atmosphere. Atmospheric structure, design of simple models and atmospheric transport will be covered followed by selected topics concerning geochemical cycles, the greenhouse effect, aerosols, stratospheric ozone, smog and acid rain. Prerequisites: either one of MATH031 PO or equivalent and either PHYS041 PO, PHYS042 PO, PHYS070 PO, or PHYS071 PO and PHYS072 PO. Co-requisites: CHEM158A PO or CHEM156 PO, or instructor permission.