Undergraduate Course: Earth's Atmospheric Composition (EASC10102)
Course Outline
School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
Summary | Exploring the chemical composition of the atmosphere, with an emphasis on the troposphere that includes the air in which we live and breathe, and the surface processes and atmospheric chemistry and transport that determine its variability. |
Course description |
Week 1:
Introduction; atmospheric properties; chemical kinetics
Week 2:
Stratospheric chemistry
Week 3:
Tropospheric chemistry 1: Electromagnetic spectrum; hydroxyl radical; oxidation of methane and carbon monoxide; and cycling of hydrogen oxides.
Week 4:
Tropospheric chemistry 2: Nitrogen oxides; tropospheric ozone; ozone formation and control strategies.
Week 5:
Tropospheric chemistry 3: Surface emissions and deposition processes.
Week 6:
Tropospheric chemistry 4: Aerosols
Week 7:
Atmospheric chemistry and transport; inverse models
Week 8:
Global carbon cycle; CH4 and N2O bio-geochemical cycles; isotopes
Week 9:
Chemistry-climate interactions; air quality
Week 10:
Reserved for completing research essay
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | Students will have passed EMP2 or equivalent mathematical course. |
High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2016/17, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 20,
Online Activities 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
166 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
75 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 25% (500 word essay)«br /»
Exam: 75% (three questions) |
Feedback |
Not entered |
Exam Information |
Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the role of atmospheric transport, land-surface processes, and atmospheric chemistry on observed atmospheric composition.
- Perform and interpret quantitative calculations associated with measurements of atmospheric composition.
- Appreciate how atmospheric chemistry transport models are formulated, and understand simplified inverse models.
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Reading List
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry- Jacob (Recommended)
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics- Seinfeld and Pandis |
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
Keywords | Atmospheric chemistry; atmospheric transport; aerosols,inverse methods |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Paul Palmer
Tel: (0131 6)50 7724
Email: Paul.Palmer@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Sarah Thomas
Tel: (0131 6)51 1473
Email: Sarah.Thomas@ed.ac.uk |
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