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stratospheric ozone [‚strad·ə‚sfir·ik ′ō‚zōn] (meteorology) Atmospheric ozone that is relatively concentrated in the lower stratosphere in a layer between 9 and 18 miles (15 and 30 kilometers) above the earth's surface, and plays a critical role for the biosphere by absorbing the damaging ultraviolet radiation with wavelengths 320 nanometers and lower. Also known as ozone layer. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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GFDL conducts leading-edge research to expand the scientific understanding of many topics, including weather and hurricane forecasts, El Nino prediction, stratospheric ozone depletion, and global warming. Methyl bromide lasts just a few months in the atmosphere before it breaks down, but bromine and other byproducts continue to waft upward and, after a few years, reach the stratospheric ozone layer, says Mike Newchurch of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. No one disputes that stratospheric ozone recovery is one of the environmental movement's great success stories. |
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