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The ozone layer slows down meteorites. This is a layer of atmosphere.
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How do you slow down thinning of ozone layer?
Thinning of ozone layer can be minimized. It can be done by curbing the use of CFC's.
How fast is the ozone layer growing each year and why?
The ozone layer is growing slow. This is due to ozone depletion by CFC's.
Will recovery of the ozone layer be a rapid or a slow process if so why?
It can be slow or fast. It depends upon how CFC's are released.
How can you slow down the thinning of the ozone?
The ozone depletion is a worldwide phenomenon. It should be stopped. Stopping ODS would slow it down.
Does co2 destroy our ozone layer?
No, carbon dioxide is harmless to the ozone layer. There are a couple of competing indirect effects, though: at the lower boundary of the ozone layer, carbon dioxide does slow down the production of new ozone. However, higher in the atmosphere, it helps keep existing ozone from breaking down; overall, there's some evidence that elevated carbon dioxide has actually sped up the recovery of the ozone layer from depletion caused by CFCs.This is actually a debated topic, and research is ongoing, so it's possible that new evidence will be found that tips the balance definitively one way or the other on the "it's good for the ozone/it's bad for the ozone" scale.
When will ozone depletion stop?
The ozone depletion depends upon the usage of ODS by humans. If these ozone depleting substances are reduced then the ozone depletion will slow down.
What layer is located in the stratosphere?
The mesosphere extends from the stratopause to about 53 miles (85 km) above the earth. The gases, including the oxygen molecules, continue to become thinner and thinner with height. As such, the effect of the warming by ultraviolet radiation also becomes less and less leading to a decrease in temperature with height. On average, temperature decreases from about 5°F (-15°C) to as low as -184°F (-120°C) at the mesopause. However, the gases in the mesosphere are still thick enough to slow down meteorites hurtling into the atmosphere, where they burn up, leaving fiery trails in the night sky.
How does the Ozone Layer affect Global Warming?
Scientists now believe that global warming will lead to a weaker ozone layer, because as the surface temperature rises, the stratosphere (where the ozone layer is in the upper part) will get colder, slowing the natural repairing of the ozone layer.A:Yes the global warming affects the ozone layer enormously. The phenomenon is as follows: The various gases or greenhouse gases to be precise being lighter than the air travel towards the atmosphere. There these gases form a layer in the tropospheric region. Due to the greenhouse effect of these gases they do not allow the heat to escape out increasing the temperature of earth. Further the heat is not escaped out which leads to cooling of stratosphere. Thus the temperature required for the formation of ozone is not fulfilled leading to the depletion in the ozone layer.
What can you do to slow and eventually reverse ozone depletion in the stratosphere?
To slow ozone depletion, CFC's must be curbed. They lead to ozone depletion.
How much damage has the current ozone layer sustained?
There are record that show a long slow trend upward in the UV-B that arrives at Earth's surface. These records date back to around 1700 or so (tree rings, etc.). The ozone layer is self-healing, if we can just control those things that either suppress ozone formation or increase its rate of decay.
What is the situation of ozone layer?
Always best to consult one of the watch sites... Colorado State University is one of the participating members in a program designed to answer your question. see the links below. Record sized Antarctic ozone hole in 2007, near record in 2008, 2009 season yet-to-occur. The ozone hole heals when it is not winter at either the north or south pole. But the ozone layer is where UV-B is or is not absorbed by the amount of ozone along a vertical path. Ozone is still allowing more UV-B to arrive at the Earth's surface, so it appears that the ozone layer has not healed itself. The ozone layer is self-healing. Depletion means that it gets thinner at equilibrium, when contaminants destroy ozone before sunlight gets a chance to. A way to measure the average thickness of the ozone between the Sun and any point on Earth's surface is to measure the amount of UV-B that arrives at a sensor at the surface. The size of the ozone hole is another indicator. There is no indication that the ozone layer will reach some catastrophic failure point. So far it has shown to be a slow decrease in available ozone to block UV-B, allowing more UV-B to reach Earth's surface.
Is the ozone layer homogeneous?
Ozone is simply a molecule with two resonant forms. So I will assume the question is, "is the ozone layer homogeneous?" No and yes. The ozone layer varies in thickness latitudinally (equator to pole), and since insolation (Sun light) varies latitudinally also, the concentration of ozone varies both by latitude and local season. In general, the ozone at a given latitude and altitude is homogeneous due to jet stream (and dependent / derivative) currents. But concentration gradients can and do exist both latitudinally and altitudinally. Mass transport vertically and towards/away from the poles is very slow... much slower than the half-life of ozone in the air. And the ozone layer, like most of the rest of the atmosphere, is about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen and other trace gases, with about 9 ppm of ozone at the peak value.
