Studies on Atmospheric Ozone over China

Abstract

Depletion of stratospheric ozone and increasing of tropospheric ozone are the focus of the world’s attention. China is located at middle and high latitudes. This has produced interest among Chinese atmospheric and environmental scientists in the characteristics and mechanisms of atmospheric ozone Variation over China during the last few decades. Under the support of the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China, a project on the variations of atmospheric ozone over China and its possible impact on regional climate and environmental changes has been developed by the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, in collaboration with the Center of Environmental Sciences and Geophysical Department of Peking University, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Research Center for Eco-Enviromental Sciences, and Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.