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15 Cards in this Set
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calculate residence time
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amount in reservoir / flux into or out of the reservoir
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short residence time
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O3
SO2 NO NH3 CO |
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medium residence time
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N2O
CO2 CH4 |
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long residence time
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N2 (78%)
O2 (21%) |
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greenhouse gases
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N2O
CO2 CH4 absorb the heated-up infrared rays from the earth |
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biological nitrogen fixation
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N2 --> NH3 (ammonia)
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nitrification
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NH3 --> nitrate (NO3-)
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denitrification
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process NO3- (nitrate) and nitrites get converted back to N2 (nitrogen gas)
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small aerosols
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impaction and precipitation
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large aerosols
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dry deposition: gravitational settling, aerosol impaction, and gaseous absorption
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...actually a gas
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HNO3, or nitric acid
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reacts in troposphere to promote ozone
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nitric acid (gas)
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fossil fuel 's waste products
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SO2
NO CO2 CH4 |
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wood 's waste products
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NO
CO2 |
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fertilizer 's waste products
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N2O
PO4 NH3 NO3 |
