Susan Solomon
Susan Solomon · Science & Medicine
Atmospheric chemist who explained the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole
1956, Chicago, Illinois, USA
United States (NOAA, Boulder, Colorado · MIT)
Susan Solomon is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Atmospheric chemist who explained the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole
Solomon is an atmospheric chemist who explained the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, showing that chlorine from human-made CFCs destroys ozone on the surfaces of polar stratospheric clouds — evidence that underpinned the Montreal Protocol. She led field expeditions to Antarctica and later documented ozone-layer recovery. She was born in Chicago; she is listed among Jewish scientists in Jewish biographical references (Jinfo).
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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Atmospheric chemist who explained the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Earth & Planetary Science
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