Ozone Hole (12 Sep-15 Nov 2004)

  • Credit

    NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio

Aura/OMI Ozone Hole from September 12, 2004 to November 15,2004

Data from NASA satellites establishes a 40 year record of stratospheric ozone measurements. The stratospheric ozone layer shields life on Earth from harmful solar ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Research shows that excess exposure to UV radiation causes skin cancer and eye problems and impacts plant growth. Global stratospheric ozone has decreased by 3 percent globally between 1980 and 2000 and has thinned by 50 percent over Antarctica in winter and spring. Depletion of the ozone layer allows more UV radiation to reach the Earth's surface. This animation shows the ozone layer blocking harmful UV radiation from the Earth's surface. The hole in the ozone is seen in purple.

This animation shows the Antarctic ozone from September 12, 2004 to November 15, 2004. The maximum hole occurred on September 22, 2004. Purple areas purple show regions with low ozone and red areas show high ozone levels.

Metadata

  • Sensor

    Aura/OMI

  • Animation ID

    3066

  • Video ID

    NONE

  • Start Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • End Timecode

    00:00:00:00

  • Animator

    Lori Perkins, Greg Shirah, Stuart A. Snodgrass

  • Studio

    SVS

  • Visualization Date

    2004/11/30

  • Scientist

    Ernest Hilsenrath (NASA/GSFC), Mark Schoeberl (NASA/GSFC), Anne Douglass (NASA/GSFC)

  • Keywords

    GCMD--Location--Stratosphere, GCMD--Location--Troposphere, ozone, oxygen, hole

  • DLESE Subject

    atmospheric science

  • Data Date

    2004/09/12 - 2004/11/15

  • Pao ID

    G04-064

  • Story URL

    http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/aura_first.html

  • Animation Type

    Regular