Environment & Ecology · Ozone Layer Depletion Dynamics
Which factor is primarily responsible for making Arctic ozone depletion generally less severe than the depletion observed over Antarctica?
- 1Higher natural background ozone concentrations over the North Pole
- 2A weaker, less stable polar vortex and higher stratospheric temperatures in the Arctic✓
- 3Complete absence of solar radiation during the Northern Hemisphere spring
- 4Higher concentration of atmospheric pollutants that neutralize active chlorine
Correct answer
A weaker, less stable polar vortex and higher stratospheric temperatures in the Arctic
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