Introduction Conclusions References Tables Figures Back Close Full Screen / Esc Printer-friendly Version Interactive Discussion EGU Abstract A record low total ozone column of 177 DU was observed at Reading, UK, on 19 Jan-uary 2006. Low ozone values were also recorded at other stations in the British Isles and North West Europe on, and around, this date. Hemispheric maps of total ozone from the...

Answers to referee #2 comments received and published on 10 April 2008, on the manuscript: "Comparison of OMI ozone and UV irradiance data with ground-based measurements at two French sites." General comments : This well-written paper presents a comparison between OMI (TOMS-like and DOASlike) estimated total ozone content (TOC) and the value retrieved from two Jobin Yvon spectroradiometers at t...

The availability of near-real time ozone observations from satellite instruments has recently initiated the development of ozone data assimilation systems. In this paper we present the results of an ozone assimilation and forecasting system, in use since Autumn 2000. The forecasts are produced by an ozone transport and chemistry model, driven by the operational medium range forecasts of ECMWF. ...

As part of an e!ort by the state of North Carolina to develop a State Implementation Plan (SIP) for 1-h peak ozone control, a network of ozone stations was established to monitor surface ozone concentrations across the state. Between 19 and 23 ozone stations made continuous surface measurements between 1993 and 1995 surrounding three major metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs): Raleigh/Durham (...

To determine the effects of aged and diluted sidestream cigarette smoke (ADSS) as a surrogate of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on ozone-induced lung injury, male B6C3F1 mice were exposed to (1) filtered air (FA), (2) ADSS, (3) ozone, or (4) ADSS followed by ozone (ADSS/ozone). Exposure to ADSS at 30 mg/m3 of total suspended particulates (TSP) for 6 h/day for 3 days, followed by exposure to ...

[1] The spatial and temporal variation in ozone production over major source regions in East Asia during the NASATransport and Chemical Evolution over the Pacific (TRACE-P) measurement campaign in spring 2001 is assessed using a global chemical transport model. There is a strong latitudinal gradient in ozone production in springtime, driven by regional photochemistry, which rapidly diminishes a...

We investigate the effect of using three different cross section data sets on ozone profile retrievals from Global Ozone Monitoring Experiment (GOME) ultraviolet measurements (289–307 nm, 326–337 nm). These include Bass-Paur, Brion, and GOME flight model cross sections (references below). Using different cross sections can significantly affect the retrievals, by up to 12 Dobson Units (DU, 1 DU=...

chemical oxidation is one of the most suitable treatment methods for reducing organic pollutants and the number of pathogens remaining in secondary effluents. ozone is the most powerful oxidizing agent commonly used because of it's many advantages over chlorination. in this study the efficiency of ozonation in advanced wastewater treatment of sahebgharanieh plant has been determined. ozone gene...

The influence of synoptic circulation patterns on surface ozone concentrations at three monitoring sites in southern Sweden was investigated for the spring (April–May) and summer (June–August) periods 1990–2005. Synoptic circulation patterns were classified into six groups based on the Lamb Weather Types (LWTs). The analyses show that the anticyclonic weather pattern (A) and the directional flo...

Ionizing radiation causes its biological effects mainly through oxidative damage induced by reactive oxygen species. Previous studies showed that ozone oxidative preconditioning attenuated pathophysiological events mediated by reactive oxygen species. As inhalation of ozone induces lung injury, the aim of this study was to examine whether ozone oxidative preconditioning potentiates or attenuate...