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Ozone depletion during solar proton events in solar cycle 21Ozone profile data from the Solar Backscattered Ultraviolet Instrument on Nimbus 7 from 1979 to the present and clear cases of ozone destruction associated with five sudden proton events (SPEs) on June 7, 1979, August 21, 1979, October 13-14, 1981, July 13, 1982, and December 8, 1982 are found. During the SPE on July 13, 1982, the largest of this solar cycle, no depletion at all at 45 km is observed, but there is a 15 percent ozone depletion at 50 km increasing to 27 percent at 55 km, all at a solar zenith angle of 85 deg. A strong variation of the observed depletion with solar zenith angle is found, with maximum depletion occurring at the largest zenith angles (near 85 deg) decreasing to near zero for angles below about 70 deg. The observed depletion is short lived, disappearing within hours of the end of the SPE.
Document ID
19860063888
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mcpeters, R. D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Jackman, C. H.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1985
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
86A48626
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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