Unusual Winds Drive a Small 2019 Ozone Hole

Every year, NASA and NOAA track the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica as it grows to its annual winter maximum. This year, the hole was smaller than expected, due to an unusual weather pattern in the stratosphere. Music credit: “Life Choices“ from Killer Tracks Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio Kathryn Mersmann (USRA): Lead Producer Ellen T. Gray (ADNET): Lead Writer Eric Nash (SSAI): Visualizer Paul Newman (NASA/GSFC): Scientist Susan Strahan (USRA): Scientist This video is public domain and along with other supporting visualizations can be downloaded from NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio at: If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram · Twitter · Twitter · Facebook: