Previous Animation Next Animation Antarctic Ozone Sequence 1996 through 2004 This animation shows total ozone in the Antarctic region along with the maximum ozone depth and size since the earliest measurements of the TOMS instrument on the Earth Probe satellite. This animation was created for an exhibit at the Smithsonium Museum.    The TOMS instrument on the Earth Probe spacecraft has recorded daily ozone values from July 25, 1996. Areas of red show the highest concentration of ozone measured in dobson units, DU. Areas of purple indicate the lowest concentration, commonly known as the ozone hole. The top plot shows the amount of ozone concentration measured in DU. The bottom plot shows the spatial area in Millions of Kilometers, MKm, of the ozone hole. Duration: 5.3 minutes Available formats:   160x80       PNG           29 KB   80x40         PNG           8 KB   720x480 (29.97 fps) MPEG-2   274 MB   720x480 (30 fps) MPEG-1   188 MB   320x213     JPEG         12 KB How to play our movies    Legend for Ozone animation. 'DU' stands for Dobson Units, a standard unit for measuring ozone concentrations. Available formats:   320 x 90           PNG         2 KB Animation Number: 3136 Completed: 2005-03-18 Animator: Lori Perkins (NASA/GSFC) (Lead) Scientists: Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC)   Ernest Hilsenrath (NASA/GSFC) Platforms/Sensors/Data Sets: Earth Probe/TOMS   Earth Probe/TOMS/Ozone Data Collected: 1996/7/26 - 2004/12/31 Series: Ozone Keywords: SVS >> Antarctic DLESE >> Atmospheric science SVS >> Ozone SVS >> Ozone Hole     Please give credit for this item to: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio Back to Top

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