Syllabus
Basic topics that will be detailed according to the individual need of the student:
1) Properties of atmospheric aerosol
2) Aerosol dynamics
3) Thermodynamics of aerosol systems (sulfates, nitrates, ammonium, ...)
4) Aerosol nucleation
5) Aerosol-water interaction (deliquesence, hygroscopic growth, effloresence, activation)
Annotation
Aerosol dynamics and thermodynamics, chemical mechanism leading to formation and transformation of aerosols, interactions of aerosols with clouds and precipitation.