Spring semester course

Physical Chemistry of the Atmosphere

Bachelor semester 6, see the course on Is-Academia
Summary

The course provides an introduction to the physical and chemical processes that govern the atmospheric dynamics at small and large scales. The basis is laid for an in depth understanding of our atmospheric environment and the climate system.

Content

    Atmospheric Thermodynamics

    Large Scale Atmospheric Motion

    Radiative Transfer in the Atmosphere

    Energy Balance

    Atmospheric Boundary Layer

    Weather and Climate Systems

    Tropospheric and stratospheric ozone

    Aerosols and clouds

    Homogeneous and heterogeneous reaction classifications and rate expressions

    Gas-particle mass transfer

    Collision theory for molecules, particles, and hydrometeors