Characteristics of polar stratospheric clouds during the formation of the Antarctic ozone hole
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- 1 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by American Geophysical Union (AGU) in Geophysical Research Letters
- Vol. 13 (12) , 1288-1291
Abstract
We describe measured properties of Antarctic polar stratospheric clouds and consider the possible relationship between the clouds and the formation of the ozone hole. We show that the ozone hole develops and the clouds dissipate in the same place and at the same time. There may be a causal relationship between cloud particle evaporation and ozone depletion. A heterogeneous mechanism involving chemical reactions in the cloud droplets is suggested.Keywords
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