Detecting recovery of the stratospheric ozone layer

Martyn P. Chipperfield (), Slimane Bekki, Sandip Dhomse, Neil R. P. Harris, Birgit Hassler, Ryan Hossaini, Wolfgang Steinbrecht, Rémi Thiéblemont and Mark Weber
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Martyn P. Chipperfield: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Slimane Bekki: Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS)-IPSL
Sandip Dhomse: School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Neil R. P. Harris: Centre for Atmospheric Informatics and Emissions Technology, Cranfield University
Birgit Hassler: Bodeker Scientific
Ryan Hossaini: Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
Wolfgang Steinbrecht: Deutscher Wetterdienst
Rémi Thiéblemont: Laboratoire Atmosphères, Milieux, Observations Spatiales (LATMOS)-IPSL
Mark Weber: Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen

Nature, 2017, vol. 549, issue 7671, 211-218

Abstract: Abstract As a result of the 1987 Montreal Protocol and its amendments, the atmospheric loading of anthropogenic ozone-depleting substances is decreasing. Accordingly, the stratospheric ozone layer is expected to recover. However, short data records and atmospheric variability confound the search for early signs of recovery, and climate change is masking ozone recovery from ozone-depleting substances in some regions and will increasingly affect the extent of recovery. Here we discuss the nature and timescales of ozone recovery, and explore the extent to which it can be currently detected in different atmospheric regions.

Date: 2017
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