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Instructor: Allan Bertram, bertram@chem.ubc.ca
Office hours: upon request
Textbook: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Seinfeld and Pandis, John Wiley and Sons. This course will teach from the 2nd addition.
Introduction: Atmospheric aerosols are increasingly important in topics such as health and climate. This course will include:
1) an overview of the physical and chemical properties of atmospheric aerosol particles
2) analytical methods for aerosol particles
3) the role of aerosols in health and climate