Ozone News
Ozone-related news is listed below.
Measurements at Lerwick recommenced
News published: 27/11/2009
Ozone measurements at Lerwick recommenced on 16th January 2010, after the winter break.
2009 World signs up to Montreal Protocol
News published: 16/09/2009
The accession of East Timor last week to the Montreal Protocol, which is designed to curb the release of ozone-depleting chemicals, makes it the first environmental treaty to achieve ratification by all members of the United Nations.
UNEP press release
Message from UN secretary general (PDF 20.29 KB)
European Commission press release
Ozone Day website
2009 US back initiative to regulate HFCs
News published: 17/09/2009
US, Canada and Mexico back initiative to regulate HFCs under ozone treaty.
Data Reprocessing
News published: 03/07/2009
There has recently been reprocessing of Lerwick data and Reading data for the periods between 2003 - 2007. This means that some of the low ozone events previously reported during this period will no longer be valid.
Nov 2008 - Mini ozone hole
News published: 01/12/2008
This mini ozone hole can be traced back to a meteorological disturbance causing an ozone low forming of the East Coast of Canada around the 11th November it was then advected over the Atlantic and became quasi-stationary over the UK intensifying somewhat on the 14th and 15th. This mini-hole covered most of the UK mainland before then weakening and drifting into mainland Europe.
Enhanced 2008 website release
News published: 04/11/2008
The new Onzone-UV enhanced website is now up. Users can register with their basic information which can be used to download data via e-mail. Users do not have to register in order to download the data. But registering makes life simpler for the regular user.
Page last modified: 04 November 2008