What Is the Ozone Hype Anyway? “The ozone is a pale bluish form of oxygen gas with an odor like chlorine, formed by an electrical discharge in the air” (Webster 185). The first time that I thought about this research narrative was the first time that I read the syllabus for class. My immediate reaction was that I could not believe that we were actually going to write a ten-page narrative. I was never expected to write a paper of this length before and I was unsure if I were going to be able
considered a natural occurrence, however, at least some of it is human induced. The depletion of the ozone (O3) layer is negatively affecting our ecosystem, by way of global warming and climate change. Some of the benefits of the O3 layer in the stratosphere (outer layer of the Earth's atmosphere) are: that it provides us with blue skies; it protects man and vegetation from the harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun, and traps the proper amount of heat within the Earth's atmosphere to sustain life
Her word choice and sentence structure portrays a reasonable argument. In the quote “The main things that lead to destruction of the ozone gas in the ozone layer. Low temperatures, increase in the level of chlorine and bromine gases in the upper stratosphere are some of the reasons that leads to ozone layer depletion” (Paragraph .3) represents Ankit’s theoretical language, it gives the audience that the information is logical. In Contoski’s article, he uses the Logos method very effectively. Contoski
Here is an environmental question worth asking, "Is ozone good or bad?" Need more context? Okay. Has ozone been beneficial or detrimental to humans over the course of the past century? Unsure? Well read the following and decide. If you're not motivated to do so, consider that if ozone weren't part of the Earth, neither would we be, and, more immediately, if ozone levels aren't kept within certain narrow ranges in the future, the biosphere will suffer greatly. What is ozone? Ozone is the gas in
It’s a normal day in Stratosphere Casino, Las Vegas, and the sound of coins and cards echoed in the background. Smooth music is played while the TVs broadcast the Sunday news. But none of these matter to Edward. He’s fixated on his poker game. “Raise, 20 chips.” “Call.” “Call.” It’s finally Edward’s turn, but he couldn’t make up his mind. His hand, a one-pair, have no chance of winning. Yet his intuition is screaming that he could bluff through this round. “Raise, 30 chips.” As soon as he said those
Orbiting above the Earth, an astronaut can look down on our home and see the thin blue ribbon that rims our planet. That transparent blanket -- our atmosphere -- makes life possible. It provides the air we breathe and regulates our global temperature. And it contains a special ingredient called ozone that filters deadly solar radiation. The Atmosphere The gaseous area surrounding the planet is divided into several spherical strata separated by narrow transition zones which is the atmosphere. (Graedel
seen. The atmosphere in Titan is approximately 1.5km and is mainly composed of nitrogen. Titan has a very similar vertical atmospheric structure to earth, Titan has a troposphere temperature of ~94-~70K, a tropopause temperature of 70.4K and a stratosphere temperature of ~70-175K. In regards of greenhouse gasses in Titan’s atmosphere, Methane makes a very capable and effective greenhouse gas . Methane, which is transparent in UV and visible spectral regions, displays absorption bands which complements
released into the air are so light that they can stay in the stratosphere for months and travel (sometimes worldwide), blocking sunlight and causing cooling over large areas (scied.ucar.edu, paragraph 5). But, the sulfur dioxide let into the air by an eruption does a much better job of cooling climates. It goes into the stratosphere, combines with water to form sulfuric acid aerosols. It then makes a “haze of tiny droplets in the stratosphere that reflects incoming solar radiation, causing cooling of
Ozone in the Atmosphere Kaitlyn Osipczuk Keiser University Ozone in the Atmosphere Ozone is a gas in our atmosphere that is naturally present. Ozone has the chemical formula of O3 because an ozone molecule is triatomic, meaning that the molecule contains three oxygen atoms. The oxygen that organisms use to breathe is made up of two oxygen atoms, commonly called diatomic and represented by O2. As a single atom, oxygen is very unstable since it is a highly reactive, nonmetal element. According
effects of supersonic transport aircraft that release nitrogen oxide into the stratosphere.2 In 1974, Molina and Rowland found that human-made chlorofluorocarbons used for making foam, cleaning fluids, refrigerants, and repellents transform into ozone-depleting agents.3 Chlorofluorocarbons stay in the atmosphere for several decades due to their long tropospheric lifetimes. These compounds are carried into the stratosphere where they undergo hundreds of catalytic cycles with ozone.4 They are broken
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases nearby the planet Earth that is retain by Earth's gravity. The atmosphere save life on Earth by captivating ultraviolet solar radiation, warming the surface during heat retention and dropping extreme temperatures involving day and night (the diurnal temperature variation). The general name air is given to the atmospheric gases use in breathing and photosynthesis. By amount, dry air contains 78.09% nitrogen, 20.95% oxygen, 0.9% argon, 0.03% carbon dioxide
Space tourism involves travelling in to the space by people for leisure, adventure or investment by established space tourism businesses. It is an expensive undertaking that satisfies the curiosity of people regarding how the space looks like. Virgin Galactic is one of the emerging companies that have taken advantage of the new investment opportunity. Space environment on the other hand is likely to be affected by space tourism due to the black carbon emitted by the rockets involved in space tourism
Meteorology Final Exam 12/13/13 In regions of low pressure, the wind circulates counterclockwise and inward, with convergence at the surface and divergence aloft. Low pressure systems are marked by clouds, precipitation and/or storms. In regions of high pressure, the wind circulates outward and clockwise, with divergence at the surface and convergence aloft. High pressure systems bring fair, calm and dry weather conditions. p. 9, 260 The advantages of infrared satellite image are: 24-hour
and flammability were the main reason. Around in 1960s the use of CFC increases among the developing nations. As the use of CFC increases it start to destroy the ozone layer. Fluorine and chlorine atom are separated in the reaction they remain stratosphere for long time and lowly destroy ozone layer. After that different other alternatives to CFC were, those alternatives were not harmful to ozone layer but they have a great influence on global warming. There are different kinds of CFC. They arranged
(2007). How Will the Stratosphere Affect Climate Change? Science,316(5831), 1576-1577. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.southtexascollege.edu:2048/stable/20036480 Solomon, S., Haskins, J., Ivy, D., & Min, F. (2014). Fundamental differences between Arctic and Antarctic
chemists, came up with a surprising result in his calculations concerning the CFCs and ozone layer. CFCs are basically inactive in the troposphere(around the altitude of 50,000 feet) so it would gradually drift upward until they reached the mid-stratosphere.(about 100,000 feet) At this point CFCs would be broken down by short-wavelength ultraviolet radiation from the sun. This radiation is the one which would not reach the lower atmosphere in large amounts because of the ozone layer. When these CFCs
The Range of Physical Phenomena that are Associated with Volcanic Hazards Volcanic eruptions bring with them a large range of hazards. This report will describe the different range of hazards associated with volcanic activity and discus possible ways that hazards can be avoided. A volcanic eruption can, force people to leave their homes, damage sources of water, destroy homes and farms, restrict travel and kill. Pyroclastic flow is a flow of volcanic rock, and the most devastating effect
Al Gore says global-warming skeptics are a group diminishing almost as rapidly as the mountain glaciers. ( Michael Shnayerson) Global warming is the gradual rise of the Earth 's surface temperature thought to be caused by the greenhouse effect. Today I will be discussing with you a growing environmental issue known as global warming including its cause, effect, and solutions. First I will explain what causes global warming. Then I will highlight the effects of global warming. As a final point, I
startling. Chlorine atoms are released as the CFCs decompose, thus destroying the Ozone (O3) atoms in the high stratosphere. It became clear that human usage of CF2Cl2 and CFCl3, and similar chemicals were causing a negative impact on the chemistry of the high altitude air. When CFCs and other ozone-degrading chemicals are emitted, they mix with the atmosphere and eventually rise to the stratosphere. CFCs themselves do not actually effect the ozone, but their decay products do. After they photolyzed, the
The earth is a complex system, which continues to evolve and change. Climate change and global warming are currently popular in the political agenda. But what does “climate” really mean? The difference between weather and climate can be conveyed in a single sentence: “Climate is what you expect; weather is what you get.” Based on research of the geologic record, we know that climate change has happened throughout Earth's history and at present, ever-increasing evidence points to the roles that humans