Lagrangian transport evaluation of atmospheric chemistry in the Mediterranean region [Elektronische Ressource] / Michael Andreas Traub

Lagrangian transport evaluation ofatmospheric chemistry in the MediterraneanregionDissertationzur Erlangung des Grades"Doktor der Naturwissenschaften"am Fachbereich Physik derJohannes Gutenberg-Universitat˜in MainzMichael Andreas Traubgeboren inMainzMainz, den 02.08.2004Tag der mundlichen Prufung: 18.11.2004˜ ˜iiiAbstractGlobal observations of the chemical composition of the atmosphere are essential for understand-ing and studying the present and future state of the earth’s atmosphere. However, by analyzingfleld experiments the consideration of the atmospheric motion is indispensable, because trans-port enables difierent chemical species, with difierent local natural and anthropogenic sources, tointeract chemically and so consequently in uences the chemical composition of the atmosphere.The distance over which that transport occurs is highly dependent upon meteorological condi-tions(e.g., windspeed, precipitation)andthepropertiesofchemicalspeciesitself(e.g., solubility,reactivity). This interaction between chemistry and dynamics makes the study of atmosphericchemistry both di–cult and challenging, and also demonstrates the relevance of including theatmospheric motions in that context.