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Q.The 'thickness' of Stratospheric Ozone layer is measured in :

(a) Melson units
(b) Sieverts units
(c) Beaufort scale
(d) Dobson units
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Stratospheric ozone-layer thickness is measured in Dobson units, a standard unit for total column ozone.

The stratospheric ozone layer, which absorbs most of the sun's harmful ultraviolet-B radiation, varies in thickness across the globe and over time; scientists monitor this using the Dobson unit (DU), a measure of the total amount of ozone in a vertical column of atmosphere. One Dobson unit is defined as the thickness (in units of 0.01 mm) that the total ozone in that column would occupy if compressed to a layer of pure gas at standard temperature and pressure -- a typical global average is around 300 DU, and a significant depletion below this (as observed over Antarctica, the 'ozone hole') indicates …

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