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Antarctic Ozone from TOMS: August 1, 2003 to September 23, 2003
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The 2003 Antarctic ozone hole was the second largest ever observed, according to scientists from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). The Antarctic ozone 'hole' is defined as thinning of the ozone layer over the continent to levels significantly below pre-1979 levels. Ozone blocks harmful ultraviolet 'B' rays. Loss of stratospheric ozone has been linked to skin cancer in humans and other adverse biological effects on plants and animals. The size of the 2003 Antarctic ozone hole reached 10.9 million square miles on September 11, 2003, slightly larger than the North American continent, but smaller than the largest ever recorded, on September 10, 2000, when it covered 11.5 million square miles.
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Animation of 2003 Antarctic ozone hole
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Maximum size of 2003 Antarctic ozone hole on 11 September 2003
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Antarctic ozone hole on 7 September 2003
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| Animation Number: | 2809 |
| Animators: | Greg Shirah (Lead) |
| | Marte Newcombe |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 2003-09-23 |
| Scientist: | Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC) |
| Instrument: | Earth Probe/TOMS |
| Data set: | Ozone |
| Data Collected: | 2003/08/01 - 2003/09/23 |
| Series: | Ozone |
| Video: | SVS2003-0019 * |
| Goddard TV Tape: | G2003-054 |
Keywords:
DLESE
>> Atmospheric science
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Please give credit for this visualization to
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio |
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