Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - 3:30pm

Chemistry in the Earth’s atmosphere is driven mainly by sunlight. Indeed, this chemistry is termed atmospheric photochemistry. However, chemistry does not stop at night! I will describe some of the major processes at night and attempt to answer the question: “What is the energy source for nighttime chemistry when there is no sunlight? I will use examples from various laboratory measurements, field studies, and calculations.

Speaker: 

A.R. Ravishankara

Institution: 

Colorado State University

Location: 

RH 104