Markus Ammann: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Markus Ammann |
Address | Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) OFLB/103 5232 Villigen PSI SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | 056 310 40 49 |
markus.ammann@usys.ethz.ch | |
Department | Environmental Systems Science |
Relationship | Adjunct Professor |
Number | Title | ECTS | Hours | Lecturers | |
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701-0471-AAL | Atmospheric Chemistry Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 3 credits | 6R | D. W. Brunner, M. Ammann | |
Abstract | This course provides a general introduction into atmospheric chemistry targeted at master students who did not follow the bachelor course "atmospheric chemistry" or equivalent. | ||||
Learning objective | The learning target of this course is a general overview on the most important processes of atmospheric chemistry and the various problems of the anthropogenic impact on the chemical composition of the atmosphere and air quality. | ||||
Content | - Physical properties of the atmosphere: structure, large scale dynamics, UV radiation - Thermodynamics and kinetics of gas phase reactions: enthalpy and free energy of reactions, rate laws, mechanisms of bimolecular and termolecular reactions. - Photochemistry: Photolysis frequencies, O3 formation,... - Aerosols and clouds: chemical properties, primary and secondary aerosol sources - Multiphase chemistry: heterogeneous kinetics, solubility and hygroscopicity, N2O5 chemistry, SO2 oxidation, secondary organic aerosols - Deposition: dry and wet deposition, acid rain,... - Air quality: Environmental problems, legislation, sources, trends - Stratospheric chemistry: Chapman cycle, Brewer-Dobson circulation, catalytic ozone destruction cycles, polar ozone hole, Montreal protocol Global aspects: global budgets, air quality - climate interactions |