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Courses - Spring 2023
AOSC
Atmospheric and Oceanic Science
AOSC434
Credits: 3
Grad Meth: Reg, P-F, Aud
Prerequisite: CHEM131 and MATH241; or permission of instructor.
Basic concepts in physics and chemistry of the atmosphere as applied to air pollution and environmental justice. Production, transformation, spatial scales, transport, and removal of air pollutants. The problems of photochemical smog, the greenhouse effect & climate change, stratospheric ozone, visibility. Numerical simulation of air pollution. Health and environmental effects of air pollution in the developed and developing world; why some communities suffer disproportionately