Air pollution and climate science

This course covers the fundamentals of atmospheric physics and the structure of the atmosphere, and includes an introduction to climate science. We will look at radiation in the atmosphere; the role of chemical kinetics in the atmosphere and consider the chemistry of air pollution; the hole in the ozone layer and how, why and when will it go? Finally, we examine sources and impacts of air pollution in the UK and in the developing world, and what can be done. You will be involved in the collection and interpretation of air pollution data, which will involve walking around Cambridge to collect data (c.1 km) starting from the Department of Chemistry.