Monitoring of the atmospheric ozone layer and natural ultraviolet radiation. Annual Report 2020.

This report summarizes the results from the Norwegian monitoring programme on stratospheric ozone and UV radiation measurements. The ozone layer has been measured at three locations since 1979: In Oslo/Kjeller, Tromsø/Andøya and Ny-Ålesund. The UV measurements started in 1995. The results show that...

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Main Authors: Svendby, Tove Marit, Hansen, Georg Heinrich, Bäcklund, Are, Nilsen, Anne-Cathrine, Schulze, Dorothea, Johnsen, Bjørn
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: NILU 2021
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2779129
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Summary:This report summarizes the results from the Norwegian monitoring programme on stratospheric ozone and UV radiation measurements. The ozone layer has been measured at three locations since 1979: In Oslo/Kjeller, Tromsø/Andøya and Ny-Ålesund. The UV measurements started in 1995. The results show that there was a significant decrease in stratospheric ozone above Norway between 1979 and 1997. After that, the ozone layer stabilized at a level ~2% below pre-1980 level. 2020 was characterized by a strong, cold, and persistent Arctic stratospheric vortex, leading to extensive formation of Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCs, mother-of-pearl clouds) and chemical ozone destruction with very low ozone values and high UV levels in the exposed regions in the spring. Denne rapporten presenterer resultatene fra det norske måleprogrammet for totalozon og UV-stråling. Ozonlaget har blitt målt ved tre stasjoner siden 1979: i Oslo/Kjeller, Tromsø/Andøya og Ny-Ålesund. UV-målinger startet i 1995. Resultatene viser at det var en signifikant ozonreduksjon over Norge i perioden 1979 til 1997. Deretter stanset reduksjonen og ozonverdiene stabiliserte seg på et nivå ~2% lavere enn verdiene før 1980. Mest karakteristisk for 2020 var en kraftig og vedvarende arktisk stratosfærisk vortex og mye perlemorskyer (PSC-er) vinteren og våren 2020, noe som førte til sterk ozonnedbryting, svært lave ozonverdier og høye UV-nivåer i de berørte områdene. publishedVersion