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Stratospheric Pollution

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Glossary

Chemical transport model :

Three-dimensional model of atmospheric chemistry used to simulate past and present changes.

Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) :

Class of chemical compound containing chlorine, fluorine, and carbon.

Coupled chemistry-climate model (CCM) :

Version of three-dimensional atmospheric climate model with detailed interactive chemistry. Used to simulate past ozone changes and to predict the future ozone layer.

Montreal protocol :

International agreement to limit and phase out production and emission of chlorine- and bromine-containing ozone-depleting substances.

Ozone :

Molecule containing three oxygen atoms (O3).

Ozone-depleting substance (ODS) :

General term for compounds which, when broken down in the atmosphere, can release chemical species that destroy ozone.

Ozone hole :

Popular name given to the large seasonal reduction in column ozone over Antarctica, which currently occurs from August to October each year.

Stratosphere :

Region of atmosphere from about...

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  1. Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    Martyn P. Chipperfield

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  1. School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering The Australian School of Petroleum, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Michael Evan Goodsite

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Airlabs, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Matthew Stanley Johnson

  3. Department of Environmental Sciences, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark

    Ole Hertel

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Chipperfield, M.P. (2012). Stratospheric Pollution. In: Goodsite, M.E., Johnson, M.S., Hertel, O. (eds) Air Pollution Sources, Statistics and Health Effects. Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0596-7_560

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