An expanded and fully revised edition of the leading introductory textbook on atmospheric chemistry, designed for a one-semester course

Atmospheric chemistry studies the factors controlling the composition of the atmosphere and their implications for life on Earth. This book is structured as a one-semester course, progressively introducing the concepts and methods of atmospheric chemistry at a level easily accessible to students in the sciences and engineering. Exercises with answers allow students to apply what they’ve learned along the way, and there are questions and problems at the end of each chapter that draw on the latest findings while telling insightful stories. Completely updated with extensive new material, Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry grounds students in the fundamentals of a fast-growing discipline of real-world importance and enables them to launch research projects of their own.

Now features an entirely new chapter on environmental mercury, primers on core concepts, and scores of new exercises
Discusses all areas of atmospheric chemistry, including connections to related disciplines
Topics include measures of atmospheric composition, atmospheric pressure, simple models, atmospheric transport, global biogeochemical cycles, chemical kinetics, stratospheric chemistry, tropospheric oxidant chemistry, aerosol chemistry, and atmospheric mercury
Covers issues of major importance to society, such as climate change, air pollution, and stratospheric ozone
Written by a leading researcher and educator in the field
An ideal textbook for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals
Lecture slides and solutions available to instructors

Daniel J. Jacob