1 -- INTRODUCTION TO THE LECTURE SERIES

1.1 Lecture Objectives

2 -- THE RELATIONSHIP OF OZONE AND ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION

2.1 Ozone and the Ozone Layer

2.2 Solar Radiation

2.3 Solar Fluxes

2.4 UV Radiation and the Screening Action by Ozone

3 -- THE LIFE CYCLE OF AN OZONE MOLECULE IN THE STRATOSPHERE

4 -- THE DISTRIBUTION OF OZONE IN THE STRATOSPHERE

4.1 The Dobson Unit

4.2 Distribution of Ozone by Season and Location

4.3 Ozone Number Density

4.4 Circulation Patterns in the Stratosphere

5 -- CHLORINE AND OZONE

5.1 Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) Distribution in the Atmosphere

5.2 CFCs and the Destruction of Ozone

6 -- THE ANTARCTIC OZONE HOLE

7 -- THE FUTURE OF THE STRATOSPHERIC OZONE LAYER

SUMMARY OF KEY OZONE CONCEPTS

REVIEW QUESTIONS

FIGURE DETAILS