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Atmospheric Chemistry


Overview

Research is focused on understanding the chemical composition of the atmosphere and its evolution to better determine impacts on climate, air quality, ecosystems, and human health. Topics include modeling and measurement of aerosol particles and gases; studies of biosphere-chemistry-climate interactions, cloud formation, fog and cloud chemistry, and aerosol-cloud-climate interactions; laboratory and field studies of ice nuclei and their climate impacts; interpretation of satellite observations of tropospheric composition; studies of pollutant emission, transport, and deposition; and studies of aerosol impacts on regional haze and air quality.

In addition to theoretical studies and mathematical analyses of datasets, we apply the following tools and approaches in our research:


Field Programs

Laboratory

Numerical Modeling

Satellite
Faculty:
Sample Coursework During the First Two Years of Our Graduate Program:

Description:

Fall, Year 1 Spring, Year 1
ATS 540: Daily Weather Laboratory I
ATS 601: Atmospheric Dynamics I
ATS 620: Thermodynamics and Cloud Physics
ATS 621: Atmospheric Chemistry
ATS 622: Atmospheric Radiation
ATS 631: Atmospheric Aerosols
ATS 715: Atmospheric Oxidation Processes
Fall, Year 2 Spring, Year 2
ATS 606: Introduction to Climate
ATS 560: Air Pollution Measurement
ATS 762: Biosphere-Chemistry-Climate Interactions

Other classes of interest

ATS 652: Atmospheric Remote Sensing
ATS 655: Objective Analysis
ATS 716: Air Quality Characterization
ATS 760: Global Carbon Cycle
ATS 772: Aerosol Physics and Chemistry



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