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Department of Physics

19405

19405  Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry  

Course Webpage: https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS354/      

Course Content

  • Composition of the atmosphere: Sulfur containing compounds. Nitrogen containing compounds. Carbon containing compounds. Atmospheric ozone.
  • Chemical kinetics – Atmospheric photochemistry.
  • Chemistry of the troposphere: Cycle of NO2, NO and Ο3. Atmospheric chemistry of CO. Cycle of NOx, VOCs and Ο3. Factors affecting ozone production.
  • Atmospheric aerosols (introduction): Properties of the atmospheric aerosols. Chemical composition. Distribution.
  • Atmospheric aerosols: Thermodynamics and dynamics of aerosols. Nucleation.
  • Atmospheric aerosols: Optical properties. Aerosols and climate.
  • Theory of atmospheric diffusion: Eulerian and Lagrangian approach. Instantaneous and continuous sources. Analytical solutions.
  • Atmospheric chemical transport models (introduction): One-dimensional models.
  • Three-dimensional models. Initial and boundary conditions. Anthropogenic and natural emission sources. Chemical mechanisms. Applications in one-dimensional model.