Watching a disappearing shield

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Aerosp. Am.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6400197

Stolarski, R S

The remote-sensing techniques used to monitor atmospheric ozone levels are reviewed, and recent results are discussed. The importance of the ozone layer as a shield for UV radiation is stressed, and the impact of human activities generating ozone-destroying compounds is considered. Ground-based, airborne, balloon-borne, and satellite remote-sensing methods are shown to complement each other to provide both global coverage and detailed structural information. Data obtained with the Nimbus-7 TOMS and solar-backscatter UV instruments are presented in graphs and briefly characterized.

• Research Organization: NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6400197
• Journal Information: Aerosp. Am.; (United States), Vol. 26
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
EARTH ATMOSPHERE
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
OZONE
MONITORING
AIR POLLUTION
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION
CHLORINE OXIDES
GLOBAL ASPECTS
REMOTE SENSING
SATELLITES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMISTRY
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLAR REGIONS
POLLUTION
500100* - Environment
Atmospheric- Basic Studies- (-1989)