Ozone depletion, greenhouse gases, and climate change

This symposium was organized to study the unusual convergence of a number of observations, both short and long term that defy an integrated explanation. Of particular importance are surface temperature observations and observations of upper atmospheric temperatures, which have declined significantly...

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Main Authors: Mcelroy, Michael B., Baker, D. James, Jr., Mooney, Harold A., Burke, Kevin C., Clark, William C., Imbrie, John, Davis, Margaret B., Malone, Thomas F., Dickinson, Robert E., Bretherton, Francis P.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
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Published: 1989
Subjects:
ENVIRONMENT POLLUTION
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2060/19900002785
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Summary:This symposium was organized to study the unusual convergence of a number of observations, both short and long term that defy an integrated explanation. Of particular importance are surface temperature observations and observations of upper atmospheric temperatures, which have declined significantly in parts of the stratosphere. There has also been a dramatic decline in ozone concentration over Antarctica that was not predicted. Significant changes in precipitation that seem to be latitude dependent have occurred. There has been a threefold increase in methane in the last 100 years; this is a problem because a source does not appear to exist for methane of the right isotopic composition to explain the increase. These and other meteorological global climate changes are examined in detail.

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