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Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure. Final report, synthesis and assessment product 2.4.

Author(s) : CCSP, NOAA, RAVISHANKARA A. R., KURYLO M. J., ENNIS C. A.

Type of monograph: Report

Summary

This report has been prepared by the CCSP and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research, Department of Commerce, NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. It provides a synthesis and integration of the current knowledge of the stratospheric ozone layer, ozone-depleting substances, and ultraviolet radiation reaching the Earth's surface. Extract from the table of contents: current trends, mixing ratios, and emissions of ozone-depleting substances and their substitutes; ozone and UV observations; how do climate change and stratospheric ozone loss interact? the future and recovery; implications for the United States. In the appendix: twenty questions and answers about the ozone layer: 2006 update. This report can be downloaded from: www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap2-4/final-report.

Details

  • Original title: Trends in emissions of ozone-depleting substances, ozone layer recovery, and implications for ultraviolet radiation exposure. Final report, synthesis and assessment product 2.4.
  • Record ID : 2009-0949
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Regulation, Developing country, Environment, General information, HFCs alternatives
  • Publication: CCSP (US Climate Change Science Program) - United states/United states
  • Publication date: 2008/11
  • Source: Source: 240 p. (21 x 29.7); fig.; phot.; tabl.; ref.; append.

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