Introduction

Atmospheric research  in the Department of Chemistry, consists of several groups working in closely related areas, studying a wide variety of topics of relevance to atmospheric processes. The Tropospheric Chemistry Modeling group is involved with all aspects of model construction and application. Part of this work has been a collaborative project, funded by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), to develop and apply predictive models to the formation of tropospheric ozone on a range of different geographical scales (i.e. global, regional and national). This is to aid the formulation of policy with regard to the air quality and ambient levels of ozone in the United Kingdom. An essential part of the overall project is the master chemical mechanism (MCM), as this mechanism underpins much of the current ozone modelling undertaken on the behalf of the DEFRA.

The MAIN INTENTION of this web site is to provide a flexible, easily utilised platform for the MCM that is readily accessed by the whole research community, and to promote its collaborative development and validation.

The Master Chemical Mechanism website has recently been completely redesigned, with improved facilities for search, reaction view and subset extraction.

Enter the Master Chemical Mechanism (MCM 3.1)

The previous version of the website is available from our backup site at the University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Many thanks to Sam Saunders for her assistance in getting this working.

Backup site

Page maintained by : Andrew Rickard

Last Update : 30 March 2004