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Some New Questions about the Seasonal Decrease of the Ozone Layer
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Green and Sustainable Chemistry·Volume 02 (2012)·Pages 112–116·Published 16 August 2012·DOI10.4236/gsc.2012.23016
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Abstract
The depletion-recovery cycle of the ozone layer is explained on the basis of the magnetic properties of oxygen, ozone, nitrogen oxides and chlorine combinations, which upon interaction with the Earth’s magnetic field, give rise to gaseous fluxes polar- and equatorial-wards.
KeywordsDepletion-Recovery CycleOzone LayerMagnetic PropertiesOxygenOzone
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