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What is ozone and where is it in the atmosphere?

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Ozone is a gas that is naturally present in our atmosphere. Each ozone molecule contains three atoms of oxygen and is denoted chemically as O3. Ozone is found primarily in two regions of the atmosphere. About 10% of atmospheric ozone is in the troposphere, the region closest to Earth (from the surface to about 10-16 kilometers (6-10 miles)). The remaining ozone (90%) resides in the stratosphere, primarily between the top of the troposphere and about 50 kilometers (31 miles) altitude.
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How is ozone formed in the atmosphere?

Ozone in the atmosphere - Public Information - The Ozone Sec...
Ozone is formed throughout the atmosphere in multistep chemical processes that require sunlight. In the stratosphere, the process begins with the breaking apart of an oxygen molecule (O2 ) by ultraviolet radiation from the Sun. In the lower atmosphere (troposphere), ozone is formed in a different set of chemical reactions involving hydrocarbons and nitrogen-containing gases.
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How is ozone measured in the atmosphere?

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The amount of ozone in the atmosphere is measured by instruments on the ground and carried aloft in balloons, aircraft, and satellites. Some measurements involve drawing air into an instrument that contains a system for detecting ozone. Other measurements are based on ozone’s unique absorption of light in the atmosphere. In that case, sunlight or laser light is carefully measured after passing through a portion of the atmosphere containing ozone.
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What's the atmosphere?

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Conventions are always pretty congenial and relaxed during the sessions that are open only to registrants. Welcome receptions usually allow time for a lot of socializing, where friends can catch up on old news and share their new tattoos with others. Quite a few people take their cameras along, snapping shots of tattoos and people. This period is also the time to see the real serious tattoo enthusiasts and artists, since these are the ones who usually register for the entire convention.
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What is Atmosphere™?

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It's a programmable, sample-based Virtual Synth Module software plug-in, which combines a massive 3.7 gigabyte core library with a powerful, yet easy to use interface and synth engine for manipulating the sounds, and creating your own original patches.
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Will there ever be any updates for Atmosphere?

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We have had several free updates already for LFO sync and platform compatibility. Exciting things are planned for the future, but no specific information has been officially announced yet. No. It uses the RAM in your computer, which is far less taxing on your system and allows for better and more reliable host integration.
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middot; How does amount of ozone in the atmosphere effect UV radiation?

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Changes in ozone concentration in the atmosphere affect ultra violet (UV) radiation. The UV portion of the solar spectrum is generally divided into three regions: 1) UV-A (315-400 nm); 2) UV-B (280-315 nm); and 3) UV-C (< 280 nm). The UV-A is essentially unaffected by ozone absorption; the UV-B is strongly affected by variations in ozone; and the UV-C is almost entirely absorbed before it reaches the surface.
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What are ozone and the ozone layer?

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Ozone (O3) is a molecule made up of three oxygen atoms. The oxygen we breathe (O2) is similar but has only two oxygen atoms. High up in a region of the upper atmosphere known as the stratosphere, light rays can break down breathable oxygen into two individual oxygen atoms. Single oxygen atoms are quite reactive, and ozone is formed when one of these lone oxygens bump into and combine with O2. But ozone isn't very stable either.
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WHAT ABOUT OZONE?

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Ozone is a very efficient killer of bacteria! Ozone generators available on the market include Flourescent Tube and Corona DIscharge types. The Corona Discharge type is much more efficient than the Flourescent Tube types. The "kill rate" on bacterial is approximately 10 times as efficient as chlorine, the second runner-up in pool sterilisation.
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Ozone (O3) is a very chemically active, naturally occurring unstable gas made up of three oxygen atoms rather than the two atoms that make up the Oxygen (O2) which we breath every day.  For this reason Ozone is often referred to as "Activated Oxygen" or "tri-Oxygen".  Ozone is very well known for it's ability to destroy odors - safely and naturally.
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How fast of a computer is necessary to run Atmosphere?

Spectrasonics - Atmosphere FAQs
We recommend at least a 500mhz machine...the faster the better. Atmosphere will run with slower computers, but once you've heard the sounds, you will want to run as many Atmospheres as possible at the same time! Of course...faster is always better.
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Can I resell Atmosphere used to someone else?

Spectrasonics - Atmosphere FAQs
Not without obtaining a license transfer from Spectrasonics. The sounds and software are licensed and registered ONLY to you. You cannot automatically transfer the license to someone else, and therefore you cannot simply sell it used. If you do attempt to sell it used without obtaining a license transfer, the buyer will not be able to use the product because it is registered and licensed to you. The Atmosphere license is the right given to a single person to use the instrument.
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What bit rate are the samples in Atmosphere?

Spectrasonics - Atmosphere FAQs
The custom UVI engine we use can handle any sample rate/bit rate up to 192k/32 bit. This gives us the flexibility to use the highest rate necessary to capture the best quality sound on a sample by sample basis... so you always get the best possible sound, with the optimum memory efficiency.
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Ozone is a gas. It is the clean, fresh smell that you find at high altitudes and after thunderstorms. Above us, high in the atmosphere it is our natural protection against harmful sunlight, and it is present all around us in the air we breathe.
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Ozone is a colorless gas of molecules composed of three oxygen atoms (O3). The oxygen that we need to breathe has molecules of two oxygen atoms (O2). Ozone is almost always present in the air - it is created by natural processes such as the sun's ultraviolet radiation in the upper atmosphere and by lightning. It is also created by automobile exhaust, some industrial activities and office equipment such as photocopiers and laser printers.
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Atmospheric Science Division - FAQ on Ozone Depletion
Ozone is a form of oxygen. The oxygen we breathe is in the form of oxygen molecules (O2) - two atoms of oxygen bound together. Ozone, on the other hand, consists of three atoms of oxygen bound together (O3). Most of the atmosphere's ozone occurs in the stratosphere. Ozone is colourless and has a very harsh odour.
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Ozone can be put into your Hot Tub, at a small cost, this reduces the amount of chemicals and the running cost of the Hot Tubs .
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Ozone is at times referred to ???activated oxygen???. It takes 3 Oxygen Atoms to make 2 Ozone Atoms. Ozone is known to be a very effective oxidant and therefore it is commonly used as a strong disinfectant in water applications among others and is ideal to remove bacteria, viruses, colors and odors.
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Ozone is three molecules of oxygen combines. Ozone is extremely reactive with hundreds of gasses and breaks the majority of these chemicals into carbon dioxide and water vapor.
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Ozone is "active oxygen", nature's special molecule (an ozone molecule consists of three oxygen atoms). Ozone is created in nature by the combination of oxygen in the air and ultraviolet rays or by the electrical discharge during a lightning storm. Ozone is a natural purifier (meaning no harmful chemical by-products are created during purification) Ozone is the alternative water purifier to traditional pool/spa chemicals such as chlorine and bromine.
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ozone is formulated by combination of an oxygen molecule (O2) with an oxygen atom (O), which is freed by ultraviolet radiation in sunshine or produced by high voltage of lighting. Most ozone exists in the woods and on seashore. Ozone is an inflammable and easily water-soluble gas, with no color and no poison. In thin concentration, it has a specific grassy smell of the refreshing air near a forestry or beach. In high concentration, it has an irritating pungent odor.
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Will penguins be affected by the ozone hole?

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To our knowledge there are no studies concerning UV-B effects on penguins. As their eyes are exposed to a lot of UV due to the high reflectivity of snow and a marked enhancement during the ozone hole, investigation into the impact on penguins is desirable. The fact that penguins are visual predators, eating krill or fish in the water column, would make any eye damage an important issue for survival.
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The Cleaner Air Partnership
In the upper atmosphere, ozone helps protect our planet from exposure to too much harmful radiation. But near the ground, it’s the lung irritant we all know as smog. The main ingredients or “precursors” of ground-level ozone are gases called nitrogen ozides (NOx) and chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which react when mixed with sunlight.
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