World climate research programme special workshop on climatic effects of ozone depletion in the southern hemisphere

Abstract

A World Climate Research Program (WCRP) Special Workshop entitled the 'Climatic effects of ozone depletion in the Southern Hemisphere: Assessing the evidence and identifying gaps in the current knowledge' focused on the current understanding of Southern Hemisphere (SH) ozone depletion, in particular high-latitude ozone depletion, with regard to its impacts on hemispheric climate and its role relative to greenhouse gas (GHG)-induced climate changes. The participants were informed that there was overall consensus in the stratospheric and climate communities that the current state of understanding of SH ozone had to be thoroughly evaluated and discussed to consolidate current views of the conce..