Atmospheric Photochemistry via Vibrational Overtone Absorption

On Earth, temperature is a well-defined variable locally in the atmosphere at altitudes less than about 100 km; however, the atmosphere is not in thermodynamic equilibrium. Although there is an approximate heat balance between the incoming solar and outgoing terrestrial radiative fluxes, a thermodyn...

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Published in:Chemical reviews 2003-12, Vol.103 (12), p.4717-4730
Main Authors: Donaldson, D. J, Tuck, A. F, Vaida, Veronica
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atmospheric chemistry
Entropy
Radiation
Sun
Thermodynamics
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Summary:On Earth, temperature is a well-defined variable locally in the atmosphere at altitudes less than about 100 km; however, the atmosphere is not in thermodynamic equilibrium. Although there is an approximate heat balance between the incoming solar and outgoing terrestrial radiative fluxes, a thermodynamic disequilibrium is maintained by an entropic inbalance. Donaldson et al discuss chemical processes which are driven by solar radiation and so are not in equilibrium.
ISSN:0009-2665
1520-6890
DOI:10.1021/cr0206519