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‘First bit of orange glow’ greets NOAA crew at South Pole
The rising sun marks the arrival of spring at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, September 18, 2023. Credit: Margaret Hubbeling/ STC and NOAA ‘First bit of orange glow’ greets NOAA crew at South...
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The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole is taking shape
By Irina Petropavlovskikh, CIRES and NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole is taking shape as we move into this year’s ozone depletion season. Stratospheric...
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We’ve seen a typical, rapid decline in ozone during September
By Bryan Johnson, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist During September, NOAA’s South Pole balloon-borne ozonesondes showed a typical, rapid decline in ozone. Total column ozone dropped to 127...
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Early October update from Antarctica
By Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist There were two more ozonesondes flown from the South Pole over the long weekend and both measured significantly more ozone, as it looks...
View ArticleCasper & Peggy’s Ozone Adventures – Episode 1: Ozone in the Atmosphere
By Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist As we track this year’s formation of the annual ozone hole above Antarctica, join Casper and Peggy in this four-part animated series as...
View ArticleCasper & Peggy’s Ozone Adventures – Episode 2: The Ozone Layer
By Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist Continue Casper and Peggy’s ozone adventure in this animated series exploring our atmosphere and the important role ozone plays in...
View ArticleCasper & Peggy’s Ozone Adventures – Episode 3: The Amundsen-Scott South Pole...
By Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist In Part 3 of this animated series, Casper and Peggy head to the very bottom of the Earth to visit the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station,...
View ArticleCasper & Peggy’s Ozone Adventures – Episode 4: The Ozone Hole Above Antarctica
By Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist Each year in September, as the Sun returns to the sky above the South Pole after six months of darkness, a chemical reaction happens high...
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This year’s ozone measurements took some twists and turns
South Pole Station techs launching an ozonesonde at the South Pole. Credit: Darrien Reichler/NOAABy Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist This year’s measurements took some...
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2023 ozone hole ranks 12th largest on record, find NOAA and NASA
NOAA scientists launch a weather balloon carrying an ozonesonde at the South Pole. Credit: NOAA By NOAA Communications The 2023 Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size at 10 million square miles...
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The International Ozone Commission, on the 37th anniversary of the Montreal...
By Irina Petropavlovskikh, President of the International Ozone Commission and a CIRES and NOAA scientist September 16th is the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, celebrating...
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We are entering the primary ozone depletion period!
By Patrick Cullis, NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory scientist September 18, 2024 GML staff at the South Pole Observatory collected this ozone profile on September 15–and we are entering the primary...
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Antarctic ozone is coming close to the seasonal minimum
By Irina Petropavlovskikh, CIRES and GML scientist The ozone hole over Antarctica occurs annually and is a result of the industrial production in the 1950-1970s of ozone-depleting substances. These...
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