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The main contributions to the <strong>ozone</strong> variability<br />

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Institut für Umweltphysik<br />

Fachbereich 1<br />

Physik<br />

Ozone depleting substances (ODS).<br />

o The various halogen compounds have different potentials to deplete stratospheric <strong>ozone</strong>.<br />

o EESC Equivalent Effective Stratospheric Chlorine<br />

http://acdb‐ext.gsfc.nasa.gov/Data_services/automailer/index.html<br />

� Solar cycle.<br />

o Decadal scale variation of <strong>total</strong> <strong>ozone</strong> correlates with the solar cycle.<br />

[Jackman et al., 1996; Miller et al.,1996]<br />

o The solar activity-<strong>ozone</strong> relationship considered in all international <strong>ozone</strong> <strong>trend</strong><br />

assessments (WMO,1999, 2003).<br />

o solar radio flux at 10.7 cm wavelength.<br />

ftp://ftp.ngdc.noaa.gov/STP/SOLAR_DATA/SOLAR_RADIO/FLUX/Penticton_Observed/monthly/<br />

� Major volcanic eruptions (aerosols).<br />

o Volcanic eruptions El Chichon in 1982 and Mt. Pinatubo in 1991, very low <strong>ozone</strong> in NH<br />

[Randel et al., 1995; Solomon et al., 1996].<br />

o Atmospheric dynamics and radiative forcing Effect [Solomon et al. 1996]<br />

o stratospheric aerosol optical depth at 550 nm.<br />

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/modelforce/strataer/

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