NASA | On Board NPP: Ozone Mapper Profiler Suite

The video discusses the importance of measuring the stratospheric ozone layer, which protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. It highlights the role of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in ozone depletion and the impact of the Montreal Protocol in reducing these substances. The OHMSS instrument on NASA's NPP satellite is introduced as a key tool for collecting long-term ozone data. The video explains how this data helps in understanding ozone distribution and changes over time. It also covers the process of data transmission from the satellite to ground stations and its use in computing UV indices and monitoring ozone layer recovery.

Describe how the data collected by the NPP satellite is utilized by scientists.

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What long-term scientific results are researchers hoping to observe regarding the Earth's ozone layer?

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