Earth System Research Laboratory Ozone Water Vapor Group Dobson Ozone Measurements

Description

The Ozone and Water Vapor Group is part of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) in Boulder, CO. The Ozone Water Vapor Group conducts research on the nature and causes of the depletion of the stratospheric ozone layer and the role of stratospheric and tropospheric ozone and water vapor in forcing climate change and in modifying the chemical cleaning capacity of the atmosphere. This is accomplished through long-term observations and intensive field programs that measure ozone and water vapor levels in the upper troposphere and stratosphere. The Reference Network used by the Ozone and Water Vapor Group is part of NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory in Boulder, CO. The measurement programs include Total Column Ozone Measurements (Dobson Ozone), Surface Ozone Measurements, Ozonesonde Measurements using balloons, and Water Vapor measurements using balloons. The Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometer has been used to study total ozone since it was developed in the 1920's. Total ozone is the total amount of ozone in a column from the surface to the edge of the atmosphere. The use of the Dobson Ozone Spectrophotometer is important to the global effort to understand the role of stratospheric ozone in atmospheric chemistry, biological and ecological effects of solar UV radiation, climate and weather. ESRL Global Monitoring Division maintains stations around the world that use the Dobson Ozone spectrophotometer. These stations are located in American Samoa, Antarctica, Australia, France, New Zealand, and the United States (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, North Dakota, Tennessee, and Virginia). They are also the World Dobson Ozone Calibration Centre, responsible for the calibration of over 100 instruments worldwide.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
0 Landing page for the dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5H41PQ6
0 Direct download for data. ftp://aftp.cmdl.noaa.gov/ozwv
0 ESRL/GMD Ozone and Water Vapor Group Total Ozone Website https://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ozwv/dobson/
0 Online Library Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/JD094iD07p09847/full
33 World Meteorological Organization Website https://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/arep/gaw/documents/GAW183-Dobson-WEB.pdf
0 Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables. https://public.wmo.int/en/programmes/global-climate-observing-system/essential-climate-variables
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
33 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics PDF https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/17/12051/2017/acp-17-12051-2017.pdf
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/about/gcmd/global-change-master-directory-gcmd-keywords

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  • vertical location
  • south america
  • alaska
  • esrl
  • united states of america
  • new zealand
  • france
  • land surface
  • colorado
  • nesdis
  • atmospheric - composition - ozone
  • stratospheric ozone
  • total ozone column
  • atmospheric chemistry
  • american samoa
  • tennessee
  • virginia
  • atmosphere
  • continent
  • noaa
  • hawaii
  • antarctica
  • ozone
  • north dakota
  • earth system research laboratory
  • north america
  • western europe
  • hourly - < daily
  • maine
  • noaa earth science research laboratory stations
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • global monitoring division
  • ocean
  • earth system research laboratory (noaa)
  • oxygen compounds
  • doc/noaa/nesdis/ncei
  • california
  • air monitoring stations/networks
  • europe
  • australia
  • central pacific ocean
  • esrl stations
  • florida
  • peru
  • dobson spectrophotometers
  • australia/new zealand
  • pacific ocean
  • point resolution
  • national centers for environmental information
  • doc/noaa/esrl/gmd
  • total column ozone

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