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Environmental Chemistry

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1 Environmental Chemistry

2 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

3 Terrestrial radiation spectrum
290 K Jacob, Intro to Atmospheric Chemistry, 1999

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5 IR spectrum of H2O bending modes stretching modes

6 IR spectrum of CO2

7 Methane

8 CFCs and N2O

9 GHG Increases

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11 Simple Climate Models

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