The Ozone Layer

1. The First Steps The Discovery of Ozone Identification of the Ozone Molecule 2. The Presence of Ozone in the Atmosphere Early Measurements of Ozone in Air Ozone and Health Systematic Surface Ozone Measurements 3. Spectroscopic Determinations of Ozone Spectroscopic Properties of Ozone The Discovery of Ozone in the Stratosphere Attempts to Detect Antozone in the Atmosphere Optical Measurements of Surface Ozone 4. The First Theoretical Studies The First International Ozone Conference The First Photochemical Theory of Ozone The Following International Ozone Conferences 5. Determination of the Vertical Distribution of Ozone The Umkehreffekt The First Balloon Measurements Balloon Flights with Manned Gondola Ozone Measurements from Rockets Satellite Measurements 6. Advances in Theory The First Mathematical Model of Stratospheric Ozone Ozone Production in the Stratosphere The Inadequacies of Theory Ozone Destruction by Hydrogenated Compounds Ozone Destruction by Nitrogen Compounds Ozone Destruction by Chlorinated and Brominated Compounds The Role of Atmospheric Dynamics and Ozone Transport Advanced Mathematical Models of Ozone 7. Ozone and Supersonic Aircraft The Effect of Water Released by Aircraft Engines The Effect of Nitrogen Oxides Released by Aircraft Engines 8. Ozone and Chlorofluorocarbons Ozone, chlorine, bromine and the Cold War Effect of chlorofluorocarbons 9. The Antarctic Ozone Hole The Discovery of the Ozone Hole Space Observations of Ozone Depletion Three Hypotheses to Explain the Formation of the Ozone Hole Explanation of the Causes of the Ozone Hole An Ozone Hole in the Arctic? 10. Ozone in the Troposphere Air Pollution Ozone Pollution Global Tropospheric Chemistry 11. A Success Story Additional Reading