concentration in atmospheres

Example Question 1: What is the effect of changes in atmospheric chemistry at the local scale?

Example Question 2: What is the effect of changes in atmospheric chemistry at the global scale?

Chem C315
Chemical Measurements Lab I
Chem C317 Equilibria and Electrochemistry
Chem C318 Spectrochemistry and Separations
Geog G350 Climatological Instrumentation and Field Methods
Geog G434 Air Pollution Meteorology
Geog G470 Micrometeorology
Geol G302 Development of the Global Environment
Phys P3XX Instrumentation
SPEA E440 Trace Gas Wetlands
SPEA E451/400 Atmospheric Chemistry

Hiedi Zutter "Evaluation and application of automated methods to measure sky view factors for urban areas." BSES Senior Thesis, 1999. (Advisor Sue Grimmond, Geography

ABSTRACT
An urban area is comprised of many buildings that when in close proximity to each other form a basic urban surface unit called an urban canyon. The urban canyon is thus a fundamental unit comprising the urban canopy layer, which is defined as the layer of air from ground to roof-level in an urban area. Urban canyons vary in geometry based on the heights, lengths, and spacing of the buildings that define them. The geometric relationships within them can influence the absorption and emission of incoming solar and outgoing longwave radiation within the urban area and can have a significant impact on the energy balance and temperature of an urban area.

An urban canyon is comprised of the walls and ground (road, garden, etc.) between two adjacent buildings as well as the canyon-air volume, which has three sides with active surfaces (walls and ground) and three open sides (ends and top) (Oke 1987). Studying urban canyons and their respective geometry is worthwhile because of their potential in explaining the urban heat island. An urban heat island occurs when the air in an urban area (city) is warmer than that of the surrounding rural (countryside) area. According to Oke (1987), the air becomes warmer in the urban area because urban geometry and density of development influence processes such as the trapping of incoming solar and outgoing long-wave radiation. Thus, knowledge of canyon climate with respect to canyon geometry and the influence of meteorology help to aid urban street design.

Example Question 3: What is the importance/implication of vegetation-atmosphere interactions?

Biol B300 Vascular Plants
Geog G350 Climatological Instrumentation and Field Methods
Geog G440 Mathematical Modeling Environmental Change Geog G470 Micrometeorology
Geog G471 Boundary Layer Meteorology
Geog G 488 Applied Spatial Statistics Forest Ecology & Management

Example Question 4: What is the influence of human activity on surface atmospheric exchanges?

Geog G350 Climatological Instrumentation and Field Methods
Geog G434 Air Pollution Meteorology
Geog G440 Topics in Environmental Geography – The Urban Environment
Geog G471 Boundary Layer Meteorology
SPEA E440 Wetlands: Biology and Regulation
SPEA E528 Forest Ecology & Management