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The bottom of the stratosphere is defined by a temperature gradient. This gradient is present, because sunlight is absorbed and shatters nitrogen and oxygen molecules there. This is how ozone is made. Ozone cannot survive for long (it is unstable), and is destroyed quickly by the water vapor found in the atmospheric layer below it.
Oxygen molecules are broken apart by 215nm or shorter UV light. So are nitrogen, and other atmospheric constituents. So beyond a certain depth into the atmosphere, there is insufficient 215nm or shorter light to break oxygen which can then make ozone.
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How could ozone be characterized in the stratosphere?
Ozone layer is present at certain height in the stratosphere. It is the only characteristic of the layer of ozone.
Is most of the ozone in the earths atmosphere located in the ionosphere?
No. The jet stream is mostly in the troposphere. The ozone layers is above it in the stratosphere.
Why ozone layer formed only in stratosphere but not in other layer of atmosphere?
Yes, it is. The stratosphere contains all the factors that are needed to create ozone.
Where is the hole in the ozone layer located?
The hole in the ozone layer is located over the poles that is Antarctica and arctic. It is because the process of ozone depletion requires very low temperatures to initiate and that temperature is only available at the poles.
What atmospheric layer includes the ozone layer?
The stratospheric layer contains it. It is the layer which contains maximum of it's concentration.
How could ozone be characterized in the stratosphere?
Ozone layer is present at certain height in the stratosphere. It is the only characteristic of the layer of ozone.
Is most of the ozone in the earths atmosphere located in the ionosphere?
No. The jet stream is mostly in the troposphere. The ozone layers is above it in the stratosphere.
Does the messosphere contain the ozone layer?
No the mesosphere does not contain the ozone layer. The ozone layer is only present in the stratosphere.
Why ozone layer formed only in stratosphere but not in other layer of atmosphere?
Yes, it is. The stratosphere contains all the factors that are needed to create ozone.
Which layer has no ozone?
Ozone is present in the stratosphere and troposphere of the earth's atmosphere only.
Ozone hole is forming in which layer of the atmosphere?
The ozone layer is present in stratosphere region of the atmosphere thus, the ozone layer is depleted in this layer only. It is destroyed by the harmful CFC's released into the atmosphere.
Where is the hole in the ozone layer located?
The hole in the ozone layer is located over the poles that is Antarctica and arctic. It is because the process of ozone depletion requires very low temperatures to initiate and that temperature is only available at the poles.
What atmospheric layer includes the ozone layer?
The stratospheric layer contains it. It is the layer which contains maximum of it's concentration.
Why is the ozone layer concentrated only in one part of the atmosphere?
It is concentrated only in stratosphere. It is because this place is where most of the ozone forms.
How many ozones has the earth had?
The earth has only one ozone layer. It is present in the stratosphere.
What moves the ozone in the stratosphere around the earth?
Ozone is the only compound present in ozone layer. Westerly winds are the ones that move along.
Why ozone is found only in stratosphere?
Ozone is only found in stratosphere. it is because the various factors leading to ozone formation are there in stratosphere.
