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Proposed that sunlight breaks down chlorofluoromethanes in the stratosphere, releasing chlorine that catalytically destroys ozone.
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The atmospheric mechanism and historical estimates are distinct from later Antarctic ozone-hole observations, policy outcomes and present-day forecasts.
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- Stratospheric sink for chlorofluoromethanes: chlorine atom-catalysed destruction of ozone
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Mario J. Molina; F. S. Rowland
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How CFCs can destroy stratospheric ozone
Proposed that sunlight breaks down chlorofluoromethanes in the stratosphere, releasing chlorine that catalytically destroys ozone.
Scientific scope
The atmospheric mechanism and historical estimates are distinct from later Antarctic ozone-hole observations, policy outcomes and present-day forecasts.
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This is a source-linked WRS catalogue note. A full explanatory guide and independent scientific reconstruction have not been completed for this entry. Read the identified original work for its complete narrative and arguments.
People and systems
Mario J. Molina; F. S. Rowland
Full byline of the specified publication; original laboratory roles remain in the source.