Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists

Climate change and air quality are two of the most pressing issues facing Mankind. Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists gives undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in the science and policy of pollution, climate change and air quality a broad and up–to–date account of our understanding of the processes that occur in the atmosphere, how these are changing as Man’s relentless use of natural resources continues and what effects these changes are having on the Earth’s climate and the quality of the air we breath.
Written by an international team of experts, “Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists” gives an excellent overview of our current understanding of the state of the Earth’s atmosphere and how it is changing. It is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and professionals.

Spis treści:
List of abbreviations, constants and nomenclature.
1. The climate of the Earth (John Lockwood).
2. The evolution of the Earth’s atmosphere (Richard Wayne).
3. Solar energy and atmospheric structure (Hugh Coe).
4. Biogeochemical cycles (Dudley Shallcross).
5. Tropospheric chemistry and air pollution (Paul Monks).
6. Clouds: formation and chemistry (Peter Brimblecombe).
7. Particulate matter in the atmosphere (Paul Williams).
8. Stratospheric chemistry and ozone depletion (Rob Mackenzie).
9. Boundary layer meteorology and atmospheric dispersion (Janet Barlow).
10. Urban air pollution (Jes Fenger).
11. Climate change and global air pollution (Atul Jain).
Appendix: List of websites.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Nick Hewitt is Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at Lancaster University, UK. His main research interests are in understanding how the biosphere and the atmosphere interact: how emissions of trace gases from the biosphere affect the atmosphere, and how the changing atmospheric environment affects the biosphere.
Andrea Jackson is a senior lecturer of Atmospheric Chemistry within the Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Leeds, UK. Her main research interests involve investigating the gas phase chemistry of oxidant species in the atmosphere and more recently the physics and chemistry of polar frost flowers and their resultant sea–salt aerosol in order to understand their impact on the atmospheric chemistry of these regions.

Okładka tylna:
Climate change and air quality are two of the most pressing issues facing Mankind. Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists gives undergraduate and graduate students and professionals working in the science and policy of pollution, climate change and air quality a broad and up–to–date account of our understanding of the processes that occur in the atmosphere, how these are changing as Man’s relentless use of natural resources continues and what effects these changes are having on the Earth’s climate and the quality of the air we breath.
Written by an international team of experts, “Atmospheric Science for Environmental Scientists” gives an excellent overview of our current understanding of the state of the Earth’s atmosphere and how it is changing. It is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and professionals.