COSEE Ocean Systems: News
As polar ozone mends, UV shield closer to equator thins
Description: Thirty years after nations banded together to phase out chemicals that destroy stratospheric ozone, the gaping hole in Earth's ultraviolet radiation shield above Antarctica is shrinking. But new findings suggest that at midlatitudes, where most people live, the ozone layer in the lower stratosphere is growing more tenuous-for reasons that scientists are struggling to fathom. [Source: Science / AAAS]
URL: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6376/623
Availability: Summary
Source: Science / AAAS
Publish Date: 2/9/2018
Reading Level: Expert
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