GPH 210 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Urban Heat Island, Indoor Air Quality, Sulfur Oxide
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Study guide for chapters 8 & 9 & 10 & water issues (exam 3) Protects earth from uv radiation, allows visible light and some infrared to penetrate. Exosphere has no clear boundary w/ space, the outer layer: know the basics of the global atmospheric circulation system. Circulates different temperatures in order to balance out the temperature of the earth"s surface. Acid deposition, corrode metals and damage stone and other materials. Pollution trapped under a lid of warm air. Air circulates closer to surface area, and disperses pollutants. Metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. Dome of air that surrounds a city created from the urban heat island effect that traps pollutants like particulate matter: clean air act. Relating to the reduction of smog and pollution. More vehicles today, high use of leaded gas. Top 5- beijing, calcutta, shanghai, tehran, and mexico city: sources of indoor pollution.
