Instructors
M = Prof. Gregory Mcrae
P = Prof. Ronald Prinn
Course calendar.| Lec # | TOPICS | INSTRUCTORS | KEY DATES |
|---|
| 1 | Introduction, Properties of the Atmosphere | P, M | |
| 2 | Combustion Sources and Stoichiometry | M | |
| 3 | Chemical Thermodynamics/Kinetics | M | |
| 4 | Radiative Transfer and Photochemistry | M | |
| 5 | Tropospheric Chemistry: CO | M | |
| 6 | Tropospheric Chemistry: NOx and Ozone | M | |
| 7 | Tropospheric Chemistry: HCHO and Ozone | M | Problem set 1 out |
| 8 | Tropospheric Chemistry: Complex Hydrocarbons | M | |
| 9-10 | Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport: Continuity Equation | P | Problem set 1 due in Lec #9 |
| 11 | Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models: Basic Structures | P | |
| 12-14 | Tropospheric Chemistry: Homogeneous Processes | M | |
| 15-16 | Air Pollution Controls | M | Problem set 2 out in Lec #15 |
| 17 | Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution | M | Problem set 2 due |
| 18 | Atmospheric Transport Models: Numerical Integration | P | |
| 19 | Incorporating Chemical and Physical Processes in Models | P | |
| 20-21 | Atmospheric Chemical Transport Models: Examples | P | Take-home exam out |
| 22 | Atmospheric Chemistry: Measurement Systems/Estimation | P | |
| 23 | Inverse Methods: Optimal Estimation | P | |
| 24 | Inverse Methods: Statistical Methods | P | Take-home exam due |
| 25-27 | Inverse Methods: Examples | P | |