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Identify the atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer in the figure above. Describe other characteristics of this layer.

Answer 1

Answer:

The atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer is the Stratosphere.

The stratosphere is characterized by temperatures that rise with height. As a result, the air is very stable, not mixing much vertically, and allowing distinct layers of air, or strata, to form. There are also persistent regular strong winds, of which the best known are the intense western winds during the winter called the polar night jet stream.

The stratosphere is extremely cold (about −112°F [−80°C]) in places, so there is relatively little water. Nevertheless, nacreous or mother-of-pearl clouds, although not frequently observed, have long been known. More recently there has been much interest in polar stratospheric clouds which had hitherto received little attention. Stratospheric cloud particles can be water-containing sulfuric acid droplets or solid nitric acid hydrates. Studies of the Antarctic ozone hole have revealed that these clouds are likely to play an important role in the depletion of ozone in the polar stratosphere.

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Answer 2

Answer:

Stratosphere

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