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Paul J. Crutzen (1933-), a Dutch meteorologist renowned for his analysis of chemical interactions of trace gases and trace components in the atmosphere. In 1995, Crutzen, M.J. Molina and F.S. Rowland together won the Nobel Prize for their work on the depletion of the ozone layer. In 1970, Crutzen demonstrated that chemical compounds of nitrogen oxides (NOx) accelerate the destruction of stratospheric ozone. He showed that nonreactive nitrous oxide (N2O), produced naturally by soilbacteria, rises into the stratosphere, where solar energy splits it into two reactive compounds, nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). These compounds, which remain active for some time, react catalytically with ozone (O3), breaking it down into molecular oxygen (O2). Crutzen acted as Executive Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany from 1983-1985, is Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, USA, and is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Atmospheric Chemistry at Utrecht University, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, The Netherlands.
Cutler Cleveland (Lead Author);Tom Lawrence (Topic Editor) "Crutzen, Paul J.". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth August 15, 2007; Last revised Date August 15, 2007; Retrieved May 26, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Crutzen,_Paul_J.>
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The Encyclopedia of Earth Cutler J. Cleveland is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. Dr. Cleveland is currently a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Boston University, with joint appointments in the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future. He also is a Senior Fellow at the National Council for Science and the Environment in Washington D.C. Dr. Cleveland is als ... (Full Bio)
Paul J. Crutzen (1933-), a Dutch meteorologist renowned for his analysis of chemical interactions of trace gases and trace components in the atmosphere. In 1995, Crutzen, M.J. Molina and F.S. Rowland together won the Nobel Prize for their work on the depletion of the ozone layer. In 1970, Crutzen demonstrated that chemical compounds of nitrogen oxides (NOx) accelerate the destruction of stratospheric ozone. He showed that nonreactive nitrous oxide (N2O), produced naturally by soilbacteria, rises into the stratosphere, where solar energy splits it into two reactive compounds, nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2). These compounds, which remain active for some time, react catalytically with ozone (O3), breaking it down into molecular oxygen (O2). Crutzen acted as Executive Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany from 1983-1985, is Professor at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, La Jolla, USA, and is Professor Emeritus in the Division of Atmospheric Chemistry at Utrecht University, Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, The Netherlands.
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