NATS 101

Lecture 23
Air Pollution Meteorology
AMS Glossary of Meteorology
Major Air Pollution Episodes       of Historic Significance
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Major U.S. Air Pollution Episodes       of Historic Significance
Major U.S. Air Pollution Episodes       of Historic Significance
U.S. Air Pollution Examples
Air Pollution in Grand Canyon
Primary Pollutants
Injected directly into atmosphere
Primary Pollutants
Secondary Pollutants
Form in atmosphere from chemical-photochemical reactions that involve primary pollutants
Secondary Pollutants
Human Response to One Hour Pollutant Exposure (Turco, p194)
Physiology of Exposure to CO
Human Response to One Hour Pollutant Exposure (Turco, p194)
Human Response to One Hour Pollutant Exposure (Turco, p194)
Human Response to One Hour Pollutant Exposure (Turco, p194)
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Beijing Air Pollution
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U.S. Pollutant Trends
1940-1995
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Air Pollution Weather
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Air Pollution Dispersion
 Ventilation Factor (VF)
Acid Rain and Deposition
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Impact on Aquatic Organisms
Sandstone Figure in Germany
Summary
NATS 101

Lecture
Ozone Depletion
Supplemental References for TodayÕs Lecture
Review:          Ultraviolet (UV) Absorption
Hazards of Increased UV
Natural Balance of Ozone
Sources of CFCÕs
Commonly Used CFCÕs
Chronology of Ozone Depletion
Chronology of Ozone Depletion
How O3 is Measured: Dobson Unit
Mean Monthly Total Ozone
Setting the Stage
How Ozone is Destroyed
How Ozone is Destroyed
Chemistry of the Ozone Hole
Annual Cycle of Ozone over SP
Mean Monthly Total Ozone
Ozone Hole Statistics
Key Points: Ozone Hole
Key Points: Ozone Hole