Yes, the ozone hole is forming over Antarctica! No, I am not at the South Pole yet. However, the Global Monitoring Division (GMD) of NOAA (the team I will be working with) has many links regarding the formation of the ozone hole:
Watch the sun continue to rise: South Pole camera!!
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/obop/spo/livecamera.html
Figures of the ozone hole and an ozone hole animation
Look at the lunar eclipse in August over the ARO: Atmospheric Research Observatory at South Pole Station
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/dv/spo_oz/
Identify the ozone hole at this graph!!! Where is the stratosphere? Why? What is the stratosphere?
Link to the graph is at:
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/webdata/ozwv/ozsondes/images/profiles/2007/ozSP313.png
Find additional information about the ozone whole including from the German Neumeyer station at Antarctica
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/dv/spo_oz/info.html
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OZONE HOLE:
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Why does the ozone hole appear now in September/October and not before?
What are Polar Stratospheric clouds?
What is the Antarctic vortex?
Is the ozone whole seasonal?
Will the ozone whole close again? Why and by how much?
Are there ozone holes over the Arctic?
How high will the sun rise?
When will the sun set again?
Can you answer these questions?
Stay tuned for the answers or write answers or more questions to "Ask the team” section.
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