Environmental Chemistry
Carbon cycle Photosynthesis stores C in terrestrial and ocean biosphere Respiration releases CO2 back to atmosphere In order to allow build up of free O2, must not allow organic C to decay
Terrestrial radiation spectrum 290 K Jacob, Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry, 1999
IR spectrum of H2O bending modes stretching modes
IR spectrum of CO2 http://chemwiki.ucdavis.edu/Physical_Chemistry/Spectroscopy/Vibrational_Spectroscopy/Vibrational_Modes http://www2.ess.ucla.edu/~schauble/molecular_vibrations.htm
Methane
CFCs and N2O
GHG Increases
Simple Climate Models https://insightmaker.com/insight/8604/Simple-Energy-Balance-Model https://crudata.uea.ac.uk/~timo/teaching/model.htm