Organic Chemistry of the Earth’s Atmosphere

1 Chemical Composition of the Earth’s Atmosphere and Its Evolution.- 1.1 General Information About the Structure and Chemical Composition of the Atmosphere.- 1.2 Thermal Balance and Atmospheric Circulation.- 1.3 Evolution of the Chemical Composition of the Earth’s Atmosphere.- 2 Time-Dimensional Distribution of Organic Components of the Atmosphere.- 2.1 Hydrocarbons.- 2.2 Oxygen-, Nitrogen-, and Sulfur-Containing Components.- 2.3 Halogenated Compounds.- 2.4 Organo-Element Compounds.- 2.5 Organic Compounds Present in Aerosols.- 3 Natural Sources of Organic Components of the Atmosphere.- 3.1 Biogenic Sources.- 3.2 Geogenic and Other Natural Sources.- 4 Man-Made Pollution.- 4.1 Automobile Transport.- 4.2 Industrial Production.- 4.3 Municipal Sources.- 5 Chemical Transformation of Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere.- 5.1 Reactive Particles in the Atmosphere.- 5.2 Atmospheric Chemistry of Hydrocarbons.- 5.3 Oxygen-, Nitrogen-, and Sulfur-Containing Compounds.- 5.4 Photochemistry of the Polluted Urban Atmosphere.- 5.5 Chemistry of Halogenated Organic Compounds.- 5.6 Some Photostimulated Reactions on Aerosol Surfaces.- 6 Modern Methods of Analysis of Organic Components in the Atmosphere.- 6.1 Chromatographic Methods.- 6.2 Spectroscopic Methods of Investigation.- 7 References.