Dobson unit

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Dobson unit [′däb·sən ‚yü·nət]

(meteorology)

The unit of measure for atmospheric ozone; one Dobson unit is equal to 2.7 × 10¹⁶ozone molecules per square centimeter, which would be equivalent to a layer of ozone 0.001 centimeter thick, at 1 atmosphere and 0°C.

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No references found			By the simulated year 2020, 17 percent of all ozone is depleted globally, as assessed by a drop in Dobson Units (DU), the unit of measurement used to quantify a given concentration of ozone. Two-thirds of Earth's ozone would have disappeared by 2065 in ... by Asian News International Measurements taken at SMHI's station in Norrkoeping, just south of Stockholm, showed the ozone layer was at its thickest in February since recordings there began in 1988, with a measurement of 426 Dobson units (DU). Sweden's ozone layer thickest in decades: institute by AFP / AFP Global Edition Satellite- and balloon-borne instruments showed that the amount of ozone over Antarctica bottomed out in early October at a value of 90 to 92 Dobson units, the same as last year. Ozone hole is smaller than last year by R.M. / Science News			Dobrovolskii, Vladimir Dobrovolskii, Vladimir Nikolaevich Dobrovolskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich Dobrovsky, Josef Dobrovský, Josef Dobrowolsky generator Dobruja Dobrush Dobrynia Nikitich Dobrynichi Dobrynin, Anatoli! Fedorovich Dobrynin, Boris Dobrynin, Boris Fedorovich Dobrynin, Gavriil Dobrynin, Gavriil Ivanovich Dobrynin, Petr Dobrynin, Petr Georgievich Dobrynin, Vladimir Dobrynin, Vladimir Alekseevich Dobrzhanskaia, Liubov Dobrzhanskaia, Liubov Ivanovna Dobrzyn Brothers Dobson prop Dobson spectrophotometer Dobson support system Dobson unit Dobson, Austin Dobson, William Dobson, Zuleika dobsonfly Dobuzhinskii, Mstislav Dobuzhinskii, Mstislav Valerianovich dobying Dobzhansky, Theodosius DOC DOC file Doce Docetism Dociostaurus Kraussi Dock dock bloom dock bumper dock landing ship Dock, Lavinia Lloyd docked docked gable docked window docket Docking docking block docking bridge			Dobrynichi Dobrynin, Anatoli! Fedorovich Dobrynin, Boris Dobrynin, Boris Fedorovich Dobrynin, Gavriil Dobrynin, Gavriil Ivanovich Dobrynin, Petr Dobrynin, Petr Georgievich Dobrynin, Vladimir Dobrynin, Vladimir Alekseevich Dobrzhanskaia, Liubov Dobrzhanskaia, Liubov Ivanovna Dobrzyn Brothers DOBS DOBS DOBS dobs on dobs on dobson Dobson Ad-Hoc Committee Dobson Cartage and Storage Corporation dobson fly dobson fly Dobson High School Dobson prop Dobson Ranch Golf Association Dobson spectrophotometer Dobson support system Dobson unit Dobson units Dobson units Dobson, Austin Dobson, William Dobson, Zuleika dobsonflies dobsonflies dobsonfly dobsonfly DObstRCOG DOBT Dobule Dobutamine dobutamine hydrochloride dobutamine hydrochloride dobutamine hydrochloride Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Dobutamine Stress Magnetic Resonance Dobutamine Stress Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Dobutaminum Dobutrex Dobuzhinskii, Mstislav Dobuzhinskii, Mstislav Valerianovich DOBW Doby's Mill Elementary School DOBYC dobying Dobyns Bennett High School Dobzhansky Dobzhansky

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