OZONE HOLES AS A RESULT OF OZONE DESTRUCTION ON CHARGED PARTICLES
The formation of ozone holes in the polar stratosphere in winter and spring periods is considered. The ozone destruction occurs on the charged particles, which are formed in the polar stratosphere under the influence of the galactic cosmic rays. Inside the polar vortex the air masses, including the ozone molecules, descend to the heights, where the high concentration of the charged particles is observed. It is shown that the contribution of chlorine-containing compounds in ozone depletion is not a primary process, and the emergence of ozone holes in the late 1970s-early 1980s was due to the almost simultaneous solar activity decrease and volcanic eruptions intensity rise, which caused the stratosphere dynamics change.