Martin Gysel Beer: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2021 |
| Name | Dr. Martin Gysel Beer |
| Address | Experimentelle Atmosphärenphysik ETH Zürich, CHN O 12.3 Universitätstrasse 16 8092 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
| martin.gysel@usys.ethz.ch | |
| Department | Environmental Systems Science |
| Relationship | Lecturer |
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| 701-1239-00L | Aerosols I: Physical and Chemical Principles | 4 credits | 2V + 1U | M. Gysel Beer, D. Bell, E. Weingartner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstract | Aerosols I deals with basic physical and chemical properties of aerosol particles. The importance of aerosols in the atmosphere and in other fields is discussed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Learning objective | Physical and chemical principles: The students... - know the processes and physical laws of aerosol dynamics. - understand the thermodynamics of phase equilibria and chemical equilibria. - know the photo-chemical formation of particulate matter from inorganic and organic precursor gases. Experimental methods: The students... - know the most important chemical and physical measurement instruments. - understand the underlying chemistry and physics. Environmental impacts: The students... - know the major sources of atmospheric aerosols, their chemical composition and key physical properties. - know the most important climate impacts of atmospheric aerosols. are aware of the health impacts of atmospheric aerosols. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lecture notes | materiel is distributed during the lecture | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Literature | - Kulkarni, P., Baron, P. A., and Willeke, K.: Aerosol Measurement - Principles, Techniques, and Applications. Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 2011. - Hinds, W. C.: Aerosol Technology: Properties, Behavior, and Measurement of Airborne Particles. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1999. - Colbeck I. (ed.) Physical and Chemical Properties of Aerosols, Blackie Academic & Professional, London, 1998. - Seinfeld, J. H. and Pandis, S. N.: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. Hoboken, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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