Dobson Spectrophotometer

The Dobson spectrophotometer measures the amount of column ozone above the measurement site.

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Steve Colwell

Head of Meteorology and Ozone monitoring

Atmosphere, Ice and Climate team

World Ozone Day – 16th September

16 September, 2018

The 2018 ozone hole began forming in late August and won’t reach its largest for over a fortnight.  Already it covers most of the Antarctic continent, an area of 14 …