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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Stratospheric Ozone
Chapter 2: The Chemical, Thermal, and Dynamical Structure of Earth's Atmosphere
Chapter 3: Morphology of Ozone
Chapter 4: Radiation and the Atmosphere
Chapter 5: Stratospheric Photochemistry
Chapter 6: Stratospheric Dynamics and the Transport of Ozone and Other Trace Gases
Chapter 7: Ozone and Atmospheric Chemistry Measurements
Chapter 8: Stratospheric Ozone Variability
Chapter 9: Trends in Stratospheric Ozone
Chapter 10: Pollution of the Stratosphere
Chapter 11: The Antarctic Ozone Hole
Chapter 12: Modeling, Assessments, and Trend Prediction
The Stratospheric Ozone Electronic Textbook was funded, developed, written, and edited by members of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch (Code 916).
http://hyperion.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Managers: Drs. Paul Newman and Gary Morris
Editor: Richard M. Todaro
Educational Reviewer: Dr. Barbara Gage
Publication Designer: Diana J. Sunday
AUTHORS
Chapter 1 -- Dr. Paul A. Newman
Chapter 2 -- Drs. Gary Morris, Barbara Gage, Paul A. Newman, Arthur Aikin, and William Heaps; and Messers Frank Crum, David Larko, and Richard M. Todaro
Chapter 3 -- Dr. Gary Morris
Chapter 4 -- Dr. Ed Celarier and Ms. Stacey Hollandsworth
Chapter 5 -- Dr. Paul A. Newman
Chapter 6 -- Drs. Eugene Cordero, Paul A. Newman, Clark Weaver, and Eric Fleming
Chapter 7 -- Ernest Hilsenrath
Chapter 8 -- Dr. Richard Stolarski
Chapter 9 -- Stacey M. Hollandsworth and Matthew D. Binder
Chapter 10 -- Dr. Richard Stolarski
Chapter 11 -- Dr. Paul A. Newman
Chapter 12 -- Drs. Gary Morris and David Considine; and Mr. Richard M. Todaro
Illustrations come from a variety of sources created or contributed by the authors and colleagues.
We wish to thank Dr. Pawan K. Bhartia, Head of the Atmospheric Chemistry and Dynamics Branch at NASA GSFC, for supporting this educational endeavor and Drs. Paul A. Newman and Gary Morris for managing the project with the core team of writers.
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