Projected Impacts of HFC on Ozone Levels at the Various Latitudes in 2050 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Projected Impacts of HFC on Ozone Levels at the Various Latitudes in 2050

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A global representation of the projected impacts of hydrofluorocarbons (HFC) on ozone levels at the various latitudes in 2050. The small but measurable amount of ozone loss is quantified in Dobson units, the most common unit for measuring ozone concentration. Over Earth's surface, the ozone layer's average thickness is about 300 Dobson units, or three millimeters.

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Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

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