A growing threat to the ozone layer from short-lived anthropogenic chlorocarbons

Oram, David E.; Ashfold, Matthew J.; Laube, Johannes C.; Gooch, Lauren J.; Humphrey, Stephen; Sturges, William T.; Leedham Elvidge, Emma C.; Forster, Grant L.; Harris, Neil R. P.; Mead, Mohammed Iqbal; Samah, Azizan Abu; Phang, Siew Moi; Ou-Yang, Chang-Feng; Lin, Neng-Huei; Wang, Jia-Lin; Baker, Angela K.; Brenninkmeijer, Carl A. M.; Sherry, David

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11929-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 19

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11929-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-11929-2017

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12 Oct 2017

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A growing threat to the ozone layer from short-lived anthropogenic chlorocarbons

David E. Oram, Matthew J. Ashfold, Johannes C. Laube, Lauren J. Gooch, Stephen Humphrey, William T. Sturges, Emma C. Leedham Elvidge, Grant L. Forster, Neil R. P. Harris, Mohammed Iqbal Mead, Azizan Abu Samah, Siew Moi Phang, Chang-Feng Ou-Yang, Neng-Huei Lin, Jia-Lin Wang, Angela K. Baker, Carl A. M. Brenninkmeijer, and David Sherry

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RC1: 'Review', Bjoern-Martin Sinnhuber, 11 Jul 2017
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We have observed large amounts of man-made chlorine compounds in E and SE Asia and in the upper tropical troposphere. These relatively short-lived compounds are not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, but if significant quantities were able to reach the stratosphere, the long-term recovery of stratospheric ozone would be delayed. We have also identified an important atmospheric transport mechanism that can rapidly transport these chemicals from E Asia to the upper troposphere via the tropics.