Reports to the Nation on Our Changing Planet. Fall 1992, No. 2: Our Ozone Shield

摘要

This document is the second in a series of publications on climate and globalchange intended for public education. They are a joint effort of the UCAR Office for Interdisciplinary Earth Studies and the NOAA Office of Global Programs. The various roles of atmospheric ozone are described and the mechanisms and consequences of stratospheric ozone depletion are discussed.