Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

Atmospheric Organics: the Cubism of Atmospheric Chemistry

Monday March 20 2017 @ 12:00 pm
to 1:00 pm

March

20

Mon

2017

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Type
Seminar
Availability

Open to Public

Audience
  • CIRES employees
  • CU Boulder employees
  • General Public
  • NOAA employees
  • Science collaborators
    • Host
    CIRES, CU Boulder
    Link
    Prof. Colette Heald

    Jointly sponsored by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, CIRES, and the Environmental Program
    *Please note that there will be no food provided, and no food is allowed in the auditorium
    University of Colorado, Boulder
    Atmospheric Organics: the Cubism of Atmospheric Chemistry
    Abstract:
    "Reactive organic carbon (ROC) is the fuel of atmospheric chemistry: the oxidation of these species leads to the formation of ozone, aerosols, and CO2, with both air quality and climate impacts. Organic aerosol is an important, often dominant, contributor to atmospheric aerosol, and yet the complexity of its formation and evolution in the atmosphere preclude a good understanding of its impacts. In this talk I will highlight some recent work from my group on tropospheric organics, including: (1) the global budget of reactive organic carbon (2) the deposition of organic carbon and potential constraints on the lifecycle of ROC, and (3) the decadal trend in organic aerosol over the United States."