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OZONE CYCLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Pollution
DEF

A sequence of transformations that ozone undergoes in the atmosphere: formation by photodissociation of molecular oxygen, combining of atomic and molecular oxygen, destruction by photodissociation of the ozone formed, renewal by photodissociation of molecular oxygen.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution de l'air
DEF

Séquence de transformations que subit l'ozone dans l'atmosphère : formation par photodissociation de l'oxygène moléculaire, combinaison de l'oxygène atomique et moléculaire, destruction par photodissociation de l'ozone ainsi formé, renouvellement par photodissociation de l'oxygène moléculaire.

OBS

C'est à Chapman (1931) qu'on doit la première description de la chaîne de réactions qui explique la présence permanente de l'ozone dans la stratosphère. Crutzen fit ressortir plus tard (1970) l'importance des oxydes d'azote pour la compréhension du cycle de l'ozone.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Contaminación del aire
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