The Tropospheric Chemistry of Ozone in the Polar Regions (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993)

The Arctic troposphere (0 to ca. 8 km) plays an important role in environmental concerns for global change. It is a unique chemical reactor influenced by human activity and the Arctic ocean. It is surrounded by industrialized continents that in winter contribute gaseous and particulate pollution (Arctic haze). It is underlain by the flat Arctic ocean from which it is separated by a crack-ridden ice membrane 3 to 4 m thick. Ocean to atmosphere exchange of heat, water vapor and marine biogenic gases influence the composition of the reactor. From September 21 to December 21 to March 21, the region north of the Arctic circle goes from a completely sunlit situation to a completely dark one and then back to light. At the same time the lower troposphere is stably stratified. This hinders vertical mixing. During this light period, surface temperature reaches as low as -40 DegreesC. In this environment, chemical reactions involving sunlight are generally much slower than further south. Thus, the abundance of photochemically reactive compounds in the atmosphere can be high prior to polar sunrise. Between complete dark in February and complete light in April, a number of chemical changes in the lower troposphere take place.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Nato ASI Subseries I:, 7
Release date:	December 2011
First published:	1993
Editors:	H. Niki • K.H. Becker
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	425
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1993
ISBN-13:	978-3-642-78213-8
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > Earth sciences > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Ecological science, the Biosphere Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General
LSN:	3-642-78213-2
Barcode:	9783642782138

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