Atmospheric Chemistry

General data

Course ID:	1200-2EN-MON14L
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.3 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0531) Chemistry The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Atmospheric Chemistry
Name in Polish:	Atmospheric Chemistry
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Chemistry
Course groups:	(in Polish) Wykłady monograficzne (S2-CH, S2-CHS) (in Polish) Wykłady monograficzne w semestrze letnim (S2-CH, S2-CHS) (in Polish) Wykłady monograficzne w semestrze letnim (studia w języku angielskim)
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Short description:	The major goal of this course is the presentation of the chemical and photochemical processes in the Earth atmosphere (especially in the troposphere and stratosphere).
Full description:	During the Atmospheric chemistry course the following subjects will be discussed: • Overview of the Earth atmosphere: region and characteristic of the atmosphere; cyclic processes; atmospheric behaviour as interpreted by physics; temperature profiles, particles, aerosols and clouds; the atmospheric system; emissions; typical ambient concentrations; interpretation of atmospheric behaviour - modeling of the atmospheric processes. • Laboratory studies: spectroscopy and photochemistry – fundamentals; photochemistry of important atmospheric species; kinetics and atmospheric chemistry; rate and mechanisms of gas-phase reactions. • Field measurements - analytical methods and typical concentration of trace species: optical spectroscopic techniques; mass spectrometry; adsorptive enrichment, filters, denuders etc; methods for specific trace species. • Major atmospheric processes: (i) chemistry of the natural troposphere; air pollution and hydrocarbons oxidation – oxidative capability of atmosphere; photochemical smog; acid rains, tropospheric chemistry and climate change, and (ii) ozone in the Earth’s stratosphere; homogenous and heterogenous chemistry in the stratosphere; scientific basis for control and halogenated organics.
Bibliography:	1. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics of Air Pollution,John H. Seinfeld, Wiley Interscience Publication, 1986. 2. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change, John H. Seinfeld i Spyros N. Pandis, Wiley Interscience Publication, 1998. 3. Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, Experiments, and Applications, Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts, James N. Pitts Jr.: Academic Press, 2000. 4. Chemistry of Atmospheres: An Introduction to the Chemistry of the Atmospheres of Earth, the Planets, and their Satellites, Richard P. Wayne, Oxford University Press, 2000 5. Climate Change 2007, The Physical Science Basis, IPCC, Cambridge University Press, 2007
Learning outcomes:	Courses on atmospheric chemical are offered aimed to broaden understanding of the chemical processes in the atmosphere.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	test
Practical placement:	NA

This course is not currently offered.

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