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Dobson Units - Measurement unit for determining the total amount of ozone present in a vertical column of air above the surface of the earth.

 


Dobson Unit (DU) The standard way to express ozone amounts in the atmosphere. One DU is 2.7 x 1016 ozone molecules per square centimeter. One Dobson unit refers to a layer of ozone that would be 0.

Dobson Unit (DU): Units of ozone level measurement. measurement of ozone levels. If, for example, 100 DU of ozone were brought to the earth's surface they would form a layer one millimeter thick.

DU
Decision Unit. Ducks Unlimited; Dobson Unit
Ecological Impact
The effect that a man-caused or natural activity has on living organisms and their non-living (abiotic) environment.

DU: Decision Unit. Ducks Unlimited; Dobson Unit
DUC: Decision Unit Coordinator
DWEL: Drinking Water Equivalent Level ...

The standard way to express total ozone amounts in the atmosphere is by using Dobson units. Ozone used in industry is measured in ppm (OSHA exposure limits for example), and percent by mass or weight.

Dobson Unit The unit of `Column (or Total) Ozone' - the amount of ozone directly above a point on the Earth's surface. More Information.
E
European Arctic Stratospheric Ozone Experiment (EASOE) A major European campaign, during winter 1991/92.

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