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Chapter 12: Regional and Global Atmospheric Change

Chapter 12: Regional and Global Atmospheric Change. Acid Deposition Stratospheric Ozone Depletion Global Climate Change. Acid Deposition. Formation and Extent Emissions and Sources Effects on the Environment Control and Management. Distribution of Acid Deposition.

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Chapter 12: Regional and Global Atmospheric Change

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  1. Chapter 12: Regional and Global Atmospheric Change • Acid Deposition • Stratospheric Ozone Depletion • Global Climate Change Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  2. Acid Deposition • Formation and Extent • Emissions and Sources • Effects on the Environment • Control and Management Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  3. Distribution of Acid Deposition Figure 12.1: Areas with existing or potential acid deposition problems. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  4. Formation of Acid Deposition Figure 12.2: Formation and deposition of acid precipitation. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  5. SO2 and NOx Contributors Percent change, 1990 to 1996. See Table 12.1 for details. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  6. Sulfur Dioxide Emissions in U.S. Figure 12.3: Sulfur dioxide emissions in 1999 were greatest in the Ohio Valley and Texas. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  7. Nitrous Oxides Emissions in U.S. Figure 12.3: Nitrous oxides emissions in 1999 were greatest in Texas, Illinois, Ohio, and California, with no strong regional concentration. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  8. U.S. Acid Precipitation Figure 12.4: Year 2000 precipitation pH levels are lower in the eastern half of the United States. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  9. Forest Damage Figure 12.5: Damage to the famous Black Forest of southern Germany helped to galvanize public opinion against sulfur emissions. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  10. Building Damage Figure 12.6: This sculpture in Germany experienced less damage in the 200 years prior to the first photograph than it did in the 60 years between the two images. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  11. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion • Ozone-Depleting Chemicals • The Ozone Hole is Discovered • Reducing ODCs: The Montreal Protocol Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  12. Major Ozone-Depleting Chemicals See Table 12.3 in text for a more complete list. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  13. Global Climate Change • The Greenhouse Effect • Greenhouse Gases • Greenhouse Politics and Emissions Stabilization Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  14. Carbon Dioxide Trends Figure 12.8: Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 at Mauna Loa, 1958 to 2000. Annual fluctuations have been removed. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  15. Key Greenhouse Gases Trends in ambient levels of key greenhouse gases. See Table 12.5 in text for details. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  16. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Figure 12.9: Per capita emissions by country. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

  17. ISSUES • 12.1: Black Market Freon • 12.2: The Costs of Global Warming Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e Cutter and Renwick 2003

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