The Relationship between Polar Vortex and Ozone Depletion in the Antarctic Stratosphere during the Period 1979–2016

Figure 6

Scatterplots of (a) polar vortex area, (b) polar vortex strength, and (c) polar vortex breakup time versus total column ozone within the polar vortex for 38-year (1979–2016) record. The linear correlation coefficients are given in the top right of each plot.

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