Changing trends and emissions of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and their hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs) replacements

Simmonds, Peter G.; Rigby, Matthew; McCulloch, Archie; O'Doherty, Simon; Young, Dickon; Mühle, Jens; Krummel, Paul B.; Steele, Paul; Fraser, Paul J.; Manning, Alistair J.; Weiss, Ray F.; Salameh, Peter K.; Harth, Chris M.; Wang, Ray H. J.; Prinn, Ronald G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4641-2017

Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4641-2017

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-17-4641-2017

© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 7

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10 Apr 2017

Research article |

| 10 Apr 2017

Changing trends and emissions of hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and their hydrofluorocarbon (HFCs) replacements

Peter G. Simmonds, Matthew Rigby, Archie McCulloch, Simon O'Doherty, Dickon Young, Jens Mühle, Paul B. Krummel, Paul Steele, Paul J. Fraser, Alistair J. Manning, Ray F. Weiss, Peter K. Salameh, Chris M. Harth, Ray H. J. Wang, and Ronald G. Prinn

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This paper reports how long-term atmospheric measurements demonstrate that the Montreal Protocol has been effective in controlling production and consumption of the hydrochlorofluorocarbons, a group of industrial chemicals that have detrimental effects on the ozone layer and also contribute to global warming as greenhouse gases and their hydrofluorocarbon substitutes which are also potent greenhouse gases but do not materially affect the ozone layer.