A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Physical Properties of the Atmosphere

• Solar Irradiance

• Inorganic (Stratospheric) Photochemistry

  • Oxygen Chemistry

  • Chemical Families and Catalytic Cycles

  • Reservoir Species

  • Polar Stratospheric Ozone Holes

• Organic and Sulfur (Tropospheric) Photochemistry

  • Photo-Oxidation of Organic Compounds

    • Alkanes and Photochemical Smog

    • Alkenes

    • Other Organics

  • Sulfur Oxidation Chemistry

    • Gas Phase Reactions

    • Aqueous Phase Reactions

• Conclusions

• Acknowledgments

• General Bibliography

• References