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stratosphere

the region of the Earth's atmosphere between 10 and 50km in altitude.
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While substances injected in the troposphere remain for a few weeks at most, emissions in the stratosphere can linger for months or years.
Behind the contrail curtain
If the "Wise Users" are right, this is a natural process: volcanoes, forest fires, and oceanic evaporation are constantly contributing chlorine to the stratosphere in amounts that dwarf the total inventory of CFCs the entire human race has managed to produce.
Trees and volcanoes cause smog! (More myths from the "Wise Use" movement)
Although volcanoes are capable of producing large quantities of hydrochloric acid, most plumes are not powerful enough to penetrate the stratosphere.
Ozone depletion: myth vs. measurement
The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987 and effective from 1989, banned the use of ozone-depleting substances, and scientists reported seeing a recovery of the layer since the 1990s, mainly in the upper layers of the stratosphere. In 2016, even the (http://www.ibtimes.com/antarctic-ozone-hole-showing-first-signs-healing-scientists-say-2388781) hole over Antarctica was declared to be healing .
Ozone Layer Still Thinning In Most Parts Of Earth
Moreover, warming and ENSO signals in the upper stratosphere and lower troposphere were studied.
Stratospheric Processes and Their Role in Climate
Researchers focused their study on the stratosphere's polar night jet stream, looking at 30 years of forecast data to analyze the connection of stratospheric conditions to forecasting accuracy.
Studying stratospheric winds enhances winter forecasts
recently topped-off The Stratosphere located in the Makati Central Business District.
Primex Realty tops off 'Stratosphere' in Makati
Water vapor is the most important greenhouse gas, and its impact on climate is amplified in the stratosphere. In a detailed study, the researchers from the three institutions examined the causes of changes in the temperatures and water vapor in the tropical tropopause layer (TTL).
Natural Buffer for Human-Caused Global Warming?
Declining chlorine levels in the stratosphere haven't yet led to the recovery of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica, according to two new NASA studies.
Ozone hole still not shrinking
12 ( ANI ): NASA scientists have found that declining chlorine in the stratosphere has not yet caused a recovery of the ozone hole - formed annually over Antarctica.
Ozone hole still not on path of recovery
He also received a trophy the size of the Stratosphere to show off back home.
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Water vapour and ozone in the stratosphere can have a large impact on earth's climate.
NASA to send unmanned aircraft to study climate change

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