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Descriptor
English
:
Stratospheric Ozone
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Ozono Estratosférico
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Ozônio Estratosférico
Synonyms
English
:
Ozone Layer
Ozone, Stratospheric
Tree Number:
D01.362.670.600.500
G16.500.275.063.700
N06.230.300.100.700
SP4.041.427.458
SP8.473.654.587.447.365.353.539
Definition
English
:
Ozone in the Earth's
stratosphere
. It is produced continuously by the action of solar
ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
on
oxygen
in the
stratosphere
. The
stratospheric ozone
(especially at the ozone layer) blocks much of the solar UV
radiation
of wavelengths of 320 nanometers or less from being transmitted to lower
ATMOSPHERE
of the Earth.
History Note
English
:
2013
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AN
analysis
CH
chemistry
Record Number:
54901
Unique Identifier:
D062952
Occurrence in VHL
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