L/O/G/O

Introduction to Atmospheric
Chemistry
Fall-2022-BS-SS-09

Dr. Mujtaba Hassan

Assistant Professor

Department of Space Science IST,

Islamabad
  
 
 

MS, Meteorology, Pakistan (2009-2011)  

 

COMSATS University Islamabad

PhD, Environmental Science and Engineering (2012-2016)

Tsinghua University Beijing P.R. China

Website:http://grel.ist.edu.pk/?People:Dr._Mujtaba_Hassan&normal

https://scholar.google.com.pk/citations?user=CncNL_AAAAAJ&hl=
en

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mujtaba_Hassan2

mujtaba@grel.ist.edu.pk.com

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 PhD Thesis Title: The impact of climate change on stream flow in the
Northwestern Upper Indus Basin based on high resolution Regional Climate Model
(RegCM4.3) simulations

Grant: Projected changes in extreme events in the Northwestern Upper Indus

Basin as simulated from a high resolution Regional Climate Model (RegCM4.3)
under AR5 scenarios (HEC-SRG) (2016-20180

Grant: Climate change impact assessment on the hydrological processes over the
Indus River Basin Pakistan (IRDC Canada) (2013-2016)

Scholarship: Tsinghua University Scholarship (2012-2016)

Major Research Fields: Meteorology; Atmospheric Physics; Atmospheric Air

Pollution,; Climate Variability; Climate Change; Extreme Events; Global/Regional
Climate Modeling; South Asian Summer Monsoon Variability; Hydrological
Modeling; Climate Change Impact Assessment on Water Resource
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 Selected Publications

 Ali MA, Hassan M, Mehmood M, Kazmi DH, Chishtie FA, Shahid I (2022) The Potential
Impact of Climate Extremes on Cotton and Wheat Crops in Southern Punjab, Pakistan.
Sustainability.; 14(3):1609. https:// doi.org/10.3390/su14031609

 Ahmad B, Hassan M et al. (2022) Understanding the role of atmospheric circulations and
dispersion of air pollution associated with extreme smog events over South Asian megacity.
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 194, 82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-
09674-y

 Mehmood M, Hassan M, Iqbal W, Amin G (2021) Spatiotemporal variation in temperature

extremes and their association with large-scale circulation patterns in the Central Karakorum
during 1982–2019. Atmospheric Research, 267 (105925).
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2021.105925

 Hassan M, Malik AH, Amir W, Muhammad A (2013) Air pollution Monitoring in Urban Areas
due to Heavy Transportation and Industries: a Case Study of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Journal- Chemical Society of Pakistan, 12-35(6-6):1623 1629.
https://jcsp.org.pk/issueDetail.aspx?aid=e055ead5-65e3-47e3-99a7-f3314becf4f9

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Course Contents (Part-01)  
 
 
1. The Atmosphere  

2. Meteorology of Local Scale

3.  Spatial and Temporal Scale of Atmospheric
Processes
4. Physical and Chemical Processes in the Atmosphere
5. Earth Climate System
6. General Circulation of Atmosphere
7. Energy Balance for Earth’s Atmosphere
8. Aerosol Chemistry and Climate Feedback
9. Smog; A meteorological Perspective
10. HYSPLIT Transport and Dispersion Modeling

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Course Contents (Part-02)  

1. Chemistry of Troposphere
2. Chemistry of Stratosphere
3. Chemistry of Atmospheric Aqueous Phase
4. Atmospheric Concentrations of Greenhouse Gases
5. Sulfur Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides in Troposphere
6. Atmospheric Ammonia- Sources and Fate

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 Atmospheric Chemistry
S. # Book Referred as
01 Title: ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS: From Air Pollution to Climate ACP-APCC
Change

Author: John H. Seinfeld and Spyros N. Pandis

Year: 2006

Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.

02 Title: Atmospheric Science AS

Author: John M. Wallace and Peter V. Hobbs

Year: 2006

Publisher: Elsevier’s Science & Technology, Oxford, UK

03 Title: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Physics FAP-M

Author: Murry L. Salby

Year: 1996

Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS, An Imprint of Elsevier, San Diego New York Boston

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 Atmospheric Chemistry
The course contributes toward the achievement of the
following program outcomes after the course:
PLO-04: The ability to identify, formulate, research
literature, and investigate scientific problems.
PLO-05: The ability to acquire, analyze and interpret
data as well as synthesize information to derive valid
conclusions.
PLO-6: An understanding of the impact of space
science in societal and environmental contexts and
knowledge of the need for sustainable development
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 COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)

CLO-01: Understanding of the different regions of the atmosphere

and the flow of air within the atmosphere.

CLO-02: Understand the balance of energy and heat in the

atmosphere and how this related to climate.

CLO-03: Be able to explain the concepts of radiative forcing,

climate sensitivity and climate feedback, be able to give examples
of different feedbacks and be able to quantitatively understand the
impacts.

CLO-04: Understand the chemistry of ozone in the troposphere

through the chemical cycling of Ox, HOx, ROx and NOx. Be able to
describe the chemistry of ozone in the stratosphere through the
use of various Ox cycles and catalytic loss processes involving
HOx, NOx, ClOx and BrOx.
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 Atmospheric Chemistry
• Atmospheric chemistry is a branch of Atmospheric Science
in which Chemistry of the Earth’s atmosphere and that of
other planets is studied.
• It is a multidisciplinary approach of research and draws on:
 Environmental Chemistry
 Meteorology and Physics
 Computer Molding
 Oceanography
 Volcanology and other discipline

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 Atmospheric Chemistry

It has also been changed by human activity and some of

these changes are harmful to:
Human health; Crops and Ecosystems.
Examples of problems which have been addressed by
atmospheric chemistry include:
o Acid rain; Ozone depletion
o Photochemical smog
o Greenhouse gases and
o Global warming
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