Chemical Model Animation of Chlorine Release from Reservoir Gases over Antarctica

  • Released Friday, April 9, 1999
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Over the Antarctic continent, ice clouds form in the cold winter darkness. On the surface of the cloud particles, chlorine nitrate and hydrogen chloride react and release chlorine. The chlorine then reacts with ozone forming chlorine monoxide and starting the catalytic ozone destruction cycle. The massive ozone loss results in the development of the Antarctic ozone hole.

Release of chlorine from reservoir gases over Antarctica

Video slate image reads, "The Upper Atmosphere Research SatelliteChemical Model Animations Zooming down to the Antarctic, and showing chloring nitrate and hydrogen chloride react and release chlorine. The chlorine then reacts with ozone forming chlorine monoxice and starting the catalytic ozone destruction cycle."

Video slate image reads, "The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite
Chemical Model Animations
Zooming down to the Antarctic, and showing chloring nitrate and hydrogen chloride react and release chlorine. The chlorine then reacts with ozone forming chlorine monoxice and starting the catalytic ozone destruction cycle."

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See http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/stories/UARS/ozone_models.html

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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

This page was originally published on Friday, April 9, 1999.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:59 PM EDT.

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