Friday, July 24, 2009

Ozone Layer

What is ozone layer?

The earth ozone layer, a large amount of ozone in a layer deep Stratosphere. This layer of the earth large parts of the harmful UV rays Sunday that protects the interests of ultraviolet radiation, ozone, mainly. Oxygen is a particularly ozone, three oxygen atoms instead of two normal oxygen is involved. Normally, two people or a type of radiation, which (O3) Ozone formation of the individual with other oxygen molecules, molecular oxygen (O2), in the middle of an electric shock in the form of forms. Greater use of the ozone layer that is the human race and you feel that some chemicals Stratosphere of chlorofluorocarbons, which destroy the ozone layer a part of a complex sequence of chemical reactions caused by our way to see the production was called. After this search, an international treaty with the production of these products has been set signed. The ozone layer, the light of these efforts is recovering.

To us from the sun in the ozone Stratosphere good. There also is wrong with ozone air pollution in cities of a product, is the sun. The respiratory problems for some people and leads in the summer is usually when the city areas for the position of stable air pressure built up in heavy air.

Ozone Units

When describing the amount or concentration of gas, scientists resort to several different units:

1. Dobsin Unit (DU) - the principle of unity for ozone. +27000000 One molecule per square centimeter (about one hundred hands of a centimeter square area). 117 DU late in the autumn to spring and during the Antarctic hole from about 300 in the U.S. for the amount of ozone concentration.
2. Mixing ratios - Only one report in the crowd a mix of molecules in the field given the total number of gas molecules from one part of the total number of. Generally ppmv or ppbv parts per million, parts per billion short. For example, 3 km to the concentration of HCL, which if one of these molecules in the air volume of 10 billion molecules of air molecules do not mean HCL 0,1 ppbv, have done.

Factors that determine the ozone:


1. Stratosphere sulfate aerosols: a critical large amount of explosive volcanic aerosols in the lower Stratosphere and a small chlorine are capable. Proud of this volcano of water vapor above 90% chlorine like most others, is a volcano. The impact of a large volcano in the world is important, thus ozone hole in Antarctica in the region such as climate, affected. Many comments in 1991, has been in the Monte. Since the spring ozone hole in the explosion of Pinatubo on 20% growth. The total amount of ozone on the effect of large volcanic eruptions (at least 3%) and is less than 2-3 years.
2. Stratospheric winds: 26 months, all from the east to the west in the tropical winds of change stratosphere upper back and almost two years where the activity Quasi-biennial Ocillation (QBO) . Values of the ozone QBO period and 3% is in the detail. As the winds and other effects of the overall width of stratospheric ozone layer, destruction, loss of profit, the plan should be reviewed.
3. Greenhouse gases: greenhouse gases to the Earth's heat and the weather conditions change, stratospheric winds magnatude certainly be affected to an extent. The polar stratospheric clouds and active chlorine in the Antarctic ozone hole global warming on some of the most popular coolers senarios of stratospheric temperature.
4. Sunspot cycle: the formation of ozone, ultraviolet radiation from the sun. The amount of ultraviolet radiation from the sun, not static, but about 11 percent a year, something different happens. The changes in the sun's magnetic cycle in terms of 11 years, the increase in sunspots and solar ultraviolet radiation through ozone on the surface on Sunday in connection with the annual accounts is a small 11 -% 2 years to show the world ozone. This event unusual solar activity, solar storms and large solar flares, of course price will change.
5. Stratospheric chlorine production can be done now. Body Care for other factors, the ozone in the world of 3% per decade is a significant reduction. As to the nature of the dissolution of chlorine in the Stratosphere.

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