The Atmospheric Ozone Layer

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Science

 

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William B

 

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January 26, 2016

 

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University

 

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UV-C rays between 200 and 280nm, are absorbed by the other atmospheric constituents besides ozone. It is the UV-B rays, between 280 and 320nm, absorbed only by ozone, that are of the greatest concern. Any loss or destruction of the stratospheric ozone layer could mean greater amount of UV-B radiation would reach the earth, creating among other problems, an increase in skin cancer (melanoma) in humans...
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As UV-B rays increase, the possibility of interferences with the normal life cycles of animals and plants would become more of a reality, with the eventual possibility of death. Stratospheric ozone has been used for several decades as a tracer for stratospheric circulation. Initial measurements were made by ozonesondes attached to high altitude balloons, by chemical-sondes or optical devices, which measured ozone concentrations through the depletion of UV light...
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