OTHER TOPICS -----> Intro./Maps Atmosphere Pressure/Wind Moisture
Storms Forecasting Climates and Change Optics

CLIMATE AND CHANGE CHAPTERS -----> Pollution Climate Climate Change

Pollution

I.   PRIMARY AND SECONDARY POLLUTANTS

A.   Definitions

  1. dictionary
  2. primary vs. secondary
  3. can be seasonal
B.   Types of Pollutants
  1. particulates / "aerosols" (PM10) (PM2.5)
  2. CO, SO2 (here?), VOCs, NO2, NO
  3. Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) information
C.   Natural Sources of Pollutants
  1. one BIG source... or this one ...or this one
D.   Anthropogenic Sources of Pollutants
  1. forest fires ... Can you tell the difference?
  2. pollution? ... or here?
  3. Whose dust is it? photo 1 ... photos 2
  4. beware of claims
    • radon (tested miners)
    • urban pollution levels (sensor location; decreased)
    • pharmaceuticals in our water

II.   METEOROLOGY AND POLLUTION

A.   Wind

  1. movement... or here ... or here
  2. dilution
  3. effect of rain, too
B.   Stability (inversions)
  1. mixing depth
  2. stagnation (Air Stagnation Advisory)
C.   Topography

D.   Urban Heat Island

  1. pollution related?
  2. strongest at night, during winter
E.   Global Warming
  1. pollution related?
    • CO2? from cars? volcanoes?
    • methane a major culprit?
  2. natural sources?

CLIMATE AND CHANGE CHAPTERS -----> Pollution Climate Climate Change