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English: October 29, 2015

The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than recent years, according to scientists from NOAA and NASA. On October 2, 2015, the ozone hole expanded to its peak of 28.2 million square kilometers (10.9 million square miles), an area larger than the continent of North America.


Using data from NOAA and NASA satellites, this images shows the ozone layer from two perspectives. The blue colors indicate normal levels of ozone and red colors indicate the area associated with the ozone hole. The vertical profile in green colors shows how the actual thickness of the ozone layer changes, as measured by the OMPS Limb sensor on the Suomi NPP satellite. As the satellite orbit passed over Antarctica, very low levels and thicknesses of ozone were measured. Such low levels of ozone allow dangerous ultraviolet radiation to reach the Earth's surface.

Credit: NOAA
Date Taken on 14 January 2016, 12:41:16
Source Ozone Hole Over Antarctica Reaches Annual Maximum
Author NOAASatellites
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JPSS- Data
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noaa; weathersatellite; jpss; nesdis; suominpp

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by NOAASatellites at https://flickr.com/photos/125201706@N06/24270792702. It was reviewed on 22 February 2024 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

22 February 2024

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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October 29, 2015. The 2015 Antarctic ozone hole area was larger and formed later than recent years, according to scientists from NOAA and NASA. On October 2, 2015, the ozone hole expanded to its peak of 28.2 million square kilometers (10.

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