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Collection:
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NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
NASA Scientific Visualization Studio Collection
Collection
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Title:
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The 2005 Antarctic Ozone Hole
Title
The 2005 Antarctic Ozone Hole
Title
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Instrument:
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Aura/OMI
Instrument
Aura/OMI
Instrument
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Description:
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Color bar in dobson units for the OMI instrument
Description
Color bar in dobson units for the OMI instrument
Description
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Abstract:
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A relatively warm Antarctic winter in 2005 kept the thinning of the protective ozone layer over Antarctica, known as the ozone 'hole,' slightly smaller than in 2004. The ozone hole is not technically a 'hole' where no ozone is present, but is actually a region of exceptionally depleted ozone in the stratosphere over the Antarctic that happens at the beginning of Southern Hemisphere spring (August–October). The average concentration of ozone in the atmosphere is about 300 Dobson Units; any area where the concentration drops below 220 Dobson Units is considered part of the ozone hole. Each year the 'hole' expands over Antarctica, sometimes reaching populated areas of South America and exposing them to ultraviolet rays normally absorbed by ozone. This data was acquired by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA’s Aura satellite, NASA's newest tool to study this annual phenonmenon. On September 15, 2005, ozone thinning over Antarctica reached its maximum extent for the year at 24.2 million square kilometers (9.4 million square miles). The largest maximum area on record was 29.2 million square kilometers, in 2000.
Abstract
A relatively warm Antarctic winter in 2005 kept the thinning of the protective ozone layer over Antarctica, known as the ozone 'hole,' slightly smaller than in 2004. The ozone hole is not technically a 'hole' where no ozone is present, but is actually a region of exceptionally depleted ozone in the stratosphere over the Antarctic that happens at the beginning of Southern Hemisphere spring (August–October). The average concentration of ozone in the atmosphere is about 300 Dobson Units; any area where the concentration drops below 220 Dobson Units is considered part of the ozone hole. Each year the 'hole' expands over Antarctica, sometimes reaching populated areas of South America and exposing them to ultraviolet rays normally absorbed by ozone. This data was acquired by the Ozone Monitoring Instrument on NASA’s Aura satellite, NASA's newest tool to study this annual phenonmenon. On September 15, 2005, ozone thinning over Antarctica reached its maximum extent for the year at 24.2 million square kilometers (9.4 million square miles). The largest maximum area on record was 29.2 million square kilometers, in 2000.
Abstract
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Completed:
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2005-09-19
Completed
2005-09-19
Completed
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Credit:
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*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
*Please give credit for this visualization to*
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio
Credit
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Studio:
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SVS
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Animator:
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Lori Perkins (Lead)
Animator
Lori Perkins (Lead)
Animator
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Scientist:
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Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC)
Scientist
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Series:
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Ozone
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Data Collected:
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2005/07/01 - 2005/09/15
Data_Collected
2005/07/01 - 2005/09/15
Data Collected
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Keywords:
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DLESE
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Keywords:
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Atmospheric science
Keywords
Atmospheric science
Keywords
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Keywords:
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SVS
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Keywords:
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Ozone
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Keywords:
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Antarctic
Keywords
Antarctic
Keywords
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facet_where:
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Antarctic
facet_where
Antarctic
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_where
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facet_when:
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2000
facet_when
2000
facet_when
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facet_when:
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2004
facet_when
2004
facet_when
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facet_when:
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September 15, 2005
facet_when
September 15, 2005
facet_when
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facet_when:
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2005
facet_when
2005
facet_when
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facet_what:
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Aura
facet_what
Aura
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Ozone Monitoring Instrument
facet_what
Ozone Monitoring Instrument
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Ozone
facet_what
Ozone
facet_what
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facet_when_year:
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2004
facet_when_year
2004
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2005
facet_when_year
2005
facet_when_year
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facet_when_year:
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2000
facet_when_year
2000
facet_when_year
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Animation Number:
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3256
Animation_Number
3256
Animation Number
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UID:
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SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003200/a0032 56/omiozone-IMAGE
UID
SPD-SCIVS-http://svs .gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a 000000/a003200/a0032 56/omiozone-IMAGE
UID
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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