Earth  ID: 829

CLAES Measurements of CFC-12 in the Stratosphere

Visualizations by Barbara Summey Released on April 9, 1999
CLAES made the first global measurements of CFCs in the stratosphere. CFCs enter the stratosphere through upwelling in the tropics. The CFCs decrease with height as they are broken down by UV radiation. CFCs are the major source of stratospheric chlorine. Red indicates large amounts of CFC-12.
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CFC-12 concentrations in the stratosphere as measured by CLAES.
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A graph showing significant amounts of CFC's reach the stratosphere".

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Visualization Credits

Barbara Summey (Raytheon): Lead Animator
Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

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Mission:
Upper Atmosphere Radiation Satellite (UARS)

Data Used:
UARS/CLAES
1992/03/20-1992/03/27
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UARS

Keywords:
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
SVS >> Chlorofluorocarbons
DLESE >> Environmental science
NASA Science >> Earth