Stratospheric Ozone Layer
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- Original Source:Earth System Research Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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This document provides a basic explanation of the process by which ozone in the stratosphere is destroyed by human-made gases (particularly chlorofluorocarbons) that have been released into the atmosphere. Additional material describes the research being conducted in Antarctica by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Earth System Research Laboratory.
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Grade: 6 to 12, Undergraduate to Graduate
Topics: Current Science, Physics, Light, Sound & Other Waves, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Chemistry, Earth's Resources, Earth & Space Science, Science
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