Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World

• 1 Changes in the Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere and Potential Impacts.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Global Atmospheric Chemistry and the IGACProject.- 1.3 Past Changes in Atmospheric Chemical Composition.- 1.4 Causes of Atmospheric Changes.- 1.5 Impacts of Changes in Atmospheric Composition.- 1.6 Some Important Questions.- 2 Biosphere-Atmosphere Interactions.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 KeyBiogenicGasesor Familiesand their Relevance to Atmospheric Chemistry.- 2.3 A Paleoclimatic Perspective on CH4 and DMS.- 2.4 Atmospheric Compounds as Nutrients or Toxins.- 2.5 Approaches for Studying Exchange.- 2.6 Terrestrial Highlights.- 2.7 Background: Emissions and Deposition.- 2.8 Marine Highlights.- 2.9 Summary of Achievements and Remaining Research Challenges.- 3 Atmospheric Photooxidants.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Ozone Precursors.- 3.3 Photochemistry in the Troposphere.- 3.4 Transport and Mixing Processes.- 3.5 A Climatology of Tropospheric Ozone.- 3.6 Long-Range Transport of Pollution and Impact on the Ozone Budget.- 3.7 Summary of Principal Achievements and Remaining Uncertainties.- 4 Tropospheric Aerosols.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Integrated View of the Present State of Knowledge of Atmospheric Aerosols.- 4.3 Selected Recent Developments.- 4.4 Research Approaches.- 4.5 Highlights and Remaining Challenges.- 5 Advances in Laboratory and Field Measurements.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Laboratory Studies.- 5.3 Field measurements: Gas Phase.- 5.4 Field measurements: Aerosols.- 5.5 Satellite Instruments for Tropospheric Chemistry.- 5.6 Long-Term Measurements.- 5.7 Summary and Conclusions.- 6 Modelling.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Types of Models.- 6.3 Model Components.- 6.4 Model Evaluation.- 6.5 Model Applications.- 6.6 Current Developments and Future Challenges.- 7 An Integrated Viewof the Causes and Impacts of Atmospheric Changes.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 What Determines the Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere?.- 7.3 How Have Human Activities Altered Atmospheric Composition?.- 7.4 How Have Human Activities Changed the Global Atmospheric Budgets of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulphur?.- 7.5 What Controls Tropospheric Ozone?.- 7.6 Is the “Cleansing Efficiency” of the Atmosphere Changing?.- 7.7 How Does Atmospheric Chemistry Affect the Biosphere and Food Production?.- 7.8 How Does Atmospheric Chemistry Affect Human Health?.- 7.9 What is the Connection between Atmospheric Composition and Climate?.- 7.10 How Might Chemical Composition Evolve in the Future?.- 7.11 Are There Risks of Abrupt Changes and/or Irreversible Changes in Atmospheric Composition?.- 7.12 What Should the Research Strategy Be to Address Unresolved Questions?.- References.

From the reviews: "The full title of this book deservingly reads: Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World ... . Methodically organized and didactically excellently designed, this book contains many notably high resolution figures in full color - lending themselves wonderfully as educational/presentational aids. This book will not only be read by those working in atmospheric chemistry research, but also will certainly attract the attention of all those monitoring and assessing global change and its impacts." (Jorg Matschullat, Environmental Geologe, Vol. 45 (2), 2003) "The present book summarizes and integrates more than a decade of atmospheric chemistry research ... . The volume is accompanied by a list of more than 1750 references which, together with carefully prepared subject index (almost 2000 items), will surely be welcome by any reader. The book is carefully edited and produced in the quality of Springer's books. I would like to recommend the volume to all scientists, postgraduate students, and teachers engaged in the field." (J. Catsky, Photosynthetica, Vol. 41 (2), 2003) "Atmospheric Chemistry in a Changing World is more than a summary of scientific activities coordinated by IGAC. More than 150 prominent scientists have contributed to the text, making it a comprehensive review of the progress that has taken place in the realm of tropospheric chemistry during the past 15 years. ... To those that are actively engaged in research or that otherwise wish to learn about current developments and open problems in tropospheric this book will provide an invaluable source of information." (Peter Warneck, Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, Issue 46, 2003)