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Online-Ressource (X, 137 p. 52 illus., 29 illus. in color, online resource)
ISBN:
9783642540998
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Peter Fabian and Martin Dameris provide a concise yet comprehensive overview of established scientific knowledge about ozone in the atmosphere. They present both ozone changes and trends in the stratosphere, as well as the effects of overabundance in the troposphere including the phenomenon of photosmog.Aspects such as photochemistry, atmospheric dynamics and global ozone distribution as well as various techniques for ozone measurement are treated. The authors outline the various causes for ozone depletion, the effects of ozone pollution and the relation to climate change.The book provides a handy reference guide for researchers active in atmospheric ozone research and a useful introduction for advanced students specializing in this field. Non-specialists interested in this field will also profit from reading the book.Peter Fabian can look back on a life-long active career in ozone research, having first gained international recognition for his measurements of the global distribution of halogenated hydrocarbons. He also pioneered photosmog investigations in the metropolitan areas of Munich, Berlin, Athens and Santiago de Chile, and his KROFEX facility provided controlled ozone fumigation of adult tree canopies for biologists to investigate the effects of ozone increases on forests. Besides having published a broad range of scientific articles, he has also been the author or editor of numerous books. From 2002 to 2005 he served the European Geosciences Union (EGU) as their first and Founding President.Martin Dameris is a prominent atmospheric modeler whose interests include the impacts of all kinds of natural and man-made disturbances on the atmospheric system. His scientific work focuses on the connections between ozone and climate changes. For many years he has been an active contributor to the WMO scientific ozone depletion assessments, which have been used to monitor the depletion and recovery of the ozone layer in accordance with the Montreal Protocol.
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Note from the Author; Preface; Contents; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Discovery of Ozone in the Atmosphere; References; Chapter 3: The Ozone Layer; 3.1 Photochemistry of Atmospheric Ozone; 3.1.1 The Chapman Reaction Cycle; 3.1.2 Dynamical Processes; 3.1.3 Catalytic Reaction Cycles; 3.1.4 Heterogeneous Reactions; 3.2 Global Ozone Distribution; 3.3 UV Radiation and Ozone Layer Thickness; 3.4 Solar and Cosmic Effects; 3.5 Heavy Ozone and Isotope Effects; 3.6 Measurement Techniques; 3.6.1 Ground-Based Measurements; Chemistry; The Montsouris Series; The Schönbein Method; The Ehmert Method
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UV Absorption TechniquesThe Dobson Photoelectric Photometer; Filter Ozonometer; Brewer Grating Spectrophotometer; Vertical Distribution of Ozone; The Umkehr Method; Balloon Sondes; Ozone Measured from Satellite-Born Sensors; Satellite Measurements of Tropospheric Ozone; References; Chapter 4: Ozone in the Troposphere; 4.1 The Natural Troposphere: Early Ozone Measurements; 4.2 Stratospheric-Tropospheric Exchange; 4.3 Photochemistry in the Troposphere; 4.3.1 Oxidation Capacity; 4.3.2 Methane Oxidation; 4.4 Natural Source Gases; 4.4.1 Biogenic Sources; 4.4.2 The Global Carbon Cycle
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4.4.3 The Global Nitrogen Cycle4.4.4 Nitrous Oxide (N2O); 4.4.5 Methane (CH4); 4.4.6 Carbon Monoxide (CO); 4.4.7 Hydrogen (H2); 4.4.8 Methyl Chloride (CH3Cl); 4.4.9 Methyl Bromide (CH3Br); 4.4.10 Biogenic Hydrocarbons; References; Chapter 5: Human Impact; 5.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion; 5.1.1 Ozone-Depleting Substances; 5.1.2 Global Ozone Loss; 5.1.3 Polar Ozone Loss; 5.1.4 Future Evolution of Stratospheric Ozone; 5.1.5 Impact of Aviation; 5.2 Tropospheric Ozone Increases; 5.2.1 Photochemical Smog; 5.2.2 Photosmog in Megacities; 5.2.3 Biomass Burning
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5.2.4 Global Impact: Present Tropospheric Ozone Distribution5.2.5 Impact on Vegetation, Humans, and Materials; 5.3 Surface UV and Ozone Layer Changes; 5.3.1 Long-Term Trends; 5.3.2 Effects of the Ozone Hole and Its Breakdown; 5.4 Ozone and Climate Change; References; Chapter 6: International Legislation: The Vienna Convention and the Montreal Protocol; References; Chapter 7: Historical Highlights; 7.1 The Discovery of the Antarctic Ozone Hole and Elucidation of Its Sources; 7.2 The 1995 Nobel Prize of Chemistry Awarded to Three Pioneers of Ozone Research
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7.3 Gordon M.B. Dobson, the International Ozone Commission and Its Quadrennial Ozone SymposiaReferences
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642540981
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fabian, Peter, 1937 - 2014 Ozone in the atmosphere Berlin : Springer, 2014 ISBN 3642540988
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783642540981
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783662506363
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Atmosphäre
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Ozon
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-54099-8
Author information:
Fabian, Peter 1937-2014
