
Atmospheric Chemistry Modeling Group – Harvard University
Group Leaders Daniel J. Jacob and Loretta J. Mickley
Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry, 2nd edition
by Daniel J. Jacob, Harvard University
This is the second edition of my Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry textbook. It covers the fundamentals of the field at a level suitable for undergraduates in science and engineering, The chapters are password-protected and I will give the password to instructors upon email request. My Lecture slides in atmospheric chemistry follow the individual chapters of the book and serve as a useful complement.
The manuscript has been reviewed by Princeton University Press (many thanks to the six anonymous reviewers!) and I have been working on their and other comments. I expect the book to be published toward the end of 2026 at which point it will be available for personal and institutional purchase including in e-format. This post will remain available until then.
- Foreword (October 2024)
- Chapter 1: Measures of atmospheric composition (December 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 1 (December 2024)
- Chapter 2: Atmospheric pressure (December 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 2 (December 2024)
- Chapter 3: Simple models (December 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 3 (December 2024)
- Chapter 4: Atmospheric transport (December 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 4 (December 2024)
- Chapter 5: Global biogeochemical cycles: nitrogen, oxygen, carbon (January 2025)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 5 (January 2025)
- Chapter 6: Chemical forcing of climate change (January 2025)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 6 (January 2025)
- Chapter 7: Review of chemical kinetics (January 2025)
- Chapter 8: Stratospheric chemistry (May 2025)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 8 (May 2025)
- Chapter 9: Tropospheric oxidant chemistry (October 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 9 (July 2024)
- Chapter 10: Aerosol chemistry (July 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 10 (July 2024)
- Chapter 11: Mercury (July 2024)
- Questions and problems for Chapter 11 (July 2024)