Ozone 101: What Is the Ozone Hole?
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- Scientific consulting by:
- Paul Newman
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- Produced by:
- Kathleen Gaeta
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Ozone 101 is the first in a series of explainer videos outlining the fundamentals of popular Earth science topics. Let’s back up to the basics and understand what caused the Ozone Hole, its effects on the planet, and what scientists predict will happen in future decades.
Music credit: “Glacial Shifts” “Crystallize” “Morning Dew” from Universal Production Music
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Credits
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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Animators
- Adriana Manrique Gutierrez (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
- Alexander Bodnar (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.)
- Walt Feimer (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
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Scientists
- Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
- Susan Strahan (USRA)
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Producer
- Kathleen Gaeta (Advocates in Manpower Management, Inc.) [Lead]
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Technical support
- Kathryn Mersmann (KBR Wyle Services, LLC)
Series
This visualization can be found in the following series:Related Pages
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ID: 14449 Produced Video
2023 Ozone Hole Update
Read moreThe 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size at 10 million square miles, or 26 million square kilometers, on Sept. 21, which ranks as the 16th largest since 1979, according to annual satellite and balloon-based measurements made by NASA and NOAA. During the peak of the ozone depletion season from Sept. 7 to Oct. 13, the hole averaged 8.9 million square miles (23.1 million square kilometers), approximately the size of North America ||
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