TOMS Multimedia Files

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Antarctic Ozone Hole

The 2000 ozone hole over the arctic seen by EPTOMS. This image was recently produced by Code 916 for use in a Textbook

• Click here for a GIF image (35.1 Kb)

The 1998 ozone hole as seen by Earth Probe TOMS. These are TOMS data beautifully interpreted by the Goddard Computer Visualization Studio.

• Click here for a quicktime movie. (13 Mb)

The 1997 ozone hole movies.

• Click here for an animated GIF movie.(853 Kb)
• Click here for a Quicktime movie. (7.0 Mb)

The 1996 Earth Probe TOMS ozone hole. The movies show the formation and breakup of the ozone hole (August 1st - December 15th).

The ozone hole size from 1979-2004. (102K)

The ozone hole minima from 1979-2004. (120K)

The global monthly average total ozone from 1979-2001. (50K) [caption]

The ozone hole from 1979-1997 (Note: No TOMS instrument was in orbit during 1995). (43K)

A combination of Nimbus-4 BUV (70-72) data and TOMS data (79-93). The image depicts the growth of the Antarctic ozone hole. (122K)

North Hemisphere Ozone

Low ozone was measured over the North Hemisphere during the Spring of 1997.

• Click here for an ADEOS Quicktime movie. (7.8Mb)
• Click here for an Earth Probe GIF animation. (2K)
• Click here for an ADEOS GIF animation. (2K)

Northern hemisphere ozone from 1979 to 1998. (45K)

• No TOMS instrument was in orbit during March of 1995 and 1996.
• Note the gradual decrease in the high ozone regions (orange and red areas) since 1979.
• Also note the severe depletion in 1997.

Ozone at Arosa, Switzerland from 1926-1997. (20 Kb)

• Notice the decrease over the last two decades.
• TOMS data are also shown.

UV-Absorbing Aerosols and UV Radiation

A GIF animation showing daily images of Earth Probe TOMS aerosol index for a major dust storm over China and Mongolia in April, 1998.

The frequency of occurrence of different types of UV-absorbing aerosols in the troposphere during July, August, and September. (2K)

A GIF animation of the location of tropospheric, UV-absorbing aerosols for Jul-Sept, 1988. (400K)

Images from Earth Probe TOMS showing smoke from the fires in Indonesia, Borneo, and other areas in the South Pacific.

Comparison of the TOMS aerosol index with brightness temperature difference determined from AVHRR for a volcanic ash cloud from the eruption of Mt. Spurr in 1992.

Images from Earth Probe TOMS showing volcanic ash from the 26-Dec-97 eruption of Soufriere Hills, Montserrat.

Image showing DNA spectral exposure over the United States for July, 1992 (determined from the V7 Nimbus-7 data set).

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