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Dobson Unit (DU)

"Units of ozone level measurement. measurement of ozone levels. If, for example, 100 DU of ozone were brought to the earth's surface they would form a layer one millimeter thick. Ozone levels vary geographically, even in the absence of ozone depletion."

Source: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Terms of Environment

   
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