TABLE OF CONTENTS: Preface xv
1. Introduction 1
2. Basic Physical Concepts 5
3. Basic Chemical Concepts 19
4. Properties of Water 31
5. Atmospheric History and Composition 39
6. Energy Budget of the Atmosphere 51
7. Vertical Structure of the Atmosphere 63
8. Horizontal Motion of the Atmosphere 79
9. Dynamics of the Ocean 103
10. Climate through the Ages 113
11. The Carbon Cycle 141
12. Cycles of Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur 165
13. Stratospheric Ozone (I): Chapman's Formulation for the Chemistry of an Oxygen-Nitrogen Atmosphere 175
14. Stratospheric Ozone (II): The Role of Radicals 189
15. Stratospheric Ozone (III): Influence of Heterogeneous Chemistry 205
16. Stratospheric Ozone (IV): Influence of Dynamics 221
17. The Chemistry of the Troposphere 231
18. The Chemistry of Precipitation 263
19. Prospects for Climate Change 277
20. Policy Responses to Climate Change 285
Notes 291
References 309
Appendix 317
Index 319
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