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A video atlas of TOMS ozone data, 1978-88The Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), on-board NASA's Nimbus-7 weather satellite, has been observing ozone over the earth once daily for the last 10 yr. A time-lapse atlas of 3440 color-coded images drawn from the TOMS archive from 1978 to 1988 has been visualized on a standard VHS videotape that is now available from NASA. The rapid and complex ozone variations presented demonstrate the difficulty of separating man-induced climate changes from natural variability. This article presents a few images from the atlas and describes interesting features in the animation, such as the correlation between ozone and 'the weather', and the recent deepening of the annual ozone hole over the South Pole. Originally intended as a browsing tool for the TOMS digital database, the videotape is a vivid presentation of the earth's atmospheric dynamics and chemistry that is recommended for scientists, educators, policy makers, and citizens concerned about the global environment.
Document ID
19900031829
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Chesters, D.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Krueger, A. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: American Meteorological Society, Bulletin
Volume: 70
ISSN: 0003-0007
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
90A18884
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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