PERIODO: MAGGIO - GIUGNO

The first objective of the course is to show how simple principles of physics and chemistry can be applied to describe a complex system such as the atmosphere, and how one can reduce the complex system to build models.
The second objective is to convey a basic but current knowledge of atmospheric chemistry, along with an appreciation for the process of research that led to this knowledge.

Introduction: the atmosphere, evolutions, layers, measures of atmospheric composition.
Geochemical cycles: nitrogen, oxygen, carbon.
Distributions of chemical species in the atmosphere: the continuity equation.
Dispersion (puff) models and box models.
Atmospheric radiation and greenhouse effect.
Chemical Kinetics.
Chemistry of the stratosphere: stratospheric ozone.
Chemistry of the troposphere: oxidizing power of the troposphere.
Chemistry of the atmospheric aqueous phase: acid rain.
Atmospheric aerosols.