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This course has no required text. The optional reference (Amazon logo Seinfeld, J. H., and S. N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471178163. (Paperback.)) can be used as a supplement to the course notes. Below are a selection of additional references organized by topics to be covered in class.



Aerosol Physics


Amazon logo Friedlander, S. K. Smoke, Dust, and Haze: Fundamentals of Aerosol Dynamics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780195129991.

Amazon logo Pruppacher, H. R., and J. D. Klett. Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation. Dordrecht, Holland: D. Reidel Publishing Company, 1980. ISBN: 9789027711069.



Combustion


Amazon logo Glassman, I. Combustion. 3rd ed. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780122858529.

Amazon logo Heywood, J. Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals. 2nd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 1988. ISBN: 9780070286375.

Amazon logo Kuo, K. K-Y. Principles of Combustion. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 2005. ISBN: 9780471046899.

Amazon logo Poinsot, T., and D. Veynante. Theoretical and Numerical Combustion. 2nd ed. Flourtown, PA: R. T. Edwards, Inc., 2005. ISBN: 9781930217102.

Amazon logo Stone, R. Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines. 3rd ed. Warrendale, PA: SAE International, 1999. ISBN: 9780768004953.

Amazon logo Taylor, C. F. Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice: Vol. 2 - 2nd Edition, Revised: Combustion, Fuels, Materials, Design. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1985. ISBN: 9780262700276.

Amazon logo Warnatz, J., U. Maas, and R. W. Dibble. Combustion: Physical and Chemical Fundamentals, Modeling and Simulation, Experiments, Pollutant Formation. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 2001. ISBN: 9783540677512.

Amazon logo Williams, F. A. Combustion Theory the Fundamental Theory of Chemically Reacting Flow Systems. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1985. ISBN: 9780201407778.



Atmospheric Chemistry


Amazon logo Brimblecombe, P. Air Composition and Chemistry. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780521453660.

Amazon logo Hobbs, P. V. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000a. ISBN: 9780521778008.

Amazon logo ———. Basic Physical Chemistry for the Atmospheric Sciences. 2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000b. ISBN: 9780521785679.

Amazon logo Jacob, D. Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780691001852.

Amazon logo Finlayson-Pitts B. J., and Jr. J. N. Pitts. Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780122570605.

Amazon logo einfeld, J. H., and S. N. Pandis. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics: From Air Pollution to Climate Change. New York, NY: Wiley-Interscience, 1997. ISBN: 9780471178163.

Amazon logo Warneck, P. Chemistry of the Natural Atmosphere. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, Inc., 1988. ISBN: 9780127356303.

Amazon logo Wayne, R. P. Chemistry of Atmospheres. 3rd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780198503750.



Atmospheric Physics


Amazon logo Andrews, D. G. An Introduction to Atmospheric Physics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN: 9780521629584.

Amazon logo Arya, S. P. Air Pollution Meteorology and Dispersion. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780195073980.

Amazon logo Bohren, C. F., and B. A. Albrecht. Atmospheric Thermodynamics. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1998. ISBN: 9780195099041.

Amazon logo Garratt, J. R. The Atmospheric Boundary Layer (Cambridge Atmospheric and SpaceScience Series). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780521467452.

Amazon logo Gill, A. E. Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics (International Geophysics Series). Vol. 30. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1982. ISBN: 9780122835223.

Amazon logo Holton, J. R. An Introduction to Dynamic Meteorology (International Geophysics Series). 4th ed. Vol. 88. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780123540157.

Amazon logo Houze, R. A., Jr. Cloud Dynamics (International Geophysics Series). Reprint ed. Vol. 53. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780123568816.

Amazon logo Hsu, S-A. Coastal Meteorology (International Geophysics Series). Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1988. ISBN: 9780123579553.

Amazon logo Pedlosky, J. Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Springer, 1992. ISBN: 9780387963877.

Petty, G. W. A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation. Madison, WI: Sundog Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 09729033.

Amazon logo Stull, R. B. An Introduction to Boundary Layer Meteorology (Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences Library). New York, NY: Springer, 1988. ISBN: 9789027727695.

Amazon logo Tsonis, A. A. An Introduction to Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780521796767.

Amazon logo Wallace, J. M. Atmospheric Science: An Introductory Survey. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 1977. ISBN: 9780127329505.

Amazon logo Yau, M. K. Short Course in Cloud Physics (International Series in Natural Philosophy). 3rd ed. Oxford, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann, 1989. ISBN: 9780750632157.



Air Pollution Control Technology


Amazon logo Flagan, R. C., and J. H. Seinfeld. Fundamentals of Air Pollution Engineering. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988. ISBN: 9780133325379.

Amazon logo Heinsohn, R. J., and R. L. Kabel. Sources and Control of Air Pollution. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1998. ISBN: 9780136248347.

Amazon logo Perry, R. H., and D. W. Green. Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook. 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1997. ISBN: 9780070498419.



Atmospheric Visibility and Radiative Transfer Processes


Amazon logo Bohren, C. F., and E. E. Clothiaux. Fundamentals of Atmospheric Radiation: An Introduction with 400 Problems. New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, 2006. ISBN: 9783527405039.

Amazon logo Chandrasekhar, S. Radiative Transfer. New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1960. ISBN: 9780486605906.

Amazon logo Goody, R. M., and Y. L. Yung. Atmospheric Radiation: Theoretical Basis. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 1995. ISBN: 9780195102918.

Amazon logo Liou, K. N. An Introduction to Atmospheric Radiation (International Geophysics). 2nd ed. Vol. 84. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2002. ISBN: 9780124514515.

Amazon logo Petty, G. W. A First Course in Atmospheric Radiation. Madison, WI: Sundog Publishing, 2004. ISBN: 9780972903301.

Amazon logo van de Hulst, H. C. Light Scattering by Small Particles (Structure of Matter Series). New York, NY: Dover Publications, 1981. ISBN: 9780486642284.



Inverse Methods


Amazon logo Bennett, A. F. Inverse Methods in Physical Oceanography. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1992. ISBN: 9780521385688.

Amazon logo Daley, R. Atmospheric Data Analysis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1991. ISBN: 9780521382151.

Amazon logo Menke, W. Geophysical Data Analysis: Discrete Inverse Theory (International Geophysics Series). Vol. 45. Burlington, MA: Academic Press, Inc., 1989. ISBN: 9780124909212.

Amazon logo Parker, R. L. Geophysical Inverse Theory. Princeton University Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780691036342.

Amazon logo Wunsch, C. The Ocean Circulation Inverse Problem. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780521480901.



Scientific Journals


Some of the key scientific journals containing articles related to atmospheric chemistry and air pollution are:

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Atmospheric Environment (Search for Atmospheric Environment)

Environmental Science and Technology

Journal of Geophysical Research

In addition to the above journals, Science and Nature occasionally have articles related to climate change.



Organizations Concerned with Air Pollution


There are numerous organizations that are concerned with air pollution issues. In the United States two of the most important regulatory agencies are:

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

The California Air Resources Board (CARB)


 








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