identify the atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer in the figure above. Describe other characteristics of this layer.

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22 April, 10:19

identify the atmospheric layer containing the ozone layer in the figure above. Describe other characteristics of this layer.

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Kaya Curtis · Answer 1

Layer E, the stratosphere, contains the ozone layer. The gases in the stratosphere are layered, and the air is very thin.

Temperatures in the lower stratosphere are very cold, but rise as the altitude increases due to ultraviolet radiation.