Preferred Label : ozone hole;
IUPAC definition : A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica in which a marked decrease in the concentration
of ozone has been observed in the Antarctic spring in recent years. The origin of
this phenomenon is not yet established, but several theories based on both physical
(transport related) and chemical processes (involvement of the halocarbons and their
products of oxidation) have been suggested. The latter explanation appears to be in
better accord with recent findings.;
Origin ID : O04383;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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A region of the stratosphere over Antarctica in which a marked decrease in the concentration
of ozone has been observed in the Antarctic spring in recent years. The origin of
this phenomenon is not yet established, but several theories based on both physical
(transport related) and chemical processes (involvement of the halocarbons and their
products of oxidation) have been suggested. The latter explanation appears to be in
better accord with recent findings.
