The Atmospheric Chemist's Companion: Numerical Data for Use in the Atmospheric Sciences

ISBN-13: 9789400722743 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 438 str.

Peter Warneck; Jonathan Williams

Opis

This companion provides a collection of frequently needed numerical data as a convenient desk-top or pocket reference for atmospheric scientists as well as a concise source of information for others interested in this matter. The material contained in this book was extracted from the recent and the past scientific literature; it covers essentially all aspects of atmospheric chemistry. The data are presented primarily in the form of annotated tables while any explanatory text is kept to a minimum. In this condensed form of presentation, the volume may serve also as a supplement to many textbooks used in teaching the subject at various universities.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The authors did an excellent job in achieving their aim of assembling, in one handy volume, frequently needed fundamental data and observational data on the structure and the chemical composition of Earth's atmosphere. ... Warneck and Williams have compiled a comprehensive reference book for both experienced researchers and beginning graduate students in atmospheric science. This book is a welcome addition to atmospheric scientists' bookshelves." (Jian Zhen Yu, Environmental Chemistry, Vol. 10 (5), 2013)

Spis treści

Preface                                                                                                                        

1. Fundamental Quantities and Units

2. Data Regarding the Earth

3. Structure of the Atmosphere

4. Trace Gases in the Atmosphere

5. The Atmospheric Aerosol

6. Gas Phase Photochemistry

7. Rate Coefficients for Gas-Phase Reactions

8. Aqueous Phase Chemistry

9. The Upper Atmosphere

10. Measurement Techniques for Atmospheric Trace Species

11. Glossary of Atmospheric Chemistry Terms

Index

O autorze

Peter Warneck, a physical chemist specializing in atmospheric chemistry, received the diploma in 1954 and the doctorate in 1956 at the university in Bonn, Germany. In 1959, following several postdoctoral assignments, he joined the GCA Corporation in Bedford, Massachusetts, where he explored elementary processes in the atmospheres of the earth and other planets. He returned to Germany in 1970 to head the chemical kinetics group in the Air Chemistry Division of the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry in Mainz. In 1974 he also became professor of physical chemistry at the university in Mainz. In 1991, following German reunification, Warneck was appointed the founding director of the new Institute for Tropospheric Research in Leipzig. He served in this position parallel to his activities in Mainz until official retirement. Warneck’s research included laboratory studies of chemical mechanisms and photochemistry as well as the development of analytical techniques for field measurements. Since 1990, his interests are focused on chemical reactions in clouds.

Jonathan Williams is an atmospheric chemist. He received his BSc in Chemistry and French and his Ph.D. in Environmental Science from the University of East Anglia, England. Between 1995-1997 he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the NOAA Aeronomy laboratory in B

oulder, USA, and from 1998 to present as a member of staff at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany. He has participated in many international field measurement campaigns on aircraft, ships and at ground stations. Dr Williams is currently an editor on three atmospheric chemistry journals. His present research involves investigating the chemistry of reactive organic species in the atmosphere, in particular over forested ecosystems and in the marine boundary layer. Dr Williams leads a research group focussed specifically on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) at the Max Planck Institute and in 2008 he was made an honorary Reader at the University of East Anglia, UK.