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- Accidental release source terms [r]: The mathematical equations that estimate the rate at which accidental releases of air pollutants into the atmosphere may occur at industrial facilities. [e]
- Acid rain [r]: Deposition of acidified rain, snow, sleet, hail, gases and particles, and acidified fog and cloud water, due to nitric or sulfuric acid pollution. [e]
- Aerosol [r]: Tiny drops, or tiny particles, suspended in a gas. [e]
- Air Resources Laboratory [r]: A group within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that develops climate models, air quality models and models for dispersion, transformation and removal of atmospheric pollutants. [e]
- Air pollution dispersion modeling [r]: Describes the basic mathematical simulation (i.e., modeling) of how buoyant air pollutants disperse in the atmosphere. [e]
- Air pollution dispersion terminology [r]: Describes and explains the words and technical terms that have a special meaning to workers in the field of air pollution dispersion modeling. [e]
- Air preheater [r]: A general term to describe any device designed to preheat the combustion air used in a fuel-burning furnace for the purpose of increasing the thermal efficiency of the furnace. [e]
- Animal [r]: A multicellular organism that feeds on other organisms, and is distinguished from plants, fungi, and unicellular organisms. [e]
- Argon [r]: A chemical element with atomic number 18. It is an inert gas in group 18 of the modern periodic table. [e]
- Astronomy [r]: The study of objects and processes in the observable universe, e.g. stars, planets, comets or asteroids. [e]
- Atmospheric reentry [r]: The movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the 'edge of space.' [e]
- Aurora Borealis [r]: Visible light stimulated by the interaction of the solar wind and the upper atmosphere, around the North Magnetic Pole. [e]
- Biodiversity [r]: The study of the range of life forms in a given ecosystem. [e]
- Catalytic reforming [r]: A catalytic chemical process that converts petroleum naphthas into high-octane gasoline components. [e]
- Centrifugal fan [r]: A mechanical device for moving air or other gases. [e]
- Climate [r]: The overall weather pattern for an extended period for any defined geographical location which may be over any size of area up to and including the entire Earth. [e]
- Combustion [r]: A sequence of exothermic chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat and light in the form of either a glow or flames. [e]
- Conventional coal-fired power plant [r]: power plant that burns coal in a steam generator to produce high pressure steam, which goes to steam turbines that generate electricity. [e]
- Earth science [r]: The study of the components and processes of the planet Earth. [e]
- Exosphere [r]: The uppermost layer of an atmosphere. [e]
- Flare stack [r]: A tall vertical vent pipe used in petroleum refineries, chemical plants and petrochemical plants, oil and gas drilling sites, natural gas processing plants, and landfills for burning off unusable waste gas or flammable gas and liquids released by pressure relief valves during unplanned over-pressuring of plant equipment [e]
- Flue gas desulfurization [r]: The technology for removing sulfur dioxide from the flue gases resulting from the combustion of coal or fuel oil in power plant steam generators or other large combustion sources. [e]
- Flue gas emissions from fossil fuel combustion [r]: Discussion and listing of the comparative amounts of flue gas (exhaust gas) generated by the combustion of coal, fuel oil and natural gas. [e]
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- Flue gas [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Geosequestration [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Heterosphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
- History of geography [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Homosphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Industrial cooling tower [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Mesosphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Meteorology [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Microbial metabolism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Microorganism [r]: Add brief definition or description
- National Center for Atmospheric Research [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Natural environment [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Nucleation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ocean acidification [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ocean circulation [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Pluto (dwarf planet) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Red dwarf (star) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Rocket science [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Stratosphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Tetraethyl lead [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Thermosphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Troposphere [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. Department of Energy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Venus (planet) [r]: Add brief definition or description