International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Sentinel-5P TROPOMI O3 acquired on 16 September 2022 from 00:37:43 to 22:37:05 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Atmosphere, pollution, ozone, Antarctica
Fig. 1 - S5P TROPOMI (16.09.202) - Total ozone column - 16 September is the UN International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
2D view
Ozone in the stratosphere absorbs some of the Sun’s biologically harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Fig. 2 - S5P TROPOMI (16.09.202) - The ozone hole above the Antarctic has become a global symbol of the environmental threat.
3D view
Its partial recovery shows how mobilizing public support can change things for the better. But the ozone layer is not saved yet.
The views expressed herein can in no way be taken to reflect the official opinion of the European Space Agency or the European Union.
Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025, processed by VisioTerra.
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