Section I: OZONE IN OUR ATMOSPHERE. Stratospheric ozone. Stratospheric ozone is formed naturally by chemical reactions involving solar ultraviolet radiation (sunlight) and oxygen molecules, which make up. 21% of the atmosphere. read more
So the ozone layer is formed in the stratosphere, because that is where the solar radiation is attenuated enough to make ozone at the pressure there, and destroy ozone at a constant rate, that leaves a steady state level of ozone. read more
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains high concentrations of ozone (O 3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere. read more