Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 1994: Executive Summary - Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project Report No. 37

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Meteorological Organization
dc.contributor.authorUnited Nations Environment Programme
dc.contributor.authorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
dc.contributor.authorNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
dc.contributor.organizationScience Division
dc.contributor.otherAlbritton, Daniel
dc.contributor.otherWatson, Robert
dc.contributor.otherAucamp, Piet
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-29T13:01:47Z
dc.date.available2019-10-29T13:01:47Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.descriptionThis executive summary summarises current scientific understanding of changes in the Earth’s stratospheric ozone layer and the processes influencing those changes. It draws on laboratory investigations, atmospheric observations, and theoretical modelling to examine chemical interactions in the atmosphere and their relationship to ozone depletion and climate processes. The document reviews trends in ozone-depleting substances, including reduced growth rates resulting from international control measures, while noting increasing concentrations of substitute compounds. It describes observed global and regional ozone declines, including severe seasonal depletion over Antarctica and measurable losses at mid-latitudes. The assessment also examines volcanic influences, atmospheric chemistry involving chlorine and bromine, links between ozone reduction and ultraviolet radiation at the surface, and implications for climate forcing and environmental policy decisions.en
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dc.identifier.urihttps://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/30589
dc.languageEnglish
dc.page.number37 p.
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Ozone Research and Monitoring Project
dc.rights.accessLevelPublic
dc.subjectozone-depleting substance
dc.subjecthydrofluorocarbon
dc.subjectozone layer
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectoceanic climate
dc.subject.sdgSDG 13 - Climate Action
dc.titleScientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion 1994: Executive Summary - Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project Report No. 37en
dc.typeCommunication or other resource

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