Total ozone mapping spectrometer satellites provided the data that identified ozone layer depletion
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 86/100
Satellite observations, notably from the Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) instruments, provided essential empirical data documenting the extent and progression of global ozone layer depletion.
Evidence for · 2
The climatological distribution of tropospheric ozone derived from satellite measurements using version 7 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer and Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment data sets
1997 · cited by 63
Paper [2] uses Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) datasets to evaluate tropospheric and stratospheric ozone distribution.
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More for · 1
Ozone depletion at northern and southern latitudes derived from January 1979 to December 1991 Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer data
1993 · cited by 48
Paper [4] uses 13 years of Nimbus 7/Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) satellite data to calculate long-term ozone depletion rates.