Satellite map showing a severe depletion or "hole" in the ozone layer over Antarctica in October 1987. The hole is probably due to pollution of the atmosphere by chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used in aerosols & refrigerants. First seen in 1979,the hole has grown each year since. It reaches a maximum in October,the Antarctic spring. It is visible here as the purple/blue oval covering most of Antarctica (outlined in black). The colours represent Dobson units - a measure of atmospheric ozone - as shown in the colour scale at right. The map was made by the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) on the American Nimbus-7 weather satellite | |
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