Editing Environmental science (section)

=== Atmospheric sciences ===
{{Main|Atmospheric sciences}}
Atmospheric sciences focus on the Earth's atmosphere, with an emphasis upon its interrelation to other systems. Atmospheric sciences can include studies of [[meteorological|meteorology]], [[greenhouse gas]] phenomena, [[atmospheric dispersion modeling]] of airborne contaminants,<ref>{{cite book |author=Beychok, M.R.|title=[[Fundamentals Of Stack Gas Dispersion]]|edition=4th|publisher=author-published|year=2005|isbn=0-9644588-0-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Turner, D.B.|title=Workbook of atmospheric dispersion estimates: an introduction to dispersion modeling|edition=2nd|publisher=[[CRC Press]]|year=1994|isbn=1-56670-023-X|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/workbookofatmosp0000turn}}</ref> sound propagation phenomena related to [[noise pollution]], and even [[light pollution]].

Taking the example of the [[global warming]] phenomena, physicists create [[computer model]]s of atmospheric circulation and [[infrared]] radiation transmission, chemists examine the inventory of atmospheric chemicals and their reactions, biologists analyze the plant and animal contributions to [[carbon dioxide]] fluxes, and specialists such as [[meteorologist]]s and [[oceanographer]]s add additional breadth in understanding the [[atmospheric dynamics]]{{cn|date=January 2024}}.[[File:Blue Linckia Starfish.JPG|thumb|left|[[Biodiversity]] of a coral reef. Corals adapt and modify their environment by forming [[calcium carbonate]] skeletons. This provides growing conditions for future generations and forms a habitat for many other species.]]