diff -r 9107c2043b64 -r ee422f2e89c1 templates/en/rst/ozoneloss_decadal.rst --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/templates/en/rst/ozoneloss_decadal.rst Thu Jan 30 15:47:26 2020 +0100 @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ + +Development of ozone depletion over the years +============================================= + +Chemical ozone depletion is not a quantity that can be measured +directly. Ozone is also influenced by atmospheric transport. The time +at which the polar vortex breaks down varies from year to year. One +way to deduce the effect of chemical ozone depletion from the +measurements is tto look at of the average ozone column in the polar +vortex ("equivalent latitude" >63°). This quantity increases +after the breakdown of the polar vortex (typically in March) due to +the the transport of ozone-rich air masses towards the pole. +Therefore the minimum of this quantity in March is an approximate measure +of chemical ozone depletion in the Arctic. Here you can see this +value for years up to and including 2019 and also the corresponding +time series for Antarctica.