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First results from POAM II: The dissipation of the 1993 Antarctic Ozone Hole
Author(s) -
Bevilacqua R. M.,
Hoppel K. W.,
Hornstein J. S.,
Lucke R. L.,
Shettle E. P.,
Ainsworth T. L.,
Debrestian D.,
Fromm M. D.,
Krigman S. S.,
Lumpe J.,
Glaccum W.,
Olivero J. J.,
Clancy R. T.,
Randall C. E.,
Rusch D. W.,
Chassefière E.,
Dalaudier F.,
Deniel C.,
Brogniez C.,
Lenoble J.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
geophysical research letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.007
H-Index - 273
eISSN - 1944-8007
pISSN - 0094-8276
DOI - 10.1029/95gl00535
Subject(s) - stratosphere , ozone , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , ozone depletion , mesosphere , occultation , ozone layer , polar vortex , polar , satellite , meteorology , physics , astronomy
POAM II is a space‐borne instrument which uses the solar occultation technique to measure the vertical distribution of ozone, aerosols and polar stratospheric clouds, and other properties of the stratosphere and mesosphere. POAM II was launched aboard the SPOT 3 satellite in time to observe the dissipation of the 1993 Antarctic ozone hole. POAM data indicates that the Antarctic ozone hole dissipates from the top downward. It also supports the hypothesis that the Antarctic vortex is an effective containment vessel. However the strength of the containment appears to decrease markedly at altitudes below 18 km