Abstract:The appearance of the ozone layer (OL) in the Earth’s atmosphere and the associated processes of attenuation of the ultraviolet (UV) part of solar radiation reaching the surface are considered. It is shown that the role of OL in protecting living organisms from the destructive effects of exposure to the short-wavelength part of the insolation spectrum is immensely exaggerated. Ozone is generated by UV radiation below the ionosphere when oxygen molecules in the air are divided. When absorbed by UV rays, it is … Show more
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