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LOW_TEMPERATURE CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE
by Dr. G.K. Moortgat, Max_Planck_Institut fuer Chemie, Mainz (Germany), Dr. A.J. Barnes, University, Salford (U.K.), Dr. G. Le Bras, CNRS, Orleans (France) and Dr. R. Sodeau, University of East Anglia, Norwich (U.K.)
This volume (NATO ASI SERIES I21) contains authoritive and up_to_date assessments by prominent researchers in atmospheric chemistry, of the homogeneous and heterogeneous chemical reactions and physical processes occurring in the troposphere and stratosphere, especially during the "ozone hole" event. It is based on the lectures presented at the Advanced Study Institute on Low_Temperature Chemistry of the Atmosphere, that took place from 29 August to 11 September 1993 in Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy. Four principal aspects were covered during the ASI: theoretical (chemical and physical), experimental (laboratory studies), observational (field, Antarctic, Arctic) and modelling. There were 83 participants (16 lecturers and 67 students) from 20 countries.
The introductory chapter provides an overview of general atmospheric chemistry and is followed by reviews of relevant homogeneous reactions occuring in the gas phase and the microphysics and physical chemistry of heterogeneous processes that occur on, or in, aerosols, rain and ice. The central part of the book compares low_temperature laboratory studies with related fieldwork measurements, and evaluates current methodologies for investigating laboratory mimics of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCs) and other cold/frozen liquid/particles. Of particular note are the varied approaches to the measurements of reaction efficiencies, sticking coefficients, accommodation coefficients and uptake rates. Measurements in glacial ice are discussed in relation to assessing the distribution and concentration of trace gas species. The last chapters present the state_of_the_ art of chemical modelling of the troposphere and stratosphere, including heterogeneous processes.
Reference books: C227, G6, I7, I8, I12, I13, I18, I21