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ESE/Ge/Ch 171
Atmospheric Chemistry I
9 units (3-0-6)  | second term
Prerequisites: Ch 1 or equivalent.

A detailed course about chemical transformation in Earth's atmosphere. Kinetics, radiation and photochemistry; sources, sinks, and lifetimes of trace atmospheric species; gas-phase chemistry of the stratosphere and troposphere; ozone chemistry, oxidation mechanisms in the troposphere; aerosol formation mechanisms, composition, and atmospheric processing.

Instructor: Ng