Dobson unit en · NOUN
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.
Meanings
- A unit of measurement of the amount of a trace gas (typically ozone) in a vertical column through the Earth's atmosphere).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dobson units | Number=Plur | lexicographic |