1-8: Man-made chemicals, CFCs

Figure 1 - First published evidence of ozone depletion. Rowland, 1989: American Scientist, 77, 36. Permission granted by Sigma, Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

Figure 2 - Evidence of ozone depletion outside Antarctica has not been easy to obtain. Rowland, 1989: American Scientist, 77, 36. Permission granted by Sigma, Xi, The Scientific Research Society.

Figure 3 - South Pole Station, 1992 Ozone Hole. E. Dutton, NOAA.

Figure 4 - CFC reaction equations.

Figure 5 - Distribution of Chlorine in the normal stratosphere.

Figure 6 - Vertical distribution of chlorine compounds in the atmosphere.

Figure 7 - Stratospheric chemistry (simplified). Takle, G.S., 2002

Figure 8 - Polar Stratospheric Meteorology. Takle, G.S., 2002


Figure 9 - Major Halocarbons: Statistics and Uses. Sources: EPA, 1988a; Hammitt, et al., 1987; Wuebbles, 1983,; WMO, 1985.

Figure 10 - Production of HFC-134a. Source unknown.


Related Class Images

South Pole ozone hole September 4, 1991. Dutton, E., NOAA.

South Pole ozone hole September 9, 1991. Dutton, E., NOAA.

South Pole ozone hole September 27, 1991. Dutton, E., NOAA.

Concentration of CFCs from 1978-1988. Houghton, J.T., G.J. Jenkins, J.J. Ephraums, eds, 1990: 1990 Intergovernment Panel on Climate Change, Cambridge University Press, 23-24.

Vertical profile of the ozone partial pressure observed by the SAGE II instrument on October 7, 1987. Source unknown.

CFCs - background. Takle, G.S., 1995

Modifying or replacing CFCs. Takle, G.S., 1995

Ozone production in the stratosphere

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