What would have happened to the ozone layer if chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) had not been regulated?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2113-2128

  Newman, P A ^a   Oman, L D ^b   Douglass, A R ^a   Fleming, E L ^c   Frith, S M ^c   Hurwitz, M M ^a   Kawa, S R ^a   Jackman, C H ^a   Krotkov, N A ^a   Nash, E R ^c   Nielsen, J E ^c   Pawson, S ^a   Stolarski, R S ^a   Velders, G J M ^d  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^d PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CFC; NUMERICAL MODEL; OZONE DEPLETION; POLAR REGION; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; STRATOSPHERE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UPWELLING;

EID: 68949107153     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-2113-2009     Document Type: Article

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