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Term

ozone hole

Term

A sharp seasonal decrease in stratospheric ozone concentration that occurs over Antarctica in the spring. First detected in the late 1970s, the ozone hole continues to appear as a result of complex chemical reaction in the atmosphere that involves CFCs.

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Okanagan University College.

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http://www.geog.ouc.bc.ca/conted/onlinecourses/enviroglos/o.html

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Okanagan University College

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