08.110.20025 Physics and Chemistry of the Atmospheric Aerosol

Course offering details

Instructors: Dr. Johannes Schneider

Event type: Lecture/practice class

Displayed in timetable as: 08.110.20025

Hours per week: 4

Credits: 6,0

Language of instruction: Englisch

Min. | Max. participants: - | -

Requirements / organisational issues:
This lecture is a mandatory module ("Module 5 - Clouds and Aerosols 2") of the focus topic "Clouds and Aerosols" and addresses interested students in their master studies but also PhD students who want to extend their knowledge in the field of aerosol research.
The lecture will start on 22.04.2024

Contents:
The lecture will cover the following topics:

1. Introduction to the atmospheric aerosol
2. Physical properties of aerosol particles
3. Chemical basics
4. Measurement techniques
5. Physical chemistry - thermodynamics of aerosols
6. Aerosol-cloud interactions
7. Life cycle of aerosol particles
8. Chemical properties of the atmospheric Aerosol

Recommended reading list:
W.C. Hinds, Aerosol Technology, Wiley-Interscience, 1999,
Chapters 2 – 5, 12, 13, 16

J.H. Seinfeld and S.N. Pandis: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Wiley-Interscience, 1998 (2nd edition: 2006)
Chapters 6 – 13 and 22

W. Roedel, Physik unserer Umwelt – Die Atmosphäre, Springer,
1992 (4th edition: Roedel & Wagner, 2011)
Chapters 5 and 9

K. Willeke und P.A. Baron, Aerosol Measurement - Principles, Techniques, and Applications, Wiley-Interscience, 2005
Chapters 3-6
(newer edition: Pramod Kulkarni, Paul A. Baron, Klaus Willeke, 2011)

H.R. Pruppacher und J.D. Klett, Microphysics of Clouds and Precipitation, Kluwer, 1997 (2nd revised edition 2010)
Chapters 4, 7 - 11

Additional information:
The excercises will be practical excercises, conducted on dedicated days in the laboratories of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. Details will be discussed in the first online lectures.

Appointments
Date From To Room Instructors
1 Mon, 15. Apr. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
2 Mon, 22. Apr. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
3 Mon, 29. Apr. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
4 Mon, 6. May 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
5 Mon, 13. May 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
6 Mon, 27. May 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
7 Mon, 3. Jun. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
8 Mon, 10. Jun. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
9 Mon, 17. Jun. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
10 Mon, 24. Jun. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
11 Mon, 1. Jul. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
12 Mon, 8. Jul. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
13 Mon, 15. Jul. 2024 10:15 11:45 05 134 Seminarraum 536 Dr. Johannes Schneider
Course specific exams
Description Date Instructors Mandatory
1. Oral Examination Time tbd Yes
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Instructors
Dr. Johannes Schneider