Earth and Planetary Sciences
3 years ago

Record Arctic Ozone Loss in 2019/2020 Winter Raises Environmental Concerns

Meteorologiya i Gidrologiya
STUDYING CHEMICAL OZONE DEPLETION AND DYNAMIC PROCESSES IN THE ARCTIC STRATOSPHERE IN THE WINTER OF 2019/2020
N. D. Tsvetkova, P. N. Vargin, A. Lukyanov, B. M. Kiryushov, V. A. YUSHKOV, V. Khattatov

Paper Summary

The researchers studied the Arctic stratosphere in winter 2019/2020 to understand chemical ozone depletion. They found that a strong polar vortex caused record ozone loss. By analyzing ozone distribution and dynamic processes, they compared the 2019/2020 winter with 2010/2011.

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