"Dobson unit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Dobson units [plural]
Rhymes: -uːnɪt Etymology: Named after Gordon Dobson, a researcher at the University of Oxford who in the 1920s built the first instrument to measure total ozone from the ground. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dobson unit (plural Dobson units)
  1. A unit of measurement of the amount of a trace gas (typically ozone) in a vertical column through the Earth's atmosphere. Wikipedia link: Dobson unit, Gordon Dobson Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: DU

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