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An essential part of the atmosphere is the ozone layer. It is very important for life on earth. The atmosphere absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation, moderates temperature, and provides useful gases. Depletion of the ozone layer in the atmosp...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_would_happen_if_the_ozon...
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SPOILER WARNING: EVERYONE DIES Ok, assuming that you mean it vanishes all at once, and the magnetosphere is unaffected, and that it just disappears into nothing, as opposed to gravity breaking for a second and it all rushing out into space....
http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1017661
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Three things happen to solar electromagnetic radiation when it reaches the Earth's atmosphere: scattering, absorption, and reflection. Each are important, but only absorption can warm the atmosphere internally.
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chuma.cas.usf.edu/~juster/S7/atmosphere.htm
chuma.cas.usf.edu/~juster/S7/atmosphere.htm
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General information about oceans, in the section Oceanography ... As scientists are analysing ratios of elements in ancient rocks, they are piecing together evidence for the composition of Earth's ancient atmosphere and its temperature, and with it the answer on how our atmosphere, climate and oceans formed.
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www.seafriends.org.nz/oceano/oceans.htm
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We can look at other worlds to see how their atmospheres are affected by certain important substances: dust, carbon dioxide, sulfuric acid. In this way, we can understand what will happen to Earth's atmosphere if natural or human activities continue to introduce these materials into it.
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www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/EP-177/ch2-5.html
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The ozone layer is a portion of earth s atmosphere that contains high levels of ozone. The atmosphere is divided into five layers: the troposphere, the stratosphere, ... In summary, there is again no cut and dry answer explaining what will happen to the number of cases of cataracts as the ozone layer depletes,
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www.umich.edu/~gs265/society/ozone.htm
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This is inferred from the fact that they exhibit kinetic energy greater than the sum of the escape energy from the sun at the distance of the earth's orbit plus escape energy from earth, at entry into the Earth's atmosphere.
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www.freerepublic.com/focus/fr/1197410/posts
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Earth's atmosphere is a layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth and retained by the Earth's gravity. It contains roughly 78% nitrogen ... The temperature of the Earth's atmosphere varies with altitude; the mathematical relationship between temperature and altitude varies among six different atmospheric layers:
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www.newuniverse.co.uk/Earths_atmosphere.html
www.newuniverse.co.uk/Earths_atmosphere.html
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The wind fluctuates as the Sun rotates, alternatively heating the upper air of Earth's atmosphere and allowing it to cool. When the atmosphere is hot, it expands; when it is cool, it contracts.
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www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2433/earths-atmosphere-brea...
www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/2433/earths-atmosphere-breathes-and-out
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