Ozone layer breakdown of ozone in the stratosphere results in reduced absorption of ultraviolet radiation. Consequently, unabsorbed and dangerous ultraviolet radiation is able to reach the Earth’s surface at a higher intensity. Ozone levels have dropped by a worldwide average of about 4 percent since the late 1970s. For approximately 5 percent of the Earth's surface, around the north and south poles, much larger seasonal declines have been seen, and are described as "ozone holes". The discovery of the annual depletion of ozone above the Antarctic was first announced by Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin, in a paper which appeared
Boundary-Layer Meteorology air pollution, hydrology, theoretical and numerical experimental studies of the atmospheric boundary layer over land and sea surfaces, micrometeorology, the planetary boundary layer, numerical modelling of the lower atmosphere, remote sensing and urban meteorology. Boundary-Layer Meteorology Boundary-Layer Meteorology is a peer reviewed scientific journal of geosciences published by Springer Science+Business Media. It was founded in 1970 by R. E. Munn (Institute for Environmental Studies, University of Toronto). The current co-Editors for this publication are Evgeni Fedorovich (School of Meteorology, University of Oklahoma) and John R. Garratt (CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research). The Journal Citation Reports 2016 Impact Factor for this