National Report on the ongoing and planned Ozone/UV monitoring and research in Argentina 2008-2011

EDUARDO LUCCINI; PABLO CANZIANI

Ginebra

Workshop; 8th Meeting of the Ozone Research Managers of the Parties to the Viena Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer; 2011

UNEP Ozone Secretariat and World Meteorological Organization

The frequent overpass of the Antarctic Ozone Hole each spring, the extreme UV radiation levels over the northwestern Andean Plateau and their effects put the territory of the Argentine Republic at a strategic situation for atmospheric ozone and solar UV radiation studies. Major issues related to the accomplishment of the 7th ORM recommendations are detailed. The present report is an update of the ongoing and planned Ozone/UV monitoring and research activities in Argentina during the period 2008-2011.