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UNIVERSITÄT ZU KÖLN

Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche FakultätInstitut für Geophysik und Meteorologie

MN-GM-METCHEM

Study course:	M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere
Module:	MN-GM-METCHEM
Title	Atmospheric Chemistry 1 & 2 _{(Chemie der Atmosphäre 1 & 2)}

Module Number	Workload	CP	Duration	Semester
MN-GM-METCHEM	180 h	12	2 Semester	WT, ST

Person in Charge	A. Wahner, T. Mentel
Offering Department	Institute of Geophysics and Meteorology, Cologne University

Applicability	Course of Study			Category	Semester
	M.Sc. Physics of Earth and Atmosphere			Elective	1, 2

Aims	• Comprehension of how physical/chemical processes affect composition and changes of the atmosphere • Knowledge of several trace substance cycles • Comprehension of spatial and temporal gradients of trace substances • Application of reaction mechanisms on the decomposition of trace substances
Skills	Comprehension of relations of physical basics of atmospheric processes.
Content	Atmospheric Chemistry 1 • ?Chemical elementary reactions • Chemical composition of the atmosphere • Simple reaction systems • Chemical and atmospheric persistence • Photochemistry • Biogenic and anthropogenic emissions • Atmospheric deposition processes • Climate efficiency of trace gases • Aerosol chemistry and physics • Atmospheric distribution of trace substances Atmospheric Chemistry 2 • Trace substance cycles of CO, methane, hydrocarbons, sulfur compounds, nitric oxides • Chemistry of the hydroxyl radical • Complex ways of decomposition of trace substances • Photochemistry of the decomposition of trace substances, radical cycles • Formation of ozone in the troposphere • Trace substance balance, troposphere, stratosphere • Stratospheric ozone chemistry • Climate development
Prerequisites	Non

Lectures	Form, Theme	Max. of Participants	h/week	workload	CP
Lectures	Lecture	20	3	90	6

Examinations	Form of testing and examination	Graded or not
Examinations	Written examination	Graded

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