Atmospheric chemistry

The atmospheric chemistry is a field of atmospheric research. It deals with the chemistry and composition of the Earth's atmosphere. It provides important contributions to the understanding of air pollution ( for example, smog) and the Earth's climate.

As science was coined from the 40s of the 20th century by the looming air pollution, atmospheric chemistry showed up in the 1980s, a focus on reactions in the gas phase and especially photochemical processes. Phenomena such as smog over Los Angeles and the London winter smog in 1952, but also the problem of the growing ozone hole over Antarctica determined the scientific agenda.

The influence of liquid and solid components, ie, the chemistry of hydrometeors and aerosols, hereafter engaged more in the focus of attention and established the agenda-setting of modern multiphase chemistry that has an understanding of the diverse interactions of different atmosphere components to the target.

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