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Scientists concerned with the processes occurring in the stratosphere are becoming more and more aware of the role that the stratosphere may play in the global climate and in global change in general. This book focuses on the basic processes taking place in the stratosphere and on the stratospheric changes which may occur from either natural or anthropogenic forcing. Of major concern here is the consequence of the increasing Antarctic Ozone Hole and the possibility of similar processes occurring at northern latitudes. One of the expected consequences of the change in the stratospheric composition, mainly ozone depletion, is the change in the penetration of UV-B in the troposphere, at the surface, and in the top layers of the ocean. Monitoring and modeling of those changes are still in infancy, even though the implications may be of utmost importance for the entire biosphere. Several aspects of these consequences with regard to aquatic ecosystems, terrestrial vegetation and human health are presented by experts in these fields.
- Table of contents (27 chapters)
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The Stratosphere: An Introduction
Pages 1-27
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Tropospheric Forcing of the Middle Atmosphere
Pages 29-45
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Processes Associated with Stratospheric Ozone Decrease: Homogeneous Chemistry
Pages 47-64
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Heterogeneous Chemistry of Polar Stratospheric Clouds and Volcanic Aerosols
Pages 65-134
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Mixing Processes in the Extra Tropical Stratosphere
Pages 135-152
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Table of contents (27 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- The Role of the Stratosphere in Global Change
- Editors
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- Marie-Lise Chanin
- Series Title
- Nato ASI Subseries I:
- Series Volume
- 8
- Copyright
- 1993
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-642-78306-7
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-642-78306-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-78308-1
- Series ISSN
- 1431-7125
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XVIII, 558
- Topics
