concentration of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere. The ozone layer...

Stratospheric aerosol injection is a proposed method of solar geoengineering (or solar radiation modification) to reduce global warming. This would introduce...

Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans...

continued measurements of the stratosphere were taken by Richard Scherhag in 1951 using radiosondes to take reliable temperature readings in the upper stratosphere...

springtime decrease in stratospheric ozone (the ozone layer) around Earth's polar regions. The latter phenomenon is referred to as the ozone hole. There...

levels of pollution in the summer months. Although the same molecule, ground-level ozone can be harmful to human health, unlike stratospheric ozone that...

such as smogs, acid rains and pollution-related diseases. The depletion of stratospheric ozone layer, which shields the surface from harmful ionizing...

oxidation in soil, several steps can be taken. Controlling the usage of nitrogen enhancing fertilizer and reducing the amount of nitrogen pollution into the air...

enhance the cooling from sulfate pollution while minimizing the negative effects on health through deploying in the stratosphere, where only a fraction of the...

percent of the mass of the overall atmosphere. The stratosphere is the next layer and extends from 18 km (11 mi) to about 50 km (31 mi). The third layer...

Spacecraft measurements have established that the total radiative output of the Sun varies at the 0.1−0.3% level "Aerosol pollution has caused decades of global...

introductions of the species chlorine nitrate (ClONO2) and hypochlorous acid (HOCl) to stratospheric chemistry via measurements of the rates of reactions...

that occur in the tropopause, which is the atmospheric boundary that demarcates the troposphere from the stratosphere. At higher altitudes, the low air-temperature...

human-caused climate forcing in the historical period.: 2  Methane is a major source of water vapour in the stratosphere through oxidation; and water...

Spacecraft measurements have established that the total radiative output of the Sun varies at the 0.1−0.3% level "Aerosol pollution has caused decades of global...

thousands of kilometers in the stratosphere)." McGhan, M. (1981). "Measurements of nitric oxide after a nuclear burst". Journal of Geophysical Research....

3000 times the amount of pollution as homes heated with natural gas. About 50% of air pollution in Salt Lake County is from vehicles. In 2024 the American...

The Cape Grim Air Archive (CGAA) also "Kennaook/Cape Grim" is a facility of the Australian Bureau of Meteorology's Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station...

is present in very low concentrations throughout the atmosphere, with its highest concentration high in the ozone layer of the stratosphere, which absorbs...

Retrieved 11 September 2020. Satellite measurements show warming in the troposphere but cooling in the stratosphere. This vertical pattern is consistent...

and the federally recognized tribes. The agency also works with industries and all levels of government in a wide variety of voluntary pollution prevention...

In Turkey, air pollution is the most lethal of the nation's environmental issues, with almost everyone across the country exposed to more than World Health...

balloon, is a balloon (specifically a type of high-altitude balloon) that carries instruments to the stratosphere to send back information on atmospheric...

in the lower stratosphere, have a cooling effect on the Earth's surface. In contrast, ozone increases in the troposphere caused by surface-pollution gases...

in order to make measurements at remote locations; and hand-held portable versions for measurements of personal exposure to combustion emissions. The...

(ocean acidification, other effects of global warming on oceans) and changes in the stratosphere (see Physical impacts of climate change) Solid waste management...

insulation blanket. The first accurate global measurements were made during the oceanographic expedition of HMS Challenger. In the open ocean, the thermocline...

of the stratosphere. Ozone and key ozone-related chemical compounds and parameters are targeted for measurement. The NDSC is a major component of the...

well-mixed in the stratosphere, would reach the ground over a period of 10 years, and be uniformly distributed over the surface of the Earth. Machta used the more...

The atmospheric scientist Paul Crutzen introduced the term "Anthropocene" in the mid-1970s. The term is sometimes used in the context of pollution produced...