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Which consequence does that isolation have for polar ozone?

  • A.The vortex air warms steadily through the winter as it is compressed by descent within the circulation
  • B.Chemically processed air is not replenished from outside
  • C.Ozone rich air from the tropics is continually mixed into the vortex, offsetting any chemical loss there
  • D.There is no consequence

Answer: B

Because the vortex is isolated, air depleted of ozone by heterogeneous chemistry on polar stratospheric clouds is not replaced, and the depletion accumulates through the winter and spring. This is why the ozone hole is a southern hemisphere phenomenon, the southern vortex being colder and more isolated than the northern one. Descent does occur but the air remains extremely cold.

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