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Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.4 Print E-mail

Trends in Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances, Ozone Layer Recovery, and Implications for Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure

Lead Agency: NOAA

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How to cite this report: CCSP, 2008: Reanalysis of Historical Climate Data for Key Atmospheric Features: Implications for Attribution of Causes of Observed Change. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research [Randall Dole, Martin Hoerling, and Siegfried Schubert (eds.)]. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, NC, 156 pp.

See also brochure: The Ozone Layer: Ozone Depletion, Recovery in a Changing Climate, and the "World Avoided"

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The report is available for download below both in its entirety and in individual sections.

Note: All files are in PDF format.

Complete Report [5 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Cover [189 Kb]

Front Matter: Federal Executive Team, Editorial and Production Team, Transmittal Letter, Table of Contents, Author Team for this Report, Acknowledgement [548 Kb]

Synopsis [89 Kb]

Preface / Motivation for Report [250 Kb]

Executive Summary [802 Kb]

Chapter 1: Introduction [337 Kb]

Chapter 2: Current Trends, Mixing Ratios, and Emissions of Ozone-Depleting Substances and Their Substitutes[2 Mb]

Chapter 3: Ozone and UV Observations [2 Mb]

Chapter 4: How Do Climate Change and Stratospheric Ozone Loss Interact? [648 Kb]

Chapter 5: The Future and Recovery [537 Kb]

Chapter 6: Implications for the United States [294 Kb]

Appendix A: Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer: 2006 Update [1 Mb]

Glossary and Acronyms [139 Kb]

References [247 Kb]

Back Matter: Contact Information [217 Kb]

Back Cover [300 Kb]