Ozone Layer Pictures

The ozone layer is a layer in Earth’s atmosphere which contains relatively high concentrations of ozone (O3). This layer absorbs 93-99% of the sun’s high frequency ultraviolet light, which is potentially damaging to life on earth. Over 91% of ozone in earth’s atmosphere is present here. “Relatively high” means a few parts per million—much higher than the concentrations in the lower atmosphere but still small compared to the main components of the atmosphere. It is mainly located in the lower portion of the stratosphere from approximately 10 km to 50 km above Earth’s surface, though the thickness varies seasonally and geographically.

The ozone layer was discovered in 1913 by the French physicists Charles Fabry and Henri Buisson. Its properties were explored in detail by the British meteorologist G. M. B. Dobson, who developed a simple spectrophotometer that could be used to measure stratospheric ozone from the ground. Between 1928 and 1958 Dobson established a worldwide network of ozone monitoring stations which continues to operate today(2008). The “Dobson unit”, a convenient measure of the total amount of ozone in a column overhead, is named in his honor. (source)
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Ozone Layer picture collected from Google images.

The picture above show how ozone dissipated from the Earth’s atmosphere from 1981 to its lowest levels in 1999.

Blogged in: General September 12th, 2008 Posted by MaraBlogger