# Atmospheric Chemistry

> Atmospheric chemistry studies the chemical composition and reactions of the atmosphere. It is essential to understanding air pollution, ozone depletion, and the chemical feedbacks that shape climate and human health.

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**Researcher count:** 12,000
**Average funding:** $420K

## Subfields

- Aerosol Chemistry
- Tropospheric Ozone
- Stratospheric Chemistry
- Air Quality Modeling
- Atmospheric Radical Kinetics

## Key technologies

- Mass Spectrometry
- Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy
- Atmospheric Chamber Reactors
- Satellite Remote Sensing
- Chemical Transport Models

## Top institutions

- Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
- MIT
- Caltech
- Peking University
- University of Leeds