An Integrated View of the Causes and Impacts of Atmospheric Changes

The preceding chapters have presented a topical synthesis of results obtained by the international scientific community after a decade of intensive research efforts focussing on the chemistry of the global atmosphere. Areas highlighted in this book are the relations between atmospheric composition and biospheric processes, the budget of atmospheric photooxidants including tropospheric ozone, and the importance of aerosols for the chemical composition of the atmosphere and for the climate system. The perturbing role of human activities has been stressed.