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Wavelet Characterization of Ozone Layer Depletion for Atmospheric Region of Pakistan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of sustainable water and environmental systems
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1923-7545
DOI - 10.5383/swes.7.01.007
Subject(s) - ozone layer , biosphere , wavelet , ozone , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , meteorology , geography , geology , computer science , physics , astronomy , artificial intelligence
Ozone is of considerable importance to mankind because of its role as a shield for the biosphere against the Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the outer space, in particular from the sun. In the recent years the advancement in the science and technology has increased the understanding of various phenomena of the environment and consequently the predictability of many naturally occurring events. It has been Due to a serious reduction of O3 content in the atmosphere life-forms on the earth are exposed to a new hazard in the form of an increase of harmful solar UV radiation intensity at the sea level. Obviously, this situation calls for an assessment, monitoring and prevention of the incidence of decrease in the O3 concentration. The fluctuating dynamics of stratospheric ozone layer depletion (OLD) for Pakistan atmospheric region has been introduced by mentioning the production and annihilation of ozone. The recent development in the theory and application of wavelets are yielding powerful multi resolution techniques for the analysis of time series and image data. Wavelets are the central idea of a broad framework for displaying and analyzing data. Wavelets possess a simultaneous time–frequency localization that makes them useful in presenting complicated signals. In this communication behaviour of ozone is explained on the basis of ozone profile, effects of periodic, a-periodic change along with effects of monthly and seasonal variations using wavelet analysis.