| Description: | In the stratosphere, ozone is created primarily by ultraviolet radiation. When high-energy ultraviolet rays strike ordinary oxygen molecules (O2), they split the molecule into two single oxygen atoms, known as atomic oxygen. A freed oxygen atom then combines with another oxygen molecule to form a molecule of ozone. There is so much oxygen in our atmosphere, that these high-energy ultraviolet rays are completely absorbed in the stratosphere. |
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| Creator(s): | NASA Earth Observatory |
| Creation Date: | 2002 |
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Publisher Name: NASA Earth Observatory
Publisher Info: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/
Place of Publication: Greenbelt, MD
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| Original Creation Date: | 2002 | |
| Description: | In the stratosphere, ozone is created primarily by ultraviolet radiation. When high-energy ultraviolet rays strike ordinary oxygen molecules (O2), they split the molecule into two single oxygen atoms, known as atomic oxygen. A freed oxygen atom then combines with another oxygen molecule to form a molecule of ozone. There is so much oxygen in our atmosphere, that these high-energy ultraviolet rays are completely absorbed in the stratosphere. |
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| Keyword(s): | atmospheric composition | air pollution | ozone | ozone oxygen cycle | |
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