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CC 301 3:0

Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols in the Earth System

Atmospheric composition; natural and anthropogenic sources of gases and aerosols; gas-phase and multiphase chemistry; photochemical oxidation and secondary aerosol formation; aerosol physical and chemical properties; aerosol size distributions; aerosol–radiation interactions, aerosol–cloud interactions; aerosol impacts on radiative forcing, climate, and air quality.

Biosphere–atmosphere–ocean interactions; energy, carbon, and water exchange; vegetation–climate feedback, land-use change, ocean–atmosphere exchange, global carbon cycle, and biomass burning; ground-based and satellite observations; atmospheric instrumentation; data analysis and uncertainty assessment; multi-platform data integration; Earth system modeling of atmospheric chemistry and aerosols; applications in climate analysis and prediction.



Krishnakant B. Budhavant and S.K. Satheesh


References

  • Seinfeld & Pandis (2016), Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Wiley.
  • Finlayson-Pitts & Pitts (2000), Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere, Academic Press.
  • Akimoto (2016), Atmospheric Reaction Chemistry, Springer.
  • Schlesinger & Bernhardt (2013), Biogeochemistry, Academic Press.
  • Satheesh & Moorthy (2005), Radiative Effects of Natural Aerosols, Atmos. Environ.
  • Gustafsson et al. (2026), Atmospheric Black Carbon, Nat. Rev. Earth Environ.
  • IPCC. (2023). Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report.
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