Ozone hole above the Antarctic: development 1960 -2100
Ozone hole above the Antarctic: development 1960 -2100
Analysis of simulation data from the ESCiMo project (Earth System Chemistry integrated Modelling): the model image on the left shows the expansion of the ozone hole above the Antarctic on 30 September 2016. The ozone hole is largest in September. DLR scientists were able to use the long-term simulation from 1960 to 2100 (model image on the right) to demonstrate that the ozone layer in the stratosphere, which became rapidly depleted after 1980, will recover again from 2035 onward. The analysis confirms that prohibition of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was an effective measure within the Montréal Protocol.
