lect 28 Flashcards
what is a sign that climate change is real?
what is chemical-based rheostat and amplifier system?
what are atmospheric GHGs and global warming?
how does water vapor act as a GHG?
what is the index of variability and residence time?
what is atmospheric chemical kinetics?
what is the tables of gas composition of unpolluted air?
why is the composition of the atmosphere hard to define?
what are the sources and sinks of major atmospheric gases?
-oxygen
-water
-nitrogen
-CO2
-trace gases
how is oxygen a source and sink?
how is water a source and sink?
how is nitrogen and nitrogen-containing gases a source and sink?
how else is nitrogen and nitrogen-containing gases a source and sink?
how is carbon dioxide a source and sink?
what are common ions found in rain around the world?
what are sources of acid rain?
what is the night-time production of HNO3?
where do we find these gases?
what are major sources of sulfur oxides?
what are the minor sources of sulfur oxides?
what else is a problem?
what is the chemistry of acid rain?
what are some reactions?
