Antarctic future developments

Countries that have undertaken environmental studies in the Antarctic can contribute data already gathered. Work previously done should be reviewed and shared by all countries so that past experiences with the difficulties of working in this continent can be used in planning future work. Such an approach should lead to the development of a set of agreed protocols for measurement of particular variables. The Antarctic Environmental Officers Network (AEON) has now focused on such a protocol manual with the assistance of SCAR and has provided an initial set of monitoring variables related specifically to station impacts. 

In this paper we could not present a detailed analysis of all features of the Antarctic ozone hole, because this requires consideration of and access to extensive meteorological, chemical and optical data sets [26]. We have, however, clearly shown how in the Antarctic lower stratosphere during winter and springtime unstable photochemical conditions can develop that lead to drastic destruction of ozone. Several other complications that are likewise not treated in this paper must be considered in future studies, such as the effects of the major eruptions of volcano El Chichon in 1982, the possibility of gravitational settiing of the particles [26], and the reactions of odd hydrogen and other chemical compounds on the particles. 

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