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Global Change Electronic Edition
A Review of Climate Change & Ozone Depletion

Global Climate Change Digest
An Online Guide to Published Research on Climate Change and Ozone Depletion.

Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment
"The Encyclopedia is a one-stop source of information, for younger and older users alike, on a range of atmospheric issues, including air quality, acid rain, global warming and ozone depletion."
Topics include: Acid Rain ; Air Quality ; Atmosphere ; Climate ; Climate Change ; Global Warming ; Ozone Depletion ; Sustainability ; Weather ; Links.
By UK Atmosphere, Climate & Environment Information Programme

Environment Canada

• The UV Index, Weather and You - (dead link) Includes a stunning NASA picture of the Ozone Hole

EPA & Ozone Depletion
"This web site contains information about the science of ozone depletion, regulations in the US designed to protect the ozone layer, information on methyl bromide, flyers about the UV index, information for the general public, and other topics."

• EPA - The Methyl Bromide Phaseout
  "This web site explains why EPA is phasing out methyl bromide as part of the overall effort to prevent ozone depletion."

European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit
Sections include: Reports ; EC and Nationally Funded Research ; Meetings ; Job Announcements ; EORCU ; Ozone Related Resources ; Workshops ; Picture Gallery ; Links ; Papers

Foreign Policy In Focus

• "Ozone Depletion & Global Warming."
  By Jessica Vallette Revere, Friends of the Earth

Global Change - The Electronic Edition
A Review of Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

International Environmental Law and Policy (etext)
A Comprehensive Reference Source
By David Hunter, Jim Salzman and Durwood Zaelke, 2nd Ed., 2002.
(University Casebook Series)

• Treaties - Air and Atmosphere

International Ozone Association

MIT - Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change

• Publications of the MIT Global Change Joint Program
  Report Series, Technical Notes, Climate Policy Notes, and Forum Papers are available for .pdf download and the Reprint Series available in paper upon request.
• The MIT Integrated Global System Model

Meteorological Observations Made by the AWI - (dead link)
Includes data from the Neumyer Station, Antarctic ozone measurements, the Koldewey Station, and from the Polarstern
Alfred Wegener Institute

National Academy Press (free online versions)

• Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change
  Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, Committee on Global Change, National Research Council, 1989

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) - see Oceanography - NOAA Resources

Ozone Hole Tour
Sections include: Discovery of the Ozone Hole ; Recent Ozone Loss over Antarctica ; The Science of the Ozone Hole.
- University of Cambridge - Centre for Atmospheric Science

Stratospheric Ozone
Monitoring and Research in NOAA
"NOAA's Aeronomy Laboratory, Climate Monitoring and Diagnostics Laboratory, Climate Prediction Center and the National Climatic Data Center are actively involved in monitoring and research, which enhances the scientific understanding of ozone and the processes affecting its concentration in the stratosphere. This site provides information on these NOAA organizations, links to current and historical stratospheric ozone and climate data as well as information on the science of ozone. A list of NOAA representatives, recent ozone-related press releases and frequently asked questions are also provided via the pulldown menu above."

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - Climate Change
"The UNEP.Net Climate change portal provides the authoritative source of climate change information used by UNEP and its partners for integrated environment assessments as part of the GEO process."

• Environmental Effects of Ozone Depletion and its Interaction with Climate Change
  UNEP 2002 Assessment

USDA - Methyl Bromide Home Page
Agricultural Research Service research page

U.S. Forest Service

• North Central Research Station
  • Atmospheric Disturbance Climatology
    Covers the following climatic patterns for the Northcentral and Northeastern U.S.:
    Temperatures ; Precipitation ; Spring Freezes ; Fire Weather Patterns ; Ozone Concentration Episodes ; Pine-shoot Beetle Outbreaks.

WMO Antarctic Ozone Bulletins - 2001
"The Secretariat of the World Meteorological Organization issues bulletins containing information on the state of the ozone layer in the Antarctic at roughly two week intervals from August to November. The bulletins are based on data provided by WMO Members which operate ozone monitoring stations in the southern hemisphere and satellites to observe ozone globally."