onsdag 2 februari 2011

Polar Stratospheric Clouds, PSC


PSC are brightly shining clouds that can be seen before dawn or after dusk during polar winter. The clouds are created in the stratosphere, at altitudes 15000 - 20000 m, of chemical reactions of frozen water, nitric acid and sulfur acid which increase the ozone destruction.

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