Content References
- Key Idea 2: Properties of Gases, Page 1: Mahaffy, P. G.; Bucat, B.; Tasker, R.; Kotz, J. C.; Treichel, P. M.; Weaver, G. C.; McMurry, J. States of Matter. Chemistry: Human Activity, Chemical Reactivity, 1st Canadian Edition; Nelson, 2011; pp 389-390.
Definitions: Adapted from:
- IPCC, 2007: Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Solomon, S., D. Qin, M. Manning, Z. Chen, M. Marquis, K.B. Averyt, M.Tignor and H.L. Miller (eds.)]. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom and New York, NY, USA.
- IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. Doi:10.1351/goldbook .
- Mahaffy, P. G.; Bucat, B.; Tasker, R.; Kotz, J. C.; Treichel, P. M.; Weaver, G. C.; McMurry, J. Chemistry: Human Activity, Chemical Reactivity, 1st Canadian Edition; Nelson, 2011.
Image Credits: Sources for images are as follows:
Key Idea 1: Which Atmospheric Gases Support Life?
- Sunset sky: By rexfarucao - http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1419340.
- Molecule Images: From Odyssey Software, Wavefunction Inc.
Key Idea 2: Properties of Gases
- Molecule Image: From Odyssey Software, Wavefunction Inc.
Key Idea 3: Temperature of the Atmosphere
- Weather balloon: Modified from image by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Skipworth - [public domain] - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/9/99/US_Navy_090410-N-2562S-005_Aerographer%27s_Mate_Airman_Jona than_Salgado_launches_a_weather _balloon_from_the_fantail_of_the_aircraft _carrier_USS_Theodore_Roosevelt_%28CVN _71%29_to_gather_atmospheric_data.jpg from Wikimedia Commons.
- Ozone hole: NASA, 24, October 2012, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2012 _Antarctic_Ozone_Hole.jpg
Key Idea 4: Electromagnetic Radiation and Interactions with Gases
- Prism: By Spigget - [Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported] - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Disp ersive_Prism_Illustration_by_Spigget.jpg via Wikimedia Commons.
- IR Spectrometer - By Peter Mahaffy.
Key Idea 5: Greenhouse Gases
- Volcano eruption: By Henrik Thorburn [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported] - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eyja fjallajokull_volcano_plume_2010_04_18.JPG via Wikimedia Commons.
- Earth: From NASA - http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view.php?id=55418.
- Radiation Balance: "Diagram showing the Earth's energy budget, which includes the greenhouse effect (NASA)" by Robert Simmon - global_energy_budget_components.png, on: The Atmosphere's Energy Budget (page 6), in Climate and Earth's Energy Budget (author: Lindsey, R.), Feature Articles. Publisher: Earth Observatory, part of the EOS Project Science Office, located at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Licensed under Public domain via Wikimedia Commons.
Key Idea 6: Greenhouse Gases and Climate Change
- Sunrise: By theswedish - http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1346768.
- Ice Cores: By Guillaume Dargaud - www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Epica/Ice Cores.jpg.
- Lake and Swan: By ivanmarn - http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1132598.
- Wetland: By psycchic1 - http://www.sxc.hu/photo/328622.
- Cattle: By michaellee - http://www.sxc.hu/photo/826170.
- Clouds: By hamletnc - http://www.sxc.hu/photo/883390.