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POAM II is a space-borne instrument which uses solar occultation techn
ique to measure the vertical distribution of ozone, aerosols and polar
stratospheric clouds, and other properties of the stratosphere and me
sosphere. FOAM II was launched aboard the SPOT 3 satellite in time to
observe the dissipation of the 1993 Antarctic ozone hole. FOAM data in
dicates that the Antarctic ozone hole dissipates from the top downward
. It also supports the hypothesis that the Antarctic vortex is an effe
ctive containment vessel. However the strength of the containment appe
ars to decrease markedly at altitudes below 18 km