2008 ozone hole larger than last year
Tuesday, October 7, 2008 - 18:14
in Earth & Climate
Ozone hole during Oct. 7, 2008, as measured by the Scanning Imaging Absorption Spectrometer for Atmospheric Cartography (SCIAMACHY) atmospheric sensor onboard ESA's Envisat. The 2008 ozone hole – a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica – is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007 but is not as large as 2006.