The Ozone Layer: Earth's Stratospheric Defence

The following sections are included:

• The Atmosphere and the Ozone Layer

• Ozone in the Stratosphere

• Ozone Destruction

• The Antarctic Ozone Hole

• The International Response and the Montreal Protocol

• A Closer Look at the Ozone Layer

• The Antarctic Vortex

• Flight into the Antarctic Vortex

• Chlorofluorocarbons: Nemesis of the Ozone Layer

• Changes in Stratospheric Chlorine and Chlorofluorocarbon Levels

• Lingering Concerns

• References