An allotrope of oxygen with the general formula $\rm{O_3}$. The ozone layer in the atmosphere plays an essential part to protect Earth from the ultraviolet radiation of the Sun.
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How does the ozone layer "stay in place"?
It is said about ozone:
a layer in the earth's stratosphere at an altitude of about 10 km (6.2 miles) containing a high concentration of ozone
Over the Earth’s surface, the ozone layer’s average thickness is about 300 Dobson Units or a layer that…
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Is ground level ozone dangerous to human health when other pollutants are not present, for example, at high altitudes?
In mountainous areas there is often little or no air pollution such as particulate matter, sulphur/nitrogen dioxide etc. However, ground-level ozone is frequently more present at these higher altitudes. For example, in the Pyrenees mountains between…
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Can planes damage the ozone layer?
So I heard that the Ozone Layer is a layer of gas in Earth's atmosphere. And I also heard once that the Ozone Layer is crucial in protecting life on Earth, as it blocks out harmful rays emitted by the Sun. But over the years, the Ozone layer is…
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Ground level ozone formation and NO2 dependence over time
I have a dataset which contains daily NO2 and ozone levels of the 50 largest cities in Spain for one year (so 50 x 365 observations). The data are retrieved from…
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Are the polar vortexes main cause of ozone hole?
I read some articles and news from various sources that the Arctic ozone hole has recovered. Some people claim that less emission of harmful gases due to covid-19 made this happen. AFAIK, the past few decades regulating and banning emission of CFCs…
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Ozone Layer Problem
I am only 14 so please don't criticize me too harshly. From what I have understood from my teachers is that our ozone layer helps deflect harmful Ultra Violet Rays and that currently our ozone layer is being destroyed by…
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Is Ozone Layer a Valid Concern
I’ve had a simple puzzlement concerning the ozone layer. Succinctly, the troposphere is largely and preferably ozone free. When it thermally rises at the tropics to become the stratosphere molecular oxygen cleaves under actinic radiation to from…
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