1992 ozone depletion: A response to the Pinatubo eruption

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Antarctic Journal of the United States; (United States)

OSTI ID:6944767

This article focuses on the debate about whether or not the Mount Pinatubo eruption affected the springtime Antarctica ozone hole. By September 1992 the ozone hole was larger and growing at a faster pace than in previous years. However, confounding factors include an abrupt shift in the position of the polar vortex, disparity between data sets from satellite and balloon data, increasingly significant ozone loses at lower altitude and increase in depletion above 25 meters. Volcanic aerosols probably contributed but the extent still is unresolved.

• OSTI ID: 6944767
• Journal Information: Antarctic Journal of the United States; (United States), Vol. 27:4; ISSN 0003-5335
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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