The 2018 WMO/UNEP assessment contains the most up-to-date understanding of ozone depletion, reflecting the thinking of hundreds of international scientific experts who contribute to its preparation and review. Co-Chairs of the Scientific Assessment Panel (SAP) of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and Assessment Co-Chairs are Dr. David W. Fahey of the NOAA Earth System Research Lab (ESRL) Chemical Sciences Division, USA, Dr. Paul A. Newman of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, USA, Dr. John A. Pyle of the University of Cambridge, UK, and Prof. Bonfils Safari of the College of Science and Technology, University of Rwanda, Kigali. Sarah Doherty of CIRES at the University of Colorado and JISAO at the University of Washington, USA is the Assessment Coordinator. Other members of ESRL are making substantial contributions to the report, serving as coauthors, contributors, reviewers, and editorial and support staff.
This Ozone Assessment may be reproduced or excerpted, without modification, provided the source is duly and conspicuously acknowledged in every instance as:
Full Report Citation:
WMO (World Meteorological Organization), Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project – Report No. 58, 588 pp., Geneva, Switzerland, 2018.
Executive Summary Citation:
World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Executive Summary: Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018, World Meteorological Organization, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project – Report No. 58, 67 pp., Geneva, Switzerland, 2018.
Example Chapter Citation:
Engel, A. and M. Rigby (Lead Authors), J.B. Burkholder, R.P. Fernandez, L. Froidevaux, B.D. Hall, R. Hossaini, T. Saito, M.K. Vollmer, and B. Yao, Update on Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODSs) and Other Gases of Interest to the Montreal Protocol, Chapter 1 in Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018, Global Ozone Research and Monitoring Project — Report No. 58, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2018.
Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer Citation:
Ross J. Salawitch (Lead Author), David W. Fahey, Michaela I. Hegglin, Laura A. McBride, Walter R. Tribett, Sarah J. Doherty, Twenty Questions and Answers About the Ozone Layer: 2018 Update, Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion: 2018, 84 pp., World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 2019.